Germenating

I have a collection of seeds that have been kept in small airtight viles. The seeds are atleast 20 years old. Ive tried germinating them several times with moist paper towels but they wont sprout for me. they're killer strains from what ive been told so I'd really like to get them started, any suggestions?

20 years is pushing it, almost 99% sure its to long, id say you have one shot in the dark, and it would be to do surgery and split the casing your self, but i really think that they are long gone, i have heard they will last about 5 years in avg, 10 if frozen. And these are already with lowered germ rates.

That sucks I have over 10 varieties of indica and sativa seeds that are no good then. Thanks for the reply anyways man

Yup, anytime

Scarify them a bit using the match book/sand paper trick & then soak in a cup of ph'd water for 24-48 hrs.
Watch for them to do the splits & then they go straight into their starter cup of seedling soil.

What do they look like after 20 years? pics of said beans would be cool

stick em in the fridge, for a month or two, cold period before spring time, germination type thingy

How much do you sand down the casings? I never heard of sandpaper for germenation. I just hate to let the seeds go to waste. They were my dads and from the pictures and what my dad told me it was real good shit. Also since I'm just starting out they would be good to experiment with and see what I can do because there's so many of them.

if there really as good as im thinking i would want other opinions and even if they are fucked theres no harm in trying

Imnew2ths64 said:

How much do you sand down the casings? I never heard of sandpaper for germenation. I just hate to let the seeds go to waste. They were my dads and from the pictures and what my dad told me it was real good shit. Also since I'm just starting out they would be good to experiment with and see what I can do because there's so many of them.

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Take a small match box, glue in small bits of 220 grit sandpaper, put a couple seeds inside & shake for a minute or two. The glossy outer covering should be just scratched a bit, it helps the water get through the outer coating of the shell.
Soak them for at least 24 hours - or until they sink. Again, watch for them to split, but regardless if they do or not, put them in seedling soil about 1/8" under the surface. Keep them moist & warm and let nature do the rest.

Thanks guys I'll keep you updated, can't wait to see them grow.