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luvs2garden2000 (Tia) Norman, OK(Zone 7a) Jun 26, 2008

I purchased seeds online from some company and they sent me a substitution seed was suppost to be silver king, but I got silver queen 1/2 lb. Ok no problem planted them, growing great. Now they have sent me another 1/2 lb of the silver king. How long will these seeds last. My garden is not that big, 25 ft wide and 95 ft long. I have beans, yellow squash, cucumbers, okra, potatoes, tomato, and a variety of peppers also 3 rows of corn. I am planning on a fall planting of said corn and cut the okra back to reproduce. I can build another garden no problem, just dont have the fencing to protect it from the crows and deer. I hate to see things go to waste.
Thanks
L2G

PS....I still have alot left from the 1st bag of corn.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 26, 2008

L2g. I don't have any problems with using year old sweet corn seed. It will probably last longer in the sealed packages. Or throw it in the freezer and it will keep indefinitely. Taste and size for the Silver Queen is virtually the same as Silver King. Advantage, Silver King is about 10 days earlier. My spring planting features Silver Princess, Silver King and Silver queen planted at the same time. Gives me continous supply for month or more without the hassle of succession planting. Even tried adding the very early Silver Knight to the mix, but it is very small and did not compete with the others taste wise.

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luvs2garden2000 (Tia) Norman, OK(Zone 7a) Jun 26, 2008

Awesome thanks for the reply, I will do what you suggested about putting seeds in the freezer.

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