I found this video because I was searching for the “oldest seed in Minecraft”, but the suggestion bar suggested just “oldest seed” and I was extremely curious and I am so glad I clicked on this video instead because this is immensely interesting
Germinating my giant crimsons right now. Very excited to see them grow. That package you resurrected was from about the year my grandfather was born. This will be like eating fresh tomatoes from his birth year. Amazing! I greatly appreciate what you’re doing to teach everyday people like me how to learn to garden well. I just placed another order for 25 seed packs of other plants on your website. Happy to support a company like yours.
In Israel, a 2000 year old date palm seed was found and germinated. This was in 2005 if I'm not mistaken. It is still alive and growing today. Just incredible!!
it IS incredible, but theres a twist to this story: its a male plant, which means it had to be cross-bread. sad since the supply of the seed apparantly had hundreds. if thats the case, would you rather have a bunch of dead seeds or would you go for broke, and try to germinate more? i'd go for broke. :D peace. :)
a. 1-Part of Hydrogen peroxide solution (10 milliliters or 3%) b. 19-Parts of Sterile water (190 milliliters) c. 1-Percent of Sugar or Molasses Blackstrap unsulphured. Hope this helps, and Remember You've Got This! Happy Week, Derek
I just came across your older video on sprouting 87 year old seeds. My grandmother (who is deceased) was born in 1902. She saved her tomato seeds year to year. Wrapped them in wax paper and sad to say my parents probably threw out a life time of garden seeds that were most likely still in her home when she passed. Loved this video!
Were you successful? I’m currently working to germinate 28 year old seeds I found in an old seed box tucked away and long since forgotten. Hopefully I get some to germinate! 🍀
Yes I couldn't believe it but they germinated so well! They seemed to rot more than fresh seeds but most germinated and we have been saving seeds ever since! Good luck! Hope you update us on how your 28 year old seeds do! What kind are they?@@aftermidnight4867
I just wanted to thank you for your work. You can massively increase germination rate by exposing the seeds to south pole magnetic field. You need to have a pretty strong magnet. 2"x2"x1" Ceramics will wonderfully. This is a must look into considering your project. Be careful to not use the North Pole as it will do the opposite.
4 out of the 5 Giant Crimson seeds from the the pack I bought last fall have germinated and are doing very well growing under lights in Leslie Michigan. Posted on 3-25-23
I find the fact that you found an extinct tomato variety and bringing it back fascinating. This is a great contribution to the gardening community. It would be great if the tomatoes actually grew and saved seeds. Wish for the best, fingers crossed and looking forward to seeing the next update
I am actually planning on sprouting some seeds from the 70's and 80's that I bought on ebay, I will be making videos on my progress as well, mine are mostly flowers. I really hope you can get some of those tomato seeds to sprout. It would be AMAZING to bring them back from extinction.
I would only start with half of the tomatoes, if nothing comes up then you can try to tweek your method again later. Dr Carolyn Male says a touch of the blue stuff (miracle grow) helps to wake up old seed. I have also read that some people us a small amount of fish fertilizer instead. I can't remember the reasoning behind it but it can be found on the web.
Wow, one of your best videos yet! It's a shame this kind of exciting video can be fodder for trolls. Just remember so many more of us are try to be positive with our comments. Thanks!
I cannot express just how awesome the timing of this new vlog is. I have recently come across a pack of Marigolds that belonged to my Mom. The date on the front says " packed for 1974 ". 43 year old Marigold seeds that I will be taking with me to Thailand (along with a lot of your seeds that I just ordered this past weekend). Hope this all works out for you Luke and Sindy!!!
I've got some seeds that are 55-60 years old. Needed some tips on how to get them started. This sounds like a really good way. Hoping I can get these plants grown and even possibly pollenated with each other. This would be an epic start to my possible dream.
as an herbalist. I have studied with Paul Red Elk. Who is the keeper of (i think of 7 ) American indigious peoples seeds going back to 600 years... i appreciate this video. I hope you kept them going.. left a like
Amazing video! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to share it also. Good Luck!! Btw, I was CRYING NO when you threw all the seeds in. I would have done different gardening experiments on them or something. LOL
I keep my seeds in paper packets in mason jars with a thick layer of indicating silica gel beads and in a wooden drawer to keep the sun out. I would keep them in a cooler place but I open them frequently and temperature changes are worse for seeds than keeping them at 68 degrees.
This is so amazing to me! Born and raised in Grand Rapids and my ancestors were celery farmers in the early 1900's as well! This is like a time capsule, so cool to think about.
90% of genetic diversity lost. That's absolutely tragic! Before I got into gardening I had no idea that so many varieties were available, and to think that's only about 10% of what could have been! I find the diversity of vegetables you can buy really fascinating and beautiful. As someone who appreciates a little artistry on a plate I find it absurd that that we would limit ourselves on the potential colours, shapes and sizes of vegetables and fruits at our disposal.
