old seeds?

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davidlifshi

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hi friends,

got my order yesterday and put two of the seeds into germination today.
when opening the packaging i noticed that there is a date stamped on it - it was April 2013.
three years old seeds sounds old to me.
is this common and considered normal to receive seeds this old?

thanks,
david
 
D_Urbmon

D_Urbmon

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It is pretty old for being shelf stock at a seedbank. But if stored properly you should have no problem germinating them.
 
D_Urbmon

D_Urbmon

Well-Known Member
davidlifshi said:
got it.
do you think that i should let the store know that i'm not pleased about receiving seeds this old?
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Personally I don't think you should say anything as I don't think anything will be done about it. They'll probably end up making you even less pleased.

I'm going to say it's not uncommon for seed stock to be that old, especially when buying from Herbies, Attitude etc. Those kind of banks. They have so many different breeders and strains it's inevitable a LOT of it will sit on the shelf for years.
 
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davidlifshi

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i went to check and now i think that i got it completely wrong, read 47 as 4 for some reason..
anyway, i attached the photos - judge for yourself..IMG_20160508_001427.jpg IMG_20160508_001435.jpg IMG_20160508_001531.jpg
 
vostok

vostok

Well-Known Member
davidlifshi said:
hi friends,

got my order yesterday and put two of the seeds into germination today.
when opening the packaging i noticed that there is a date stamped on it - it was April 2013.
three years old seeds sounds old to me.
is this common and considered normal to receive seeds this old?

thanks,
david
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You ain't ordering beer! its seeds 2013 is no biggy

just be lucky your banker gave you the date .....lol
 
GreenSanta

GreenSanta

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unless you order new varieties, the seeds are generally a bit older, I know this because over the years I noticed every time I pop some of my own beans that are less than a year old they always crack within 24-36 hours, same with new varieties that I buy, when I buy a strain that has been around for a while though is when I often get seeds taking 48-72 hours to crack... for all thats worth, as long as it cracks lol
 
DerrickZoolander

DerrickZoolander

Member
ive ordered seeds from herbies. It was Somatic Autoflower NYCD. the seeds were dated 04-14. Its 2016. All of them germinated. 4 of them were deformed. and 2 of them were successful. tried to make more seeds with them and failed miserably.
 
DerrickZoolander

DerrickZoolander

Member
oh yeah, by 04-14 it was the years 2004 to 2014. The seeds were 12 years old. I still have the packaging. Those arent the exact years but they are pretty significant in length.
 
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ShyGuru

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47/2013 may also mean you got pack #47 out of 2013. Not familiar with how that particular breeder packages seeds
 
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Chris p cream

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ShyGuru said:
47/2013 may also mean you got pack #47 out of 2013. Not familiar with how that particular breeder packages seeds
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It came in as a free b, with 2 others they were in little kind of like ziplock bags but what I ordered came in a sealed nirvana package. Anyway best of luck.
 
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