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NMDemDist2

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Thu Feb-14-08 03:59 PM
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i have some three year old seeds

should I try to sprout them first, are they dead, or just plant them heavy and see what comes up?

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sazemisery

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Thu Feb-14-08 04:34 PM
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1. Try sprouting them, can't hurt.

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Feb-14-08 04:39 PM
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2. once they spout can I just put em on the ground with a little dirt on top?

or do I need to plant them like seedlings?

I was just gonna try and sprout em in between two paper towels

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murray hill farm

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Thu Feb-14-08 06:40 PM
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3. I would plant them individually as seedlings...

and usually most will grow...not as many as first year, but it is sure worth a try. Or...as I did this year already is just throw them in along side the chicken coop and see what happens...chickens might just love them..ha! Did you get chickens? I think i saw that you were thinking about it last year. i do not have any yet, but plan to get some baby girls this spring.

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Feb-14-08 06:59 PM
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4. no, not this year

next year probably I have a lot of work to do to get the garden up to speed, chickens are definitely in the future though...

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mitchtv

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Wed Feb-20-08 03:34 PM
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5. what kind of seeds? there's a big difference

Chiles not so durable , tomatoes yes, corn for many years. Try 'm

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NMDemDist2

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Wed Feb-20-08 04:03 PM
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6. cool! tomatoes and herbs mostly

and corn and radish

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Rowdyboy

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Wed Feb-27-08 12:11 AM
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7. You'll probably get 30% germination minimum0depending on the variety

Supposedly, horticulturalists have sprouted 2500 year old seed grain taken from a pharoah's tomb.

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wildeyed

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Sat Mar-01-08 09:10 AM
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8. My three year old tomato seeds did great.

The peppers were a no go. A friend of mine is starting peppers from new seeds, so I am going to trade her some tomato seedlings, which I will definitely have too many of, for a few nice pepper plant. The kids and dh like sweet peppers better than tomatoes anyway.

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