I was interested in the fact of different nutritional levels of vitamin and goodness content in the 1930's and 40's to produce today which 1 fruit could be equal to 8 tomatoes today and I'm wondering how much in genetic weakness over the years of like you said mutation pollination problems etc. and it would be neat when you grow them to get an analysis to see the difference. Very neat.
I never knew that edge of your seat heart pounding retro seed enthusiasm was a thing... until now. Please put that elegant shadow box back together if you can. This is AMAZING!
Anyone here in 2022 after receiving and sprouting their own giant crimson tomato seeds? 🙋♀️ This is extra fun for me as I live in Lancaster Country, PA where the original packet came from! Thank you Luke for allowing us to be a part of this journey!
This is awesome! Recently while cleaning out my basement I found seeds from 20 and 30 years ago! I was going to try and see if any of them will sprout. Most of them are beans of some sort.
@@diannamc367 I did manage to germinate a tomato seed that was 35 years old. Sadly, the seedling didn't survive long. I still have the beans and squash I found, I haven't tried to sprout them. I think the squash are no longer viable, but the beans may go into the garden next spring.
I am surprised you poured all of the seeds in at once, you will not have those unique, vintage seeds again. I hope that you sell seeds from these plants...what a privilege to have these, especially the tomato!
My mother gave me 4 O'clock seeds from my Grandmas garden, in the 80's. I never met my grandma as she died the year before i was born. These seeds were 22 years old. I had 4 O'clocks on my farm for the next 7 years! I wish I would have saved seeds from them.
AmateurChemist Really? I've been collecting those old shadow seed boxes for years now to hang around my kitchen, spoon rests, table trivets, coasters, etc. A lot of them have bean seeds or corn seeds loose. Any actual wheat or other seeds have sadly been covered with hard resin. Most from 70s so I don't know, even the lose uncovered resin ones wouldn't the light destroy them?
I'm following your channel recently and I really like it. I started watching old videos and I found this one. Excellent initiative, I congratulate you. These are the things that inspire people to do better things every time. I would love for you to create a playlist on your channel to have all the videos in this series in one place. Thanks and encouragement to continue
My aunt was a master gardener who gave me over a hundred types of seeds when she knew she was going to pass away. I was too upset to plant them the year after she passed, but this year I took a long, and realized some of them were ten years old (she dated her labels). I felt awful but couldn't throw them out. I used your method with twenty of them and all but one worked! I have liatrus, marigolds, poppies, zinnias, spider flower ?, and tons more. THANK-YOU SO MUCH.
What an awesome and amazing thing to do! I am waiting with anticipation for the seeds to go on sale! Put me down for the first wave! Hopefully you will be able to find some more! I have been watching you on and off for years and this is something sooooo big!
I know this an old video, but it’s my first time watching it and I’m on the edge of my seat. Sadly I watched the series in reverse because that’s how it was introduced to me on UA-cam, but I’m still totally engaged in this video!! I love history, I love gardening and I love this video! Thank you for sharing this and bringing back an extinct tomato variety.
I have recovered a cash of seeds from my grandfathers basement. He past away in 1971. So, the seeds are on the order of 50 years old. I was so happy to find your video. So many Gardeners have given me zero hope of germinating these family heirloom seeds. They were saved in Glass bottles with metal caps. There are holes punched in the caps. The bottles are in metal boxes and stored under the house in the bodega he and I dug when I was 12. The bottles have hand written notes in them. The notes are in Spanish. My grandfather was born in Spain and likely grew his own vegetables virtually every year of his entire life. Thank-you for the procedure as I was flying blind.
This story has convinced me to begin saving seeds this year, just in case. If I came across seeds like this, I might actually consult my former employer which is the The big university with the extension here in MA. They also have a seed cooperative in their science and engineering library where people trade seeds.
One of my favorite things to do is walk around old farm and homes and see if I can find plants that may be heirloom. I am excited about this project too. I would like some of those seeds also.
I'm so excited for you. I hope all goes well and we get to watch the progress unfold. Think of the joy you'll get from tasting a lost Fruit/vegetable for the first time in decades. Good luck with this Luke..
Thank you for doing this. I have seed in a seed capsule for long term use and was worried it wouldn't be good in years to come. I know now that they should be just fine!
As a custom picture framer for 23 years, and a new fan of your channel… I wholeheartedly approve of your dismantling the shadowbox frame! I love your channel, thank you for all I will learn! I hope you put the empty seed packets back in the frame and hung it up!
Why all? Save halve ,plant halve, harvest seeds. Keep it going, sell them. 2014 i was in Estonia, someone gave me this tomato wich was ligjt orange on the outside and dark red on the inside, best i ever tasted. Back home it cross polinated and was lost. Those countries work with generation upon generation of seed producing. Would love to have that varity again. :)
why would they even bother to frame those seeds in 1930? they are only interesting because of their age... they were current production seeds in 1930, and would have been completely unremarkable at the time.
