So I go visit my wife on her break at work tonight, like I do every night. But tonight was different lol. Apparently she's been talking with her boss about my grows and making edibles and what not. Up until a few months ago (when weed became legal) everything that concerned weed was kept secret. We had no idea that her boss was into it at all. Anyway, when I walked in tonight I was presented a jar with a bag and an envelope inside. He told me to open it. Not having any idea what it could possibly be I was pretty excited. I open the bag and envelope and unfold this wax paper to find a bunch of seeds inside! I guess these are bag seeds from the Ukraine that are 40+ years old. They are older than me. I'm not sure how they've been stored but I think I'm going to try to grow them outside in the spring. Anyone ever had any luck germinating super old seed?
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never a super old seed but i use to have rot problems before i started washing the seeds with diluted peroxide before germinating, no more dark slimy seeds. one thing you might wanna look into is GA3 (gibberelic acid) to help the seeds. basically overtime the hormones inside the seed may degrade so this hormone functions as a jump start. its no crazy chemical is pretty common and used for sex reversal and to induce stretching in plants, i tried to buy some once (from china) and i guess customs didnt trusted a bag with white powder cause it never arrived, but hydro shops should be able to hook you up-
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I used GA3 to pop some recalcitrant land race seeds with success. It is available from Amazon. The concentration is important: 500 ppm, on seeds that are really difficult to germinate, 250 ppm on seeds that you think just need a boost to pop. Dissolve the powder in alcohol first then add to the right amount of water.
For really old and tough seeds you might want to scratch them up a bit first around the seam with fine grit.
Buena suerte,
-Grouchy
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Right on, thank you very muchComment
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I germinated some 15 YO tomato seed, washed the seed with a bleach/water solution, 100% germination from them.
Good luck however you choose to try, life has most likely slipped away from most of them after 40+ years. I would try though,,,Comment
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How did the boss get a hold of 40 year old Ukrainian seeds? Is he from the Ukraine?Comment
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Yes he is. I guess he has held on to them for all these years.Comment
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U got to try, first rough up the outside of the seed with a nail file a bit, next soak in room temperature water with a splash of h202 for up to a week or longer changing the water every few days until seeds crack or tails 💣 could b the bomb or bust ioiComment
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Ya I'm definitely going to try. Thanks for the tips. I've never attempted to grow anything close to this old before. He gave me close to 20 seeds, hopefully a few crack open!Comment
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Potted so it turns out that these seeds are much older than I thought. I talked with my wife's boss again tonight and I guess he bought these from a pioneers auction 40 years ago. He said this is cannibis from the turn of the century! I couldn't wait to try to grow these so I took your advice and scuffed up the seed slightly and are now soaking in a very weak solution of h2o2 and water. 🤞. If these by some miracle germinate, I'll just go buy a tent and another light and see what happens. I can't believe a came across 100 year old seeds.Comment
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If thay germinate you’re going to have some strains that haven’t been seen before, quite interesting. If u can keep posting with progress or lack of it would b most helpful
and fascinating as well.lolComment
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I'll be so excited if these come to life! I will definitely keep posting on this one. He also told me that he's willing to give me more seeds if they germinate. I feel like I've opened a time capsule lolComment
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Wow. You may have hit a genetic goldmine. I've talked to a few breeders who would kill for the ability to 'reset' the genetics and start over with hybridization from a more pure source. This is why people spend huge sums of money trying to track down uncommercialized landrace strains. If you can get some of these to pop you may be sitting on something you could sell for a very, very large pile of cash.
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Road was pretty rough getting home that night!Smoke Ganja create Peace Respect Nature don't trash the Planet
Soil grower with coco/perlite mixed in
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1 3x3x6 tent- used in late spring for seedlings both veggies & weed. I have 2 viparspectar 450r for that tent.
I use a t-5 & 54watt CFL for seedlings
Sometimes i use plastic sometimes i use fabric grow containers
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OK, so this is a two year old post and quite interesting. However, I cannot fathom the most recent replies. Did I miss an inside joke or something?TENT: Cool Grow 3x3x6 LIGHT: M-H TSW2000
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