I had some old seeds from previous years and since I have not had a garden in 3 years I felt I should test sprout them to check their viability.  They were all packed for either the  07 or 08 planting seasons.  In this trial all seeds were given 5 days to sprout, the seeds that did not sprout have been put back into the baggies for a few more days to see how they will do.                                                

There were two kinds of beets in this test.  Three of one kind were tested and four of the other.  One of each kind did not sprout but since they were only given 5 days to sprout, they did very well.   It looks like both are good to go so as soon as the weather warms up from freezing I will go out and stick them in the ground :)

Looks like the peas sprouted with flying colors.  They, too, will go in the ground at the earliest opportunity.  I will also purchase more pea seeds for a fall crop.

The pic doesn't show the broccoli well at all.  There was a 50% sprout rate for these, looks like for older seeds they have done well.  I will plant them in the ground in early to mid July for maturation in the fall in our area

                                              

These brusssels sprouts sprouted great!  Every one of the 11 sprouted and they look good and strong.  I will plant them out in the ground in late July to early August for October to November harvest. 

Some wax beans along with some sweet and hot pepper seeds did not sprout~~yet~~They will be given 4 or 5 more days in the baggies. 

4/12/2011  The pepper seeds did not sprout, they simply got moldy.  Guess I will purchase new seeds.