My husband does construction and recently found all kinds of seeds from the 1930s 40s and 50s that someone had put up in an attic I found your video by searching growing old rutabaga seeds because I am determined to grow these rutabaga seeds that he found from the 1940s keep up the good work I love your videos.. if you're interested we still have quite a few varieties including various beans and root vegetables some of which are still in their original packaging which amazingly has held up better than some of the brand new seed packages I bought this year!! He sound probably 5 lb a black eyed peas and lectins peas both in large glass jugs.. some of the radish and beet varieties I had never heard of before if I can get them to grow I plan to let some go to seed so I can save those seeds.. I love that there are those of us who work to preserve and save these incredible heirloom varieties before they are lost forever to time.
We need to go to the Seed bank in Iceland or Sweden. They have seeds from EVERY plant possibly ever found. Sadly we cant go there ever. I always wondering and doubted old seeds could never be grown. This proves my former horticulture teacher incorrect. But I do enjoy the seed catalogs I have seen with thousands of seeds to buy. I wanna try the Purple carrots, tomatoes. etc.
Gosh, how exciting!!! Not only do you have 4 cool varieties, but one that is not in existence on the market............WHAT A FIND!!!! I do hope they work for you! Typing this before the end of the vid....
I'm in Michigan and have 127 year old "le quartre saison" strawberry seeds my grandfather sent from France in 1895 to his mother in Dexter, MI. In the letter I found the seeds wrapped in paper and labeled. She had never planted them; or at least not all of them! Found your video when searching the web to see how to germinate them. I have no clue what I'm doing!
I'm so excited. Silicon Valley was once one of the finest fruit growing areas around. I never thought seeds were viable after a few years, but I saved seeds from some of the best fruits I ever had, for some reason. One if from a cherry tree that is probably some electronics company now. There were cherries, apricots, pears, peaches, and all kinds of beautiful orchards before that valley was paved over. So after all of these years I've finally decided to start gardening. I don't know if I can grow cherries a mile from the beach, but the other seeds...
I am excited to see the results. Any time I see a seed sprouting it gets me excited. I have bought many an apple where when I bite into it and reveal the seeds inside, they are staying to sprout, so I take the time to get them growing and just plant a random tree in a random place for some future generation to discover. I would love to get some of the seeds from the plants that you end up harvesting. growing is a great joy.
Hopefully you put the shadow box back together with the seed packets. You could even add a journey story on the back of the shadow box. This would be a great piece of art work for a gardener. Looking forward to the updates.
I actually have some of those squash seeds! a friend from Michigan got some and shared with my mom.. I forgot about them, I will have to try and sprout them.
at the state fair grounds here in alaska they have seed packs from the 1930s that were brought by the original alaska pioneers that still have seed in them. icicle radish was one of them but they arent rare..they are still being grown here today and you can buy them at many seedbanks.
this is awesome Luke! I never thought of doing such things... how many veggies that gone extinct, 10, 100 maybe 1000s! but one thing I was thinking of was why only 1930s? why not farther back??? then I realized even though we are in modern times, we only started packing seeds like this probably the turn of the 20th century... good stuff, this could bring in a new market place for growers!
Wonderful, I was in suspense watching you open these. Would love to be a part of bringing these back. I lived in PA near Lancaster county. Remember the name Paradise PA. This is so great. Thank you so much!
This would-be produce is like stepping back in time. Not like heirloom seeds that have been passed down and thus altered. Close as we can get. I think Luke has a great chance at a huge success here.
That's awesome!! I love that seeds sprout after years and years. I never throw my seeds away, I still have ones germinating from 4 years ago, that I found on the bottom of my seed case. Lol. Thanks for sharing!
@@MIgardener Understood, but seed trading is illegal in most places0; the best way for people to help bring these been is to purchase them. Its not a selfish thing AT ALL.
@@kristieverstelle1189 Yes we are apart of keeping the real food alive. I'm so excited to find Luke. I'm 75 and garden... I want this tomato.... woman in the Ozarks
Nice to watch this... I have around 10-12 years old tomato seeds that were not even bought. They were taken every year by my grandma. Now I want to germinate and grow them. But not sure if I will succeed with that :(
There's gotta be someone else that has seeds just, lying around somewhere?? Maybe not in as great as a condition as these but these can't be the only seeds from the 30's. I will be sending positivity your way. If there's anyone that can bring these babies to life it's you!
Yes I agree if you are able to sprout and grow these I as well would love to buy some of the seeds off the first harvest you would have lots of us who will buy the seeds from you!!! Good luck
I'd suggest only doing half of the tomato seeds, so if they don't germinate, the other half may. You should try to bring them back, don't do other tomato types close enough to cross pollinate. I for one would love to grow those down here next year. I hope you can get them to maturity and save a ton of those seeds.
