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Post by ladybird on Feb 27, 2019 13:51:01 GMT
I have soaked these 2014 sweetpea seeds for several day now and nothing . I`m wondering if i even worth sowing them in compost  it was a hegh batch I bought from ebay several years ago and I don`t think I have had one yet that has germinated. I still have about another 20 unopened packets.  |
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Post by Geumlover on Feb 27, 2019 15:07:09 GMT
Try nicking the coat before soaking. Sometimes the skin has dried out so much that water cannot gain ingress.
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Post by ladybird on Feb 27, 2019 20:27:30 GMT
Try nicking the coat before soaking. Sometimes the skin has dried out so much that water cannot gain ingress. They have swelled up all right geumlover just not germinated |
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Post by keith on Feb 28, 2019 0:53:39 GMT
Ladybird
To the best of my knowledge after two years from collection they "can" start to fail very fast. It "could" depend on how and where they are stored. At my garden store most if not all the seed packets are replaced after one year.
Keith
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Post by SueA on Feb 28, 2019 8:49:01 GMT
You could just stick a handful of the ones you've soaked in compost in a small plant pot in your propagator to see if anything happens ladybird but it might be that they'd been stored badly before they were sent to you anyway apart from being old. |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 27, 2019 14:01:45 GMT
I got 6 seeds to germinate out of all that lot had another 20 or so packets marked 2014 but just binned them .
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Post by SueA on Mar 28, 2019 8:09:31 GMT
Never mind , it was worth a try ladybird. |
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Post by jellibeans on Mar 28, 2019 8:23:00 GMT
I also soak my Sweetpeas and they swell but don't actually germinate. I then lay them between a couple of layers of damp kitchen paper, after a few days they germinate.I find this is the easiest way to actually see which seeds are viable and saves sowing bad seeds and then going through the ' will they, won't they ' waiting stage. As soon as germination is well established they get planted into individual pots
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Post by roofgardener on Mar 28, 2019 13:52:03 GMT
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Post by jellibeans on Mar 28, 2019 14:06:00 GMT
You're most welcome  |
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Post by roofgardener on Apr 1, 2019 8:54:15 GMT
You're most welcome Does this technique work with ALL seed types, jellibeans ? |
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 1, 2019 8:59:38 GMT
If you want to save seeds of sweetpeas for any length of time keep them in the freezer. I have had perfect results 7 years later. They must be fresh to begin with though.
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Post by steve on Apr 2, 2019 6:29:18 GMT
If you want to save seeds of sweetpeas for any length of time keep them in the freezer. I have had perfect results 7 years later. They must be fresh to begin with though. I tried this with 'Mushy peas' and not one germinated, what was I doing wrong?  |
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Post by jellibeans on Apr 2, 2019 7:04:32 GMT
Sorry roofgardener, I've just seen your post. Not sure but I am going to try it with a few other types that I'm having trouble germinating ( think they are a bit old, we'll see!) I will sow them today and keep you posted. |
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Post by Geumlover on Apr 2, 2019 7:53:15 GMT
Freezing seeds can make them go into deep sleep. It is better to put clean, dry, fresh seeds in the salad compartment of a fridge rather than the freezer section. I put my Auricula seeds there over winter and the germinate well in Spring and again in the following Spring.
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it was a hegh batch I bought from ebay several years ago and I don`t think I have had one yet that has germinated. I still have about another 20 unopened packets.
