Planting expired flower and vegetable seeds.?

I have some seeds that have expired. The date is 11/07. Should I wast my time planting them or just toss them out. They less than three monthst past thier expiry date.

Planting expired flower and vegetable seeds.?
You will probably have less germination percentage. I have used expired seeds with no problems before.
Reply:Hey Kait,





You have some good answers already. Old seeds that are rare are worth planting past expiration.





At Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's home), archaeologists are excavating to see if they can find rare seeds that President Jefferson had hybridized - that was a long time ago - and they think they might revitalize some cultivars that have long since been gone.





So, you should be able to use 3 month old seeds, unless they are infested with bugs.
Reply:That's not very far past expiraation. They are still good.


I've had seeds that are 10 years old sprout for me. Enjoy!
Reply:SURE, YOU SHOULD BE OK........
Reply:I like to do a *potluck* patch in my garden. Old seeds, unidentifiable seeds, just a few left, that kind of thing. It is fun to see what comes up! I have mostly done this with flower seeds, it ends up looking like a wild flower mini-meadow. I would not have any problem at all adding vegetables to the mix.





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Reply:I would plant them in seedling pots to see which ones are vialble. The pots which have seeds that don't germinate can be re-used. The ones that do germinate can be planted in a garden when they are big enough to tolerate the transition.


Good luck.


God bless you.
Reply:I always wondered this same question
Reply:You won't get as many plants but then, you won't have to thin as many.
Reply:Actually the seeds found in Egyptian tombs were still good and that was what 2000 years old? So I would say yours are o.k.