The shadow box is definately new, there is no question about that.. There are no mold spots, no rust, no pitting, no age to the wood, and phillips head screws, although invented, werent commonly used in the 30s. Also, Look at 8:26 on the seeds... You can see the strips of adhesive where they put it on the burlap but you can see a clear white area where the seed packet was previously ripped open... Then notice how easily the first 3 seed packets rip open vs the last one where he had to open it from the bottom... I am a 100% supporter of this channel and you have taught me some awesome stuff but i question the validity of these seeds. Even with the low germination rates i saw what you paid for these on etsy and I think those people were just trying to make a quick buck... I really really hope that im wrong tho...
My advice for seed of this nature is fresh(your own) worm castings 50/50 mix. You can microwave pasteurize if you are afraid of mold but I find that a living compost is OK in a ventilated container. Even prepared glybbarin cytokin amendments lack something fresh worm castings has.
bro, this is cool. can't wait to see the results. my vote is save the other half of the tomato seeds. if none sprout, try the other half. if they do sprout, you can try the other half next year or in a few months.
I'm just a beginner but this was exciting! I've started saving my seeds from the food we eat and researching how to preserve. 87 yr old seeds!!! I can't wait to see what they do
I see that this was last year. Luke, did you ever get any of the seeds grown into plants?Fruit? I would love to grow these plants as well! Especially the tomato.
Just saw this for the first time. If you want, I have a bunch of tips on increasing your sterility we can talk about. But something quick, when you rubbed your hands together over top of the containers, you killed your sterility. Also, anytime you passed anything over top the containers you risked sterility. Also, wiping with isopropyl isn't sufficient to sterilize anything. It needs 10min of contact time. You'd be better off microwaving the containers in the steam pack. I can give you more advice if you want. Anyways, as a biologist who just found your channel, this is really cool.
I found this video because I was searching for the “oldest seed in Minecraft”, but the suggestion bar suggested just “oldest seed” and I was extremely curious and I am so glad I clicked on this video instead because this is immensely interesting
Germinating my giant crimsons right now. Very excited to see them grow. That package you resurrected was from about the year my grandfather was born. This will be like eating fresh tomatoes from his birth year. Amazing! I greatly appreciate what you’re doing to teach everyday people like me how to learn to garden well. I just placed another order for 25 seed packs of other plants on your website. Happy to support a company like yours.
I'm from the area where this seed company was at. Love anything local. Like the Smokehouse apple tree.
So where did you buy the seeds. Please reply
In Israel, a 2000 year old date palm seed was found and germinated. This was in 2005 if I'm not mistaken. It is still alive and growing today. Just incredible!!
Would love to compare taste, texture and size of a date from that tree and a modern one... see if theres much difference 🤔🤷♂️😎
@@evan5935 well it has pollinated modern date trees
@@gratedshtick whoa! Neat 😍🥰
Not including the the squirrels nest they found frozen in the tundra of Russia. They were able to grow an extinct flower it was really awesome.
it IS incredible, but theres a twist to this story: its a male plant, which means it had to be cross-bread. sad since the supply of the seed apparantly had hundreds. if thats the case, would you rather have a bunch of dead seeds or would you go for broke, and try to germinate more? i'd go for broke. :D
peace. :)
a. 1-Part of Hydrogen peroxide solution (10 milliliters or 3%) b. 19-Parts of Sterile water (190 milliliters) c. 1-Percent of Sugar or Molasses Blackstrap unsulphured. Hope this helps, and Remember You've Got This!
Happy Week, Derek
I just came across your older video on sprouting 87 year old seeds. My grandmother (who is deceased) was born in 1902. She saved her tomato seeds year to year. Wrapped them in wax paper and sad to say my parents probably threw out a life time of garden seeds that were most likely still in her home when she passed. Loved this video!
And here I was, proud that I germinated 20 year old bean seeds from my grandmother's home in Greece
Were you successful? I’m currently working to germinate 28 year old seeds I found in an old seed box tucked away and long since forgotten. Hopefully I get some to germinate! 🍀
Yes I couldn't believe it but they germinated so well! They seemed to rot more than fresh seeds but most germinated and we have been saving seeds ever since! Good luck! Hope you update us on how your 28 year old seeds do! What kind are they?@@aftermidnight4867
You're bringing in a whole new genra of seed sales. Vintage seed.Better than heirloom.
vintage seed for sure!
I just wanted to thank you for your work. You can massively increase germination rate by exposing the seeds to south pole magnetic field. You need to have a pretty strong magnet. 2"x2"x1" Ceramics will wonderfully. This is a must look into considering your project. Be careful to not use the North Pole as it will do the opposite.
Heirloom is vintage
MIgardener errereee
Resurrected seeds, vintage and heirloom are one and the same.
I'm unreasonably excited about this.
Me too. I keep checking every hour lol.
I actually just had some broccoli seeds sprout in half a day. I didn't even know that was possible.
Me too! I was on the edge of my seat!
3 years after this video was posted. The first time watching and I'm excited about it too. Now I need to find the updated video.
I would have only done half. I was almost shaking too! This is AMAZING!
