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Grass seed

  • 09-09-2014 4:13am
    #1
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭


    Ive a bag of seed stored for 2/3 yrs
    Is it still good or how long does grass seed keep
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    cjmc wrote: »
    Ive a bag of seed stored for 2/3 yrs
    Is it still good or how long does grass seed keep
    Thanks

    I wouldn't chance it. Germination and vigor will be declining.


  • #3
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Dawggone wrote: »
    I wouldn't chance it. Germination and vigor will be declining.

    Really, deteriorating? I would recon that it would be stable. Learn a bit every day


  • #4
    Deepsouthwest
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    cjmc wrote: »
    Ive a bag of seed stored for 2/3 yrs
    Is it still good or how long does grass seed keep
    Thanks

    At best I'd mix with another few bags. Apparently mites will attack it if stored for too long. I definitely wouldn't sow it on its own


  • #5
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    At best I'd mix with another few bags. Apparently mites will attack it if stored for too long. I definitely wouldn't sow it on its own

    Mice had a nibble at a bag overwintered in my garden shed a few years ago.


  • #6
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Do a germination test.
    1 Get an empty plastic food container, something like a clear plastic box that sliced ham or sausages are sold in.
    Rinse it out with water.
    2 Place a tissue or kitchen paper towel or even a few bits of 'clean' bogroll in he bottom of the tray.
    3 Turn on the cold tap so that it is barely dribbling and dampen the paper towel.
    4 Put 10 rows of 10 seeds each on the paper towel, cover it with plastic or a piece of glass and leave it somewhere out of the way, I usually leave it in the kitchen window.
    It should germinate after 2 or 3 days, don't let it dry out, it has to be kept damp but not swimming in water.
    Might be worth doing a row of clover seeds if you have room.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • #7
    Count Mondego
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Count Mondego


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Do a germination test.
    2 Place a tissue or kitchen paper towel or even a few bits of 'clean' bogroll in he bottom of the tray.
    .

    I'd say used bogroll would yield great results


  • #8
    blue5000
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    Count Mondego wrote: »
    I'd say used bogroll would yield great results
    Domestic engineer might not appreciate it:(

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #9
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Have used grass seed that has been stored over18 months and never had an issue. Like Blue5K says do a germination test. Unless it has got damp/wet while in storage it will be Ok.


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