Are seeds worthless during a certain amount of time.

[ChronicMike]

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[Zandor]

A fresh harvested seed needs to dry and cure before it's viable to grow. It takes about 4-6 months for a seed to dry proper. They can be stored for several years if stored properly.

[Weed4Life]

Zandor- IS freezing the seeds one of the proper methods for a long life for the seeds?

[lowryder]

"A fresh harvested seed needs to dry and cure before it's viable to grow. It takes about 4-6 months for a seed to dry proper."

You are kidding me!?!? I have seeds fresh of the mother plant - are you telling me i have to wait till next year to plant them!! That would be a killer!
I have one in water and tissue but it aint doing any thing.... where did you get this information and can you speed up the seed drying proccess??

[Zandor]

"A fresh harvested seed needs to dry and cure before it's viable to grow. It takes about 4-6 months for a seed to dry proper."

You are kidding me!?!? I have seeds fresh of the mother plant - are you telling me i have to wait till next year to plant them!! That would be a killer!
I have one in water and tissue but it aint doing any thing.... where did you get this information and can you speed up the seed drying proccess??

Dude I did not make up this it's just the way it is sorry to burst your bubble.

Hell you may get one or two to pop for you anything is posible. If you lay them out and let them dry complety you may get one or two to pop in about a month. Maybe??

You should have cut clones for mothers then you would have a female plant already.

[Zandor]

Zandor- IS freezing the seeds one of the proper methods for a long life for the seeds?

NO itâ??s never good to freeze the seeds. To store them it's best to use the butter part of your fridge and store then in a film container or similar device and place a few grains of dry rice with the seeds. The rice will absorb any moisture and keep the seeds fresh and ready for quite a long time. I have germinated some seeds that were over 5 years old last year and still got 100% germination rate from them.

Exactly how long you can store them I have no proof but I would think about 7-10 years before they start to degrade to the point where they will not germinate. I only say that because some I have tried before were in that age (I could not remember) but they did not germinate anyway.

[420mory]

A fresh harvested seed needs to dry and cure before it's viable to grow. It takes about 4-6 months for a seed to dry proper. They can be stored for several years if stored properly.

what about fresh feminized seeds by giberlic acid or light shock(?) technique
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thanks

[420mory]

Gibberellic ....lol

[lowryder]

Thanks dude, I grow lowryder so i cannot clone, but i have heard its 1 month to dry seeds. Am i to put grains of rice in with the seeds in the fridege to dry?? Couls i use a dehumidifier ( cant spell sorry) to speed up the process.?

[Zandor]

lowryder - You could try a food grade dehydrator to dry them out. I am not 100% sure it will work but it's a slow dry process and that is the idea. I would only try it with a few of your seeds just in case.

420mory - It does not matter how you make the seeds they still need to dry out before they are viable as growth seeds.

[420mory]

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420mory - It does not matter how you make the seeds they still need to dry out before they are viable as growth seeds.
Thanks Zandor,
My bf is growing plants since 5-6 years(not pro like you lol), he is on Gibberellic Acid method per season
(GIBBERELLIC ACID TREATMENT: Select your favorite female plant and spray it from approx. two feet away (first under the leaves, then on top). This must be done 2 weeks before the plant is put into the flowering light cycle, thus the need to start with female seeds/clones. DO NOT SMOKE BUD TREATED WITH GIBBERELLIC ACID! Spray the plant again after 2 weeks have passed, and place it under 12/12 lighting. This plant will "hermie" and pollinate itself and other females present. It will not produce as much pollen as a pure male, thus less seeds. However, these seeds will be 100% female.)

they still need to dry out before they are viable as growth seeds

It is OK! but This is not really important, you can use fresh-seeds too.
We had been in India last summer(for 4-5 weeks), They have really sweet plants, high quality stuffs ya know.And Indian smokers-growers don't care if fresh or dry-out beans;)

[Aaron385]

holy cow that is good info mory.. i pressed record on my brain and reread your post a couple times... now to go find some GIBBERELLIC ACID!

[orangeman]

If seeds are left to sit in an unstable environment for a certain ammount of time, yes they will become worthless.