4 out of the 5 Giant Crimson seeds from the the pack I bought last fall have germinated and are doing very well growing under lights in Leslie Michigan. Posted on 3-25-23
Put the seed packets right back in the frame where you got them! Will make a great conversation starter if anyone sees them in your house.
with 20 seeds in each pack! Crazy to use them all in one go. very foolish
I find the fact that you found an extinct tomato variety and bringing it back fascinating. This is a great contribution to the gardening community. It would be great if the tomatoes actually grew and saved seeds. Wish for the best, fingers crossed and looking forward to seeing the next update
We are so excited to see it be brought back too! It is just crazy that nobody, not 1 person has bothered to keep the seeds around.
I am actually planning on sprouting some seeds from the 70's and 80's that I bought on ebay, I will be making videos on my progress as well, mine are mostly flowers. I really hope you can get some of those tomato seeds to sprout. It would be AMAZING to bring them back from extinction.
I would only start with half of the tomatoes, if nothing comes up then you can try to tweek your method again later. Dr Carolyn Male says a touch of the blue stuff (miracle grow) helps to wake up old seed. I have also read that some people us a small amount of fish fertilizer instead. I can't remember the reasoning behind it but it can be found on the web.
I remember you showing me this. It gave me the idea to check etsy actually.
@@ChristasGarden I recommend using Gibberellic acid
Would be interested
Where can I buy seed
Wow, one of your best videos yet! It's a shame this kind of exciting video can be fodder for trolls. Just remember so many more of us are try to be positive with our comments. Thanks!
Him is Jeb.
@@RomanH1984 garden daddy
if the tomato seeds sprout and produce let's get this verity back in the world. I would love to grow this tomato that is no longer around
+SavageSurvival For sure. Same here
Me three!!
is four a crowd? lol
No Chris...Four of a KIND! LOL
I'm with you, I'm sure if Luke gets any tomatoes to fruit he will be spreading this seed to the masses. I would love to grow this tomato.
I cannot express just how awesome the timing of this new vlog is. I have recently come across a pack of Marigolds that belonged to my Mom. The date on the front says " packed for 1974 ". 43 year old Marigold seeds that I will be taking with me to Thailand (along with a lot of your seeds that I just ordered this past weekend). Hope this all works out for you Luke and Sindy!!!
I've got some seeds that are 55-60 years old. Needed some tips on how to get them started. This sounds like a really good way. Hoping I can get these plants grown and even possibly pollenated with each other. This would be an epic start to my possible dream.
as an herbalist. I have studied with Paul Red Elk. Who is the keeper of (i think of 7 ) American indigious peoples seeds going back to 600 years... i appreciate this video. I hope you kept them going.. left a like
My 5 year old son keeps asking when we will get to see if the seeds grew! Haha, we are excited to see the outcome.
Amazing video! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to share it also. Good Luck!!
Btw, I was CRYING NO when you threw all the seeds in. I would have done different gardening experiments on them or something. LOL
I keep my seeds in paper packets in mason jars with a thick layer of indicating silica gel beads and in a wooden drawer to keep the sun out. I would keep them in a cooler place but I open them frequently and temperature changes are worse for seeds than keeping them at 68 degrees.
This is so amazing to me! Born and raised in Grand Rapids and my ancestors were celery farmers in the early 1900's as well! This is like a time capsule, so cool to think about.
90% of genetic diversity lost. That's absolutely tragic! Before I got into gardening I had no idea that so many varieties were available, and to think that's only about 10% of what could have been! I find the diversity of vegetables you can buy really fascinating and beautiful. As someone who appreciates a little artistry on a plate I find it absurd that that we would limit ourselves on the potential colours, shapes and sizes of vegetables and fruits at our disposal.
When I finally realized I was old.... The day I started being interested in collecting and re-growing seeds. Try convincing my teenage self of that! 😂
This is definitely a "Grow Big, or Go Home" situation. Very exciting! Thank you so much Cindy and Luke. I love experiments.
I was interested in the fact of different nutritional levels of vitamin and goodness content in the 1930's and 40's to produce today which 1 fruit could be equal to 8 tomatoes today and I'm wondering how much in genetic weakness over the years of like you said mutation pollination problems etc. and it would be neat when you grow them to get an analysis to see the difference. Very neat.
Michael Gurvitz yes, please!
The nutrients in the soil makes a big difference too.
The problem is the soil and the farming techniques themselves... the genetics of the crops are probably just fine.
Exciting!! I would have started half of all of the packets..
I live and grew up about an hour from the place those seeds were those seeds were originally from! 😍 that’s awesome!!!
I never knew that edge of your seat heart pounding retro seed enthusiasm was a thing... until now. Please put that elegant shadow box back together if you can. This is AMAZING!
Anyone here in 2022 after receiving and sprouting their own giant crimson tomato seeds? 🙋♀️ This is extra fun for me as I live in Lancaster Country, PA where the original packet came from! Thank you Luke for allowing us to be a part of this journey!
This is awesome! Recently while cleaning out my basement I found seeds from 20 and 30 years ago! I was going to try and see if any of them will sprout. Most of them are beans of some sort.
