While looking for information on something else I discovered that pea seeds don't have the same longevity as tomato seeds. In fact 3 years is about what most folks say... and looking at my pea seeds from the swap I realized I really needed to test the germination and get to growing them. I have 3 types. Dark Seeded Early Perfection from 2016, Thomas Laxton from 2017 and Salmon Flowered Crown Pea from 2018.
I let my peas soak over night then moved them to damp paper towels to see how many would germinate. My loser was Salmon Flowered Crown Pea with only 4 of the 20 seeds germinating. :( Of course this was the variety I wanted to raise the most. Dark Seeded Early Perfection had 7 of 11 seeds germinate. Thomas Laxton blew me away. All eleven of the seeds I had germinated! Looks like I need a bigger pea patch...
I still need to go though my beans and see if there are any that really need grown out but mostly I am looking at fresh seeds that have properties I want to put into my bean collection. Like a fast, tasty, productive dry bean...
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