The Antique Seed Show

[veggiechicken]

Its wet and windy out so what better way to spend the day than sorting seeds
To my amazement, I found a packet of Sweet Peas marked Sow by September 1985
Should I sow them, throw them or try to sell them as Antiques?
Does anyone have any older seeds? Please tell me I'm not the only hoarder

[KittyColdNose]

Both!

Chit some and see what happens.

[Bigmallly]

To my amazement, I found a packet of Sweet Peas marked Sow by September 1985

1985 ?..................they'll come out wi grey hair............

[veggiechicken]

Should I sow them, throw them or try to sell them as Antiques?

Both!

Chit some and see what happens.

Which Both Kitty

[sparrow100]

I have some 1981s and 1983s - my 1985 rudbeckia all germinated last year. Not tried it with veg though, this is my Mum's hoard of flower seeds.

I say go for it!

[KittyColdNose]

Lol. Both to all three options VC.

Chit em, try flogging as antiques if nothing happens then bin em if some mug...erm collector fails to buy

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

And I and my Missus throat I an hoarder!

You beat me hands down VC!

But "Waste not, want not"

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Don't ya just hate prodictive text!

[veggiechicken]

Don't ya just hate prodictive text!

Nope - gives me some of my best laughs

[KittyColdNose]

There are even websites dedicated to predictive text fails.

[mrswadders]

sow em I say VC, give it a whirl, we could have betson whether they'll grow - I bet they do!

[sammy_roser]

Haha these seeds are older then I am :P

[ancee]

Wonder if they'll come out with dodgy 80s hair-do's! Play them some cheesy 80's music, or sing them some 80's songs - it might make them grow!

[Snadger]

They should be great for a pea shooter by now!

Years ago, when I was cleaning my Grandads house out when he died I came across a packet of Parsnip seed which are notorious for needing to be fresh when sown. These were in the same area as a newspaper cutting with the headlines 'Sinking of the Titanic'

I threw them out onto his garden and had a wonderful crop of parsnips from them!

[veggiechicken]

It is with great regret that I have to report that the Sweet peas failed to chit............
Please excuse me, I need a little time to come to terms with this.............