I'm reading your comment 3 years later and would like to know how you did!
@@diannamc367 I did manage to germinate a tomato seed that was 35 years old. Sadly, the seedling didn't survive long. I still have the beans and squash I found, I haven't tried to sprout them. I think the squash are no longer viable, but the beans may go into the garden next spring.
Well, it was worth a try. ☺️
I hope the beans do better!
This video has me on the edge of my seat!!! It excites me to see the plants my grandpa probably grew in his garden during the great depression.
I am surprised you poured all of the seeds in at once, you will not have those unique, vintage seeds again. I hope that you sell seeds from these plants...what a privilege to have these, especially the tomato!
"There are mold spores everywhere."
Thank you. You are the first person anywhere to address this, but it's always my first concern.
My mother gave me 4 O'clock seeds from my Grandmas garden, in the 80's. I never met my grandma as she died the year before i was born. These seeds were 22 years old. I had 4 O'clocks on my farm for the next 7 years! I wish I would have saved seeds from them.
What fun this will be to follow! Can't wait to see what happens!
and what happened in 2021
@@androartkhaliq1529 what happened in 2021?
@@braxtonrichards3202 went on sale today so had to have been good.
I am so excited for the seed sprouts this is amazing. Another way to find old seed is beans they are in glass boxes for decoration
Keep your fingers crossed.
AmateurChemist Really? I've been collecting those old shadow seed boxes for years now to hang around my kitchen, spoon rests, table trivets, coasters, etc.
A lot of them have bean seeds or corn seeds loose. Any actual wheat or other seeds have sadly been covered with hard resin. Most from 70s so I don't know, even the lose uncovered resin ones wouldn't the light destroy them?
I'm following your channel recently and I really like it. I started watching old videos and I found this one. Excellent initiative, I congratulate you. These are the things that inspire people to do better things every time.
I would love for you to create a playlist on your channel to have all the videos in this series in one place.
Thanks and encouragement to continue
My aunt was a master gardener who gave me over a hundred types of seeds when she knew she was going to pass away. I was too upset to plant them the year after she passed, but this year I took a long, and realized some of them were ten years old (she dated her labels). I felt awful but couldn't throw them out. I used your method with twenty of them and all but one worked! I have liatrus, marigolds, poppies, zinnias, spider flower ?, and tons more. THANK-YOU SO MUCH.
What an awesome and amazing thing to do! I am waiting with anticipation for the seeds to go on sale! Put me down for the first wave! Hopefully you will be able to find some more! I have been watching you on and off for years and this is something sooooo big!
If we can bring this tomato variety out of extinction, it will be one of the biggest things that I think I will ever do.
I know this an old video, but it’s my first time watching it and I’m on the edge of my seat. Sadly I watched the series in reverse because that’s how it was introduced to me on UA-cam, but I’m still totally engaged in this video!! I love history, I love gardening and I love this video! Thank you for sharing this and bringing back an extinct tomato variety.
"everything here has been sanitized"
*touches everything*
I have recovered a cash of seeds from my grandfathers basement. He past away in 1971. So, the seeds are on the order of 50 years old. I was so happy to find your video. So many Gardeners have given me zero hope of germinating these family heirloom seeds. They were saved in Glass bottles with metal caps. There are holes punched in the caps. The bottles are in metal boxes and stored under the house in the bodega he and I dug when I was 12. The bottles have hand written notes in them. The notes are in Spanish. My grandfather was born in Spain and likely grew his own vegetables virtually every year of his entire life. Thank-you for the procedure as I was flying blind.
This story has convinced me to begin saving seeds this year, just in case. If I came across seeds like this, I might actually consult my former employer which is the The big university with the extension here in MA. They also have a seed cooperative in their science and engineering library where people trade seeds.
One of my favorite things to do is walk around old farm and homes and see if I can find plants that may be heirloom. I am excited about this project too. I would like some of those seeds also.
I'm so excited for you. I hope all goes well and we get to watch the progress unfold. Think of the joy you'll get from tasting a lost Fruit/vegetable for the first time in decades. Good luck with this Luke..
2022 ..... I received my Giant Crimson (10) seeds last week. I sowed 4 seeds 4 days ago. Two just sprouted today!
Thank you for doing this. I have seed in a seed capsule for long term use and was worried it wouldn't be good in years to come. I know now that they should be just fine!
I would have kept at lease half of each for another 80+ years for someone else to enjoy.
If they are not viable now, they won't be then.
gizmohawaii probably better to save seeds from the ones that produce and save them for 80+ years.
At least until their 100 years mark!
For science! See how long it can stay viable. Oh well
Will never know how ..he used them all !
As a custom picture framer for 23 years, and a new fan of your channel… I wholeheartedly approve of your dismantling the shadowbox frame! I love your channel, thank you for all I will learn! I hope you put the empty seed packets back in the frame and hung it up!
Watching 3 years later - can't wait to see the results. Fingers crossed!
