Quote Originally Posted by divestoned
another advice w/old seeds in particular is germinate them on a heat pad.not too hot just enough to warm the water there in some.
lol I have a gas stove so I set the seeds in their water over the spot where the pilot light is, or in a little box on top of one of my flourescent lights!

It's true they seem to LOVE it.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Old seed Okay here is my situation, I've got some seeds that are between 5-7yrs old. I am trying to germinate them, I started by soaking for 24 hrs then wet paper towel for about 4 days,nothing happened, then I put them in soaked peet pots under a dome. I got impatient after about 10 days total and cracked one open expecting to find nothing, but there was a white healthy looking sprout in there! However the seed shell was extremely hard to crack. My question is do you think I should try to gently Rating: 5