Using this years seeds next year

 I have a bunch of seeds left over from this year. Is it worth saving them
for planting next year? Are there seeds that are known to be good next year,
and seeds known to not be good next year? Or should I just chuck all of them
and get fresh seeds next year?

 
Ook wrote:

I keep them in the freezer, and just today I ate cabbage planted this
year from seeds bought in 2000.
I have also planted two years old parsnip seeds successfully, even
though they are supposed to last one year only.
In the freezer, they keep indefinitely.

 "Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
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Here's some info, and a chart. As for the other person's comment on
freezing, this won't work for all seeds, although some will actually
germinate better after freezing. Too long a subject to go into here.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07221.html  

 

Ah, excellent, that is what I needed to know! I spent a small fortune on
seeds and didn't plant half of them, so I think I'll hang on to them.
However, for critical plants, I think I'll get new seeds. Would not want to
wait 3-4 weeks to find out my tomatoe and pepper seeds were bad :(

 "Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
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Right. In places where you only get one chance per year to plant certain
things, buy fresh seeds.

Here's a google search to investigate:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=MEr&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=rechargeable+desiccant+packs&spell=1

Get yourself a couple of rechargeable desiccant packs to keep your seeds
dry.