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Q.Packed For Date On Seed Packets

Zone 07726 | Knitting rozz added on April 8, 2021 | Answered

I have several unopened seed packets that are marked packed for 2020. If I put them in my garden now in April, 2021, will they be okay?

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BushDoctor
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Answered on April 9, 2021

Yes! Most seeds will last many years, in storage. It is always worth planting, since only a few will of the seeds will have died by this point.

Here is an article with more information:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/will-expired-seeds-still-grow.htm

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