How exciting! I can't wait for them to sprout, especially those tomatoes! Thank you for sharing!
Why all?
Save halve ,plant halve, harvest seeds. Keep it going, sell them.
2014 i was in Estonia, someone gave me this tomato wich was ligjt orange on the outside and dark red on the inside, best i ever tasted. Back home it cross polinated and was lost. Those countries work with generation upon generation of seed producing.
Would love to have that varity again. :)
Were there Philips scruhead in the 30? The cardboard back was very vhite. No shadows behind the seed bags on the burlap . Looks to new. Hmm......
the screws can have been added later. If its a scam, a genetic comparison would tell if they are recent seeds.
***** looks legit to me.
Sven Österbye
fake
This was almost painful to watch. How on earth does he believe that the frame is from the thirties? He was scammed. Get the seeds tested.
why would they even bother to frame those seeds in 1930? they are only interesting because of their age... they were current production seeds in 1930, and would have been completely unremarkable at the time.
My husband does construction and recently found all kinds of seeds from the 1930s 40s and 50s that someone had put up in an attic I found your video by searching growing old rutabaga seeds because I am determined to grow these rutabaga seeds that he found from the 1940s keep up the good work I love your videos.. if you're interested we still have quite a few varieties including various beans and root vegetables some of which are still in their original packaging which amazingly has held up better than some of the brand new seed packages I bought this year!! He sound probably 5 lb a black eyed peas and lectins peas both in large glass jugs.. some of the radish and beet varieties I had never heard of before if I can get them to grow I plan to let some go to seed so I can save those seeds.. I love that there are those of us who work to preserve and save these incredible heirloom varieties before they are lost forever to time.
We need to go to the Seed bank in Iceland or Sweden. They have seeds from EVERY plant possibly ever found. Sadly we cant go there ever. I always wondering and doubted old seeds could never be grown. This proves my former horticulture teacher incorrect. But I do enjoy the seed catalogs I have seen with thousands of seeds to buy. I wanna try the Purple carrots, tomatoes. etc.
As a history buff, I think this is the coolest thing ever!!!! I am so excited to see the result!!!
GOT THOSE SEEDS TODAY! WAITED EXACTLY 4 YEARS!!!!! THANK YOU LUKE
Wow you have a real chance to make a mark on gardening history!!
Gosh, how exciting!!! Not only do you have 4 cool varieties, but one that is not in existence on the market............WHAT A FIND!!!! I do hope they work for you! Typing this before the end of the vid....
do not start all of the tomato seeds you should save them for later
We are saving half :)
jonathan hefty 87 years is a long time to wait.
Just WOW. Thank you for sharing! Do you have a link for the results?
I'm in Michigan and have 127 year old "le quartre saison" strawberry seeds my grandfather sent from France in 1895 to his mother in Dexter, MI. In the letter I found the seeds wrapped in paper and labeled. She had never planted them; or at least not all of them! Found your video when searching the web to see how to germinate them. I have no clue what I'm doing!
Too cool! I started to suspect when I saw "Garden Spot" on the end card, but I didn't realize these were from Lancaster County. I grew up there.
i dont know anything about plants and im stoned but this is the most interesting thing i have ever seen in my life
Also the found and sprouted like 2000 year old date palm in Israel
They also found 20,000 year old seeds in a mouse hole. SO COOL.
atripa645 It has grown up . Israel was known even back then as having wonderful delicious dates. I wonder if they'll take President Trump to see it ?
As long as you keep seeds frozen in an air tight jar with a dessicant pack from a new pair of shoes or something they will last forever.
I thought adapting and changing was a good thing. It is really cool to bring something back from the past though. I'm excited.
Suggestion for repurposing the shadowbox : take a leaf from each plant and press and preserve it and put it back inside the shadowbox to display. (?)
YES YES YES!!! I'd love to try to grow these seeds, especially the Crimson tomato!!
I'm so excited. Silicon Valley was once one of the finest fruit growing areas around. I never thought seeds were viable after a few years, but I saved seeds from some of the best fruits I ever had, for some reason. One if from a cherry tree that is probably some electronics company now. There were cherries, apricots, pears, peaches, and all kinds of beautiful orchards before that valley was paved over. So after all of these years I've finally decided to start gardening. I don't know if I can grow cherries a mile from the beach, but the other seeds...
Oh no I never would have put them all in. You're brave
Good luck, I hope they sprout. Your enthusiasm is infectious. 👍
I am excited to see the results. Any time I see a seed sprouting it gets me excited. I have bought many an apple where when I bite into it and reveal the seeds inside, they are staying to sprout, so I take the time to get them growing and just plant a random tree in a random place for some future generation to discover. I would love to get some of the seeds from the plants that you end up harvesting. growing is a great joy.
Hopefully you put the shadow box back together with the seed packets. You could even add a journey story on the back of the shadow box. This would be a great piece of art work for a gardener. Looking forward to the updates.
