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[toolman]

Could use some help guys would pasture mix seed get bad with age, i,m guessing it is about 3 years old now, been kept clean and dry with horse grain in a old deep freezer in the barn.Got about half a bag left, was gonna use it this week before i make a trip to the city for more.Thanks

 

[Anonymous-0]

Yes I think it will be ok. I had some clover mix that was at least 5 yrs. old kept in a cold shed. I tried planting it as I had nothing to loose. It came up nice and flourished into a real nice crop.

 

[sd pete]

It should be ok.

 

[Rich Va]

Do a quick germination check. Put some seeds between damp paper towels and keep in a warm low light area,keep the paper towels damp. You'll know in a few days.

 

[teddy52food]

If the germination is low, just mix it with some new seed and seed a little heavier.

 

[Coloken]

This old seed comes up every now and then. I have two kinds of tomatoes started with no problem, The seed was packaged for 1986. Germination was better then the Martha S seed I bought last year.

 

[TimV]

Wheat has been successfully planted that was taken from the Egyptian pyramids, so I'm guessing you should be fine. As suggested, do a germination test and it will at least give you a bit better comfort level, but if the seed was kept reasonably cool and dry you should be good to go.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Seeds with hard seed coats can last years but grass seeds go downhill fast within just a couple of years.

 

[Don-Wi]

Shouldn't be a problem. Every year we tak the seed that was left over from the year before (provided there was any) and we mix it with new. Gerination miht not be quite as god as it was the year before, but it'll still grow just fine.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[toolman]

Thanks guys i was hoping it still would be good, they want a $150.00 a bag for it , i couldn,t bring myself to dumping it,lol. Thanks again.