Espionage Report: Carol Shenkenberger was recorded saying to Dave Gostl :
CS> DG> Do you think seeds from 1993 would still be good? I have a lot
CS> left DG> over  but don't want to plant for the THIRD time if they are
CS> dead! DG> They were not cheap when I bought them.  
CS> Depends on how you stored them.  Open bag in the sun?  Dead.  Open
CS> bag, closed with a little tape or something and set in a cool dark
This is good news. They were in a sealed plastic bucket in a closet.
CS> place, probably ok. Figure it this way.  You own it, and it's
CS> harmless to try it again.  Prep the soil by digging it all up (small
Its not the seeds I'm worried about. Its a lot of work planting and
watering. I done it twice already. 
CS> area I hope) and perhaps mixing in a bag of potting soil it it isnt
CS> good quality 'earth'.  Then try a heavy seeding of the leftover seed,
CS> and see what comes up.  Doesnt hurt to liberally sprinkle the area
CS> with clippings from the growing grass. xxcarol  
Thank for the advice. Last time the directions said to use straw
mulch(sp?) which I've never ever seen around here.
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