permaculture

["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

With "special care" they probably mean "vernalisation" which simply means 
putting old seeds in the freezer for a few days or longer before the 
germination process is started.
Here in Ireland we very rarely drop below 75% relative air humidity. So it 
is not always possible to dry seeds as well as would be ideal.
John

> I recently read a tomato expert saying that, if stored well (dry and not
> too warm), tomato seeds stay viable for at least 10 years. And I've heard
> of people reviving much older seed, with special care.
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:31 PM, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:
>
> > ...If need be we can save
> > the ziplock bags for at least 2-3 years and we still find more than 80%
> > germination.
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