Don't Throw Out Your Expired Seeds! / How to Germinate Old Seeds

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  • Опубліковано 19 гру 2024

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  • @Magnabee97
    @Magnabee97 7 місяців тому +10

    I just got 3 different varieties of tomato from 2008 to germinate and the seedlings look fine. The MIgardener guy from UA-cam got 87 year old seed to grow.

  • @MariMari-vq8hl
    @MariMari-vq8hl Рік тому +11

    Things that hurt my heart:
    Buying dirt
    Tossing dirt
    Tossing nursery containers
    Buying rocks + boulders for landscaping
    Tossing seeds away after the expiration date
    When my neighbor mows after I do and their line is funKed up 😭

  • @genas.shari-mariyahrm.4686
    @genas.shari-mariyahrm.4686 Рік тому +3

    GREAT INMFORMATION, EXCELLENT WORK. ***

  • @smorgasbroad1132
    @smorgasbroad1132 Рік тому +12

    This summer I was able to germinate a 22 year old Purple Hyacinth Bean seed. I kept the packet all these years waiting for the right place to grow this vine once more. This was the year. Sadly of the 6 I planted, only one came up and is strong and healthy and nearing the time to bud. 👍🙂 P.S. my favorite plant is Morning Glory, over the years I have planted many long expired seeds of different types and colors with 50-60% success. I currently have purples, pinks and some heavenly blues climbing and doing well. Will start to see blooms in 3-4 weeks- fingers crossed. I had a small potted shrub which died but I kept it's "skeleton" in the pot and planted some pink m.g.'s around the base of the branches. Now I have a morning glory shrub!😊
    Yes, I am partial to vine plants. Also sunflowers, but I'm all out of my saved seeds. I will return to sunflowers next year. (Budget constraints😔)

    • @Gardeningknowhow
      @Gardeningknowhow  Рік тому +3

      So glad to hear this! Sowing old seeds is always worth a chance.

    • @smorgasbroad1132
      @smorgasbroad1132 Рік тому +2

      ​@@GardeningknowhowIt's a bit like gambling. Sometimes the house wins with a surprise bloom. 😀

    • @jlseagull2.060
      @jlseagull2.060 7 місяців тому

      Isn’t that morning glory is super invasive? I planted one, just one, last year. I was diligent to deadheading in order to control seeds from developing. This spring I see soooo many seedlings pop up; much worse than mint spreading in the ground. Oh boy, I have a task to do to pull out all of them (morning glory).

  • @kaymad143
    @kaymad143 Рік тому +3

    Thank you so much for this information! 🙂

  • @nothing2seehere34
    @nothing2seehere34 Рік тому +5

    We did this in my 6th grade class. Not new but thanks for the post.

  • @sibi1224
    @sibi1224 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the help! I bought a mix of 90 different seeds for 1,5 € (normal price 69 €) and I was worried that no seed would germinate.

  • @KatWrangler
    @KatWrangler Рік тому

    I love this information! Very helpful.

  • @geriannroth449
    @geriannroth449 9 місяців тому +6

    Shouldn't you presoak them first?

    • @Gardeningknowhow
      @Gardeningknowhow  9 місяців тому +3

      Presoaking seeds is beneficial but not necessary for these particular types.

    • @Kavya333
      @Kavya333 5 місяців тому

      Cucumber seeds not germinate mam,,8 years old seeds ,,,,I tried this technique also some fungus came,,,, please tell me mam what can I do???

  • @spir5102
    @spir5102 4 місяці тому +1

    Very good video. Sometimes, especially with smaller seeds, I have trouble getting them out of the paper towel. Any ideas?

    • @Gardeningknowhow
      @Gardeningknowhow  4 місяці тому +3

      At that point, it is best to cut around the root system and plant the entire seed, root system, and attached paper towel.

  • @damioncoke2644
    @damioncoke2644 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent.

  • @nodoboho
    @nodoboho 9 місяців тому +1

    I have the same attitude: expiration dates are not to be believed and there's no harm in trying. Does it make any difference that all of these are technically _fruits_ rather than veg?

  • @bettyboop2956
    @bettyboop2956 8 місяців тому

    Hi, thanks for the video. I've got some really old tomato seeds that have been refrigerated that I'm going to try.
    I'd like to know what the planting cell-pak tray is you're using. It looks good and I might want to order one.

    • @suzannespence8303
      @suzannespence8303 7 місяців тому +1

      I just planted some Giant Italian Paste tomato seeds that are at least 25 years old. Out of 18, 11 came up. Can wait to guide their growth until garden time.

  • @johnwilks1563
    @johnwilks1563 7 місяців тому

    Thank you.

  • @juliekadams
    @juliekadams 7 місяців тому +2

    Supposedly if you keep seeds in the freezer, they will keep (germinate) indefinitely.

  • @robertschmidt9296
    @robertschmidt9296 7 місяців тому

    Im trying to germinate various seeds as old as 20 years. I got a few to sprout but something came along and ate them.

  • @Kavya333
    @Kavya333 5 місяців тому

    How to germinate 8 years old cucumber seeds,,

  • @t.hussain6278
    @t.hussain6278 Рік тому

    👍