40 year old seeds

The old man said they were kept in a air tight cool dry and dark place. What do ya think the chances are they will even germinate?

only one way to figure it out, germ em

hydrate before u germinate! they are 40 years old, im guessing they are a little dry lol

What old man? He could be crazy.
If they're 40 year old beans try germinating them and find out!?

Got any pics of these old beans?

The darker seeds are more likely to be viable. Pour fairly hot water over them and leave overnight. The sinkers have the best change of germinating. I also nick the seed hull slightly with an emery board to make it easier for the seed to sprout.

Joedago said:

The old man said they were kept in a air tight cool dry and dark place. What do ya think the chances are they will even germinate?

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how many seeds are we talking about? and whatever you decide, dont use the same method on all the seeds until you find one that surely works, or you risk wasting them

everybody has a different way of germing seeds it would seem, but i go with what works for me, and that doesnt include damaging or drowning seeds

Not my first rodeo on germinateing seeds thanks for the comments. Although I have not had beans this old. He said he is to old to mess with them. It was a mixed bag of about 30. Said to be a Thai strain and also acapolco gold. It's a mystery till flower time.

pop em up and let it ride!

Ethylene treatment from rotting fruit for 2 weeks will sharply increase germ rates of old seeds.
And the female ratio will also be higher.

Dr Mohan Ram proved it's real!
I believe, friends have dot it to 25+ yr old seeds an it worked.

Didn't know that thanks ill research it.

I have seeds from 20+ years ago. I germinated a few two years ago. They grew and turned out to be big plants. Don't know what kind they are, probably dirt weed. The finished buds tasted nasty.

I still have more - but I'm limited by the # of plants I can grow and I purchased better strains.

always heard that cucumbers are good, just let em go bad in the container with your seeds

Best of luck with them hope it some high quality dank for u to enjoy !

Joedago said:

Not my first rodeo on germinateing seeds thanks for the comments. Although I have not had beans this old. He said he is to old to mess with them. It was a mixed bag of about 30. Said to be a Thai strain and also acapolco gold. It's a mystery till flower time.

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well good luck pal! i really hope it turns out awesome for ya

keep us updated if your able to

I've seen 10+ year old seeds pop just fine with my own eyes with high (>50%) germination rates.

If they really were stored cool and dry, I wouldn't at all be surprised if you could get some 40 year old seeds to germinate, especially if you have a full 30 of them to start with. Again, only one way to find out for sure.

Scuffing the shells with an emery board to increase water penetration is perfectly fine; just don't go crazy there.

Personally, I would definitely NOT add "hot" water to the seeds! IMO, that's a great way to ensure that none of them germinate.

Also, if it were me, I'd try germinating in small batches of 5 or 6, both to keep the numbers manageable, but also just in case the germination rate is better than you expect.

Thanks Jogro

JoeDago, its been a week, you try and pop any yet?

wrap two up in wet paper towels (think Lima beans beans and 2nd grade) and see if u get tap roots