that I rotate when newer seeds are available. Been doing that for years. Besides, seeds are transportable and, as you said, last for years if kept properly. I just planted some this week that I have had for about a decade and I haven't used them all either.

Good post. I garden whenever I have a place to do so.

They keep for several years that way and when you plant them, you have the added benefit of them germinating a tiny bit quicker. It's not a lot, but it certainly seems to kick them in gear once you do plant them later.

And put that bag in empty, clean Coffee Mate container with a cover.

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salary, pay checks and income. But supplies are tight. With the failure of this years crop of salary many say they may not even be up to planting, much less harvesting their paychecks. And due to the never ending winter and cool spring, income simply didn't germinate at all. The seed cash perished right in the furrow, a real stress on the hobbyist earner and a continuing problem for 2 BRM apartment based agri-business.
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A few weeks ago found a bunch of seeds that I had put in a can with a lid some time back. It included a packet of tomato seeds that had come as a freebie with something else. I planted them in peat moss cups and it appears that I have 50% germination. They weren't even marked with the variety, so I'll just call them mystery tomatoes. 🍅

The newest packet in the tin were for growing season 2017. Besides the tomatoes I've sprouted canteloupes and cucumbers out of that batch of old seeds.

I know the local store discounts hanging baskets and sometimes bags of mulch.

This year I'll keep an eye open for discounts on seeds and potting soil.

there are NO lettuce seeds to be had this late spring!

But it won't be part of my garden stock as when something bad happens like Covid-19, I intend to maximize garden footage with vegetables that I can store, in some fashion, for long term.

Although I may end up with lettuce seeds anyways as a packet contain about 400 seeds and they can remain viable for up to 5 years if stored properly.

I use plastic boxes with individual slots for photo storage cases. Alphabetically arranged, of course.

What I did last year was evaluate what varieties of seed I had that were hybrid vs heirloom. When I ordered seeds after the first of the year (pre-covid), I tried to fill in as much as possible with heirloom, organic seeds.

I have some second year seeds - beans and mustards- that I’ve sown this spring (or will sow early June like winter squash). I’m going to try to keep more this year out of those, since they’ve already proven that they will grow here on my property. And I’ll try to add to my seeds of other plants like my tomatoes.

I started cardoons this spring from saved seed. Saved the biggest flower pod from the biggest plant. A whole bunch of them grew, so now I have a lot more cardoons in my yard

But I have a number of other projects that need to be completed before I can attempt that.