Do old dead pea seeds float?

livinonfaith · March 29, 2014

Ok, I know this may be a dumb question. As always, I'm late getting my peas out. I stupidly soaked a bunch last weekend and didn't get them in the ground, so they ended up being rotten when I went to put them out today.

So, here I am with not quite enough fresh pea Super Sugar Snap seeds, (love these!) but with a couple varieties of other sugar and snow peas seeds that are 3 - 5 years old. I could get new Super Sugar Snap seeds today, but it would be fun to try these two varieties that I never got around to planting.

So before I waste time on dead seed, is there any way to quickly tell if they are bad? Will they float in water if they are dead? I threw a bunch in some water and only one floated, but does that mean anything?

Any help would be appreciated! (and a couple of jokes at my expense would be tolerated. I really have no shame.)

March 29, 2014	#1
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Do old dead pea seeds float? Ok, I know this may be a dumb question. As always, I'm late getting my peas out. I stupidly soaked a bunch last weekend and didn't get them in the ground, so they ended up being rotten when I went to put them out today. So, here I am with not quite enough fresh pea Super Sugar Snap seeds, (love these!) but with a couple varieties of other sugar and snow peas seeds that are 3 - 5 years old. I could get new Super Sugar Snap seeds today, but it would be fun to try these two varieties that I never got around to planting. So before I waste time on dead seed, is there any way to quickly tell if they are bad? Will they float in water if they are dead? I threw a bunch in some water and only one floated, but does that mean anything? Any help would be appreciated! (and a couple of jokes at my expense would be tolerated. I really have no shame.) Last edited by livinonfaith; March 29, 2014 at 06:12 PM.