Everything has a shelf life, and the longer the seeds wait for their fate in the box, the less likely they are to germinate and produce a friendly shoot.
But there are known ways when seeds germinate even after 10 years. This does not apply to all cultivated plants and is rather an exception than a rule.
Marigolds, members of the pumpkin family, beets, as well as dill and lettuce, do not particularly react to the shelf life.
You can try to wake up the rest of the seeds, and it is not at all difficult to do, and not expensive either.
Method #1: in the freezer
Collect stale seeds with an expired date and place them in the freezer for 2 weeks. Delphiniums and strawberries respond to freezing better than others.
Method #2: Contrast shower
Place the seeds in gauze bags and dip them in hot water (about 80 degrees) and then in cold water one by one, keeping them in each vessel for 5 seconds. The procedure is repeated several times, then the seeds are dried and prepared for sowing.
Method #3: Aloe juice
You need to chop up a few branches of aloe, squeeze out the juice and drip it onto the seeds laid out in one layer. After 20-60 minutes, the seeds are removed from the juice and prepared for sowing.
Method #4: Boiling water
Scald expired seeds with boiling water.
Method #5: Stimulants
In addition to aloe juice, you can use the preparations "Buton", "Energen", "Epin" or "Zircon".
After preparation, the seeds are laid out on damp cotton pads, placed in containers with a lid and left in a warm place. Anything that does not show signs of life within a week can be thrown away.