I could FEEL how excited he was here! I’m feeling the same way! I’m really digging this! 👍 👍🎉
I actually have some of those squash seeds! a friend from Michigan got some and shared with my mom.. I forgot about them, I will have to try and sprout them.
I WOULD OF USED SOME KELP AND SEWAED IT REALLY HELPS THE GERMINATION PROCESS . WELL EXCITED FOR THE TOMATORS
This series needs a playlist.
at the state fair grounds here in alaska they have seed packs from the 1930s that were brought by the original alaska pioneers that still have seed in them. icicle radish was one of them but they arent rare..they are still being grown here today and you can buy them at many seedbanks.
Wow. This is so neat!!! I love that you are able to have this resurrected!!!! Great lineage reborn!!!!
this is awesome Luke! I never thought of doing such things... how many veggies that gone extinct, 10, 100 maybe 1000s! but one thing I was thinking of was why only 1930s? why not farther back??? then I realized even though we are in modern times, we only started packing seeds like this probably the turn of the 20th century... good stuff, this could bring in a new market place for growers!
Wonderful, I was in suspense watching you open these. Would love to be a part of bringing these back. I lived in PA near Lancaster county. Remember the name Paradise PA. This is so great. Thank you so much!
This would-be produce is like stepping back in time. Not like heirloom seeds that have been passed down and thus altered. Close as we can get. I think Luke has a great chance at a huge success here.
Hopefully, you can bring the tomato back from extinction and sell seeds. (years later)
I will be happy just to bring them back from extinction, selling the seed is not my first priority let me make that known. :)
it is our priority for you to sell them because we want to try growing those babies and bringing them back too! Love your videos
That's awesome!! I love that seeds sprout after years and years. I never throw my seeds away, I still have ones germinating from 4 years ago, that I found on the bottom of my seed case. Lol. Thanks for sharing!
@@MIgardener Understood, but seed trading is illegal in most places0; the best way for people to help bring these been is to purchase them. Its not a selfish thing AT ALL.
@@kristieverstelle1189
Yes we are apart of keeping the real food alive. I'm so excited to find Luke.
I'm 75 and garden... I want this tomato.... woman in the Ozarks
Nice to watch this... I have around 10-12 years old tomato seeds that were not even bought. They were taken every year by my grandma. Now I want to germinate and grow them. But not sure if I will succeed with that :(
There's gotta be someone else that has seeds just, lying around somewhere?? Maybe not in as great as a condition as these but these can't be the only seeds from the 30's. I will be sending positivity your way. If there's anyone that can bring these babies to life it's you!
Yes I agree if you are able to sprout and grow these I as well would love to buy some of the seeds off the first harvest you would have lots of us who will buy the seeds from you!!! Good luck
I'd suggest only doing half of the tomato seeds, so if they don't germinate, the other half may. You should try to bring them back, don't do other tomato types close enough to cross pollinate. I for one would love to grow those down here next year. I hope you can get them to maturity and save a ton of those seeds.
The shadow box is definately new, there is no question about that.. There are no mold spots, no rust, no pitting, no age to the wood, and phillips head screws, although invented, werent commonly used in the 30s. Also, Look at 8:26 on the seeds... You can see the strips of adhesive where they put it on the burlap but you can see a clear white area where the seed packet was previously ripped open... Then notice how easily the first 3 seed packets rip open vs the last one where he had to open it from the bottom... I am a 100% supporter of this channel and you have taught me some awesome stuff but i question the validity of these seeds. Even with the low germination rates i saw what you paid for these on etsy and I think those people were just trying to make a quick buck... I really really hope that im wrong tho...
I germinated some 28yr old turnip seed this year. Straight in to dirt to.
My advice for seed of this nature is fresh(your own) worm castings 50/50 mix. You can microwave pasteurize if you are afraid of mold but I find that a living compost is OK in a ventilated container. Even prepared glybbarin cytokin amendments lack something fresh worm castings has.
bro, this is cool. can't wait to see the results. my vote is save the other half of the tomato seeds. if none sprout, try the other half. if they do sprout, you can try the other half next year or in a few months.
put the packs back in the shadow box! they are just too cool
Rene Mace exactly!!
It's almost sacrilegious opening such an antique
This is very exciting.
Thank you for making gardening exciting!
I'm just a beginner but this was exciting! I've started saving my seeds from the food we eat and researching how to preserve. 87 yr old seeds!!! I can't wait to see what they do
I see that this was last year. Luke, did you ever get any of the seeds grown into plants?Fruit? I would love to grow these plants as well! Especially the tomato.
Dang, he never answered you. :(
Just saw this for the first time. If you want, I have a bunch of tips on increasing your sterility we can talk about. But something quick, when you rubbed your hands together over top of the containers, you killed your sterility. Also, anytime you passed anything over top the containers you risked sterility. Also, wiping with isopropyl isn't sufficient to sterilize anything. It needs 10min of contact time. You'd be better off microwaving the containers in the steam pack. I can give you more advice if you want. Anyways, as a biologist who just found your channel, this is really cool.