Old seed wheat

[Cuthbert]

Is it ok to use 12 month old plus seed?

 

[davidroberts30]

germ test it on a plate in the house first

 

[Brisel]

Yes, but as above, germ test it first. Expect lower vigour too. Lots of people did this with seed not sown in autumn 2012 & had some good crops. The 2012 seed was very small and pinched, yet grew ok.

 

[nick...]

Will be fine.agronomist told me deter treated barley woukd not grow at all.what rubbish.never germination tested but up seed rates a bit and could tell no difference with year old seed
Nick...

 

[yellow belly]

up seed rate which will not be a bad thing if you are as dry as here
October planting in dry could be November emergence so November seed rate would not be a bad thing

 

[Gone Shooting]

Grown 2 year old stuff - up seed rate and plant first then have time to rip up if no good

 

[Wombat]

Used it before but pop some on saucer on the kitchen window sill first

 

[cows r us]

Germ test it. We had some treated oat seed from a seed merchant a few years ago. We didn't get it drilled and the following year had it tested again. The germination had fallen from 97% too 24%. I was a little peeved to say the least.

 

[AF Salers]

I believe the one to be careful with is seed treated with Latitude dressing as this can have poor germination if over yeared.

 

[Barry]

You can test for germ and vigour, but good seed kept well should still be fine.

 

[JimAndy]

i had seed from last year treated with Latitude , did a germ test on it and it had fallen to 60%, so sowed it at near twice the rate as i normally would, had also some seed that was 2 years old but it germ rate was in below 10% so i'll have to dump it

 

[Badshot]

If it's been kept up off the floor it's normally OK.
Big bags sat on the floor seems to be bad for seed over time.
Not sure if it takes moisture up or what happens.
I always sit them on pallets if I've seed to keep over.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Yes, a cool, dry, stable environment is the best for keeping seed, heat & moisture are the enemy
Just do a germ test so you know what you've got . . .

Seed dressings can have an effect though, with some being more severe than others.
Personally, I haven't treated any farm saved seed for maybe 15 years or more, so I am a bit out of touch with current dressings.

 

[fudge]

Unless one is short of cash l would advise using new stuff. Year old seed never seems as vigorous especially if it’s been sat in a chemical coating.

 

[Brisel]

Yes, a cool, dry, stable environment is the best for keeping seed, heat & moisture are the enemy
Just do a germ test so you know what you've got . . .

Seed dressings can have an effect though, with some being more severe than others.
Personally, I haven't treated any farm saved seed for maybe 15 years or more, so I am a bit out of touch with current dressings.

We used to use a lot of zinc seed dressing on the black soils west of Moree. Do you apply any trace elements to your crops?

 

[cotswoldcs]

Didn't they find wheat in the pyramids that grew?? Found this so must be true...

https://www.howplantswork.com/2009/...s-from-ancient-egyptian-tombs-that-germinate/

 

[Spencer]

Didn't they find wheat in the pyramids that grew?? Found this so must be true...

https://www.howplantswork.com/2009/...s-from-ancient-egyptian-tombs-that-germinate/

Yes they did, I remember harvesting some when I was on harvest in Oz. Blooming tall was what I can remember, didn’t give it much thought at the time ...

 

[Cuthbert]

i had seed from last year treated with Latitude , did a germ test on it and it had fallen to 60%, so sowed it at near twice the rate as i normally would, had also some seed that was 2 years old but it germ rate was in below 10% so i'll have to dump it

What % would you sow at?

 

[BredRedHfd]

Winter barley, same variety:

Headlands, year old spd.

Middle, fss off the heap.

Plain to see the effect on germination

 

[Will Blackburn]

Winter barley, same variety:

Headlands, year old spd.

Middle, fss off the heap.

Plain to see the effect on germination
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The age or the dressing?