Thought I would post an update concerning my stored seeds viability rate.
I am finding this VERY interesting! I have numerous baggies of seeds that have been stored in my refrigerator crisper bin for 2+ years now. I took a number of the baggies out and added H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide & Spring water) to each baggie to speed the germination process. I am growing ALL the seeds of these that I have left over. So far, my observations have been:
2 seeds of Man in the Moon x Rainbow Maker (obtained seeds in Fall 2013) - Both sprouted roots and have been planted in a cup. These 2 seeds were all that I had left.
2 seeds of Cindy's Tie Dye x Bluegrass Music (Obtained seeds in Fall 2013) - Both sprouted roots and have been planted in a cup. These 2 seeds were all that I had left.
I have other seeds that are less than 2 years old and many more that are less than 1 year old. Only some of those are sprouting so far. Some of the newer ones have shown seed rot in the baggies with water, so they either weren't viable or had other germination issues which I would guess happened during their time with the hybridizer/seller .... I say that because I refrigerate the seeds I receive immediately upon arrival. I usually get at least an 85 - 90% germination rate and typically higher unless the seeds are not viable or have some other issue that happened with who I obtained them from.
After reading that the seeds might not be viable after 2 years, I was surprised to see both sets of the seed crosses above sprout roots! I have more seeds that have not sprouted yet. In fact, most all of my seeds have been soaking in H2O2 water for a week now and only a few crosses have actually sprouted including the 4 above. Those 4 seeds are some of the oldest seeds. All others sprouting are newer seeds. Some I am not sure what their age is. Most of the seeds float, but not all of them. Both floating and non-floating seeds are sprouting.
