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VEGETABLE GARDEN SEEDS. HOW LONG WILL THEY KEEP? Because of the high cost of vegetable garden seeds many folks like Mrs. Nancy Reeve have asked about the advisability of planting last years seed. According to Wesley Judkins, V.P.I. Extension Horticulturist (retired) “Although vegetable seeds gradually lose their viability, most types may be kept several years and still germinate.”
Of course, a lot depends on how the seeds were stored over winter. Seeds stored in tight jars in a dark, cool basement usually keep quite well. However, seeds may loose viability quite rapidly in the warm temperatures of the average house.
In general, garden seeds may be divided into three groups, in terms of their longevity, when stored under cool basement conditions. Short life span seeds should give satisfactory germination for one or two years. Medium life span seeds usually remain viable for three or four years. Long life seeds should grow after storage of five or six years.
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