seeds, a little help needed

[snowywolfy]

hey guys ive been lurking on icmag for like the past 2 years and i jus made a acc to ask that i bought sum ketama seeds from seedsman and sum others+freebies, theyve been on my table for three weeks not in direct sunlight much atall, its been quite wark in the south of the uk and i just put em in the fridge door in the not transparent seedsman baggies which shield off the fridge light, just gunna ask how many years the seeds will last as i will give em away ifi can only keep em for like 2 years, any help? ask any questions but i do really need help on this.

 

[Medfinder]

Use a shot glass full of water and soak the beans for 8 hours.. come back poke down see if they sink.

after another 6-8 hours see if they started cracking.

some use paper towels after that.

some use 1000 grit sandpaper and very very lightly sand some of the outer shell.

had seeds out sound of fridge last 5 plus years.

 

[snowywolfy]

Use a shot glass full of water and soak the beans for 8 hours.. come back poke down see if they sink.

after another 6-8 hours see if they started cracking.

some use paper towels after that.

some use 1000 grit sandpaper and very very lightly sand some of the outer shell.

had seeds out sound of fridge last 5 plus years.

im not germing em yet and do yu think there ok for 5 years even tho they were lying about for 3 weeks??

 

[snowywolfy]

does me leaving it out abit like i did really make any difference?

 

[Phaeton]

It is really hard to say. I have used older seeds in the past without knowing how warm they had gotten. A batch of seeds in the three year old range had almost 20% germination, 39 out of 200.

But if all of a smaller sample are like the 160 that did not germinate, then my getting some does not matter. If the seeds are OK now and kept cold and airtight they should last three years. Some batches of store bought seeds have had 3 out of 10 not germinate when new, so cannot really tell.

 

[snowywolfy]

It is really hard to say. I have used older seeds in the past without knowing how warm they had gotten. A batch of seeds in the three year old range had almost 20% germination, 39 out of 200.

But if all of a smaller sample are like the 160 that did not germinate, then my getting some does not matter. If the seeds are OK now and kept cold and airtight they should last three years. Some batches of store bought seeds have had 3 out of 10 not germinate when new, so cannot really tell.

thanks

 

[snowywolfy]

It is really hard to say. I have used older seeds in the past without knowing how warm they had gotten. A batch of seeds in the three year old range had almost 20% germination, 39 out of 200.

But if all of a smaller sample are like the 160 that did not germinate, then my getting some does not matter. If the seeds are OK now and kept cold and airtight they should last three years. Some batches of store bought seeds have had 3 out of 10 not germinate when new, so cannot really tell.

have the old ones been refrigerated maybe? or just been left out somewhere?

 

[dufous]

Give them away.

i will give em away

 

[Lester Beans]

Damn not one person read the OP's original post.

Your seeds will be fine for years in the fridge, leaving them out for 3 weeks is not an issue.

 

[Lester Beans]

Give them away.

Guy is shooting for the least helpful post of 2017.

 

[Americangrower]

Yeah 3 weeks is nothing I would put them in a color Tupperware but really light is only on when fridge is open. only question to me would be how old the seeds are ie how long seedsman has had. The germination rate will drop through the years but not from the 3 weeks out.

 

[snowywolfy]

Guy is shooting for the least helpful post of 2017.

I meant giving half away but thankx for the response on the fridge ting

 

[snowywolfy]

how many years dyu tink?

 

[Bud Green]

how many years dyu tink?

No one knows the answer for sure.

I've had seeds stored 10 years in a desk drawer, and every one germinated..
Other times, seeds from last year had a 25% germination rate..

Just store them as best as you see fit, and hope for the best...

 

[snowywolfy]

No one knows the answer for sure.

I've had seeds stored 10 years in a desk drawer, and every one germinated..
Other times, seeds from last year had a 25% germination rate..

Just store them as best as you see fit, and hope for the best...

thanx