Seeds from 1994

I found some seed packs at my father-in-laws packaged for 1994. I think it'll be fun to see if any germinate. I am going to use the plastic bag method, I think they'll have better luck. 15 year old seeds...my father-in-law laughed at how excited I was to find them.

What seeds were they?

Just annuals/veggies-marigold, celosia, sunflower, lettuce, tomato, thyme, parsley, coleus, snapdragon, squash all Burpee

If stored properly, (dry) there is no reason why they shouldn't germinate. I found forgotten seeds from 2002, and one I collected in 1996 that I started in moist kitchen paper towels and inserted in ziplock baggies. They all germinated even better than when I sowed them fresh.

Most seeds don't have to be fresh to germinate. None of what you have need cold treatment. Place at room temp.

All those in the photo was germinated by the paper towel method and most were old seeds.

I don't know how they were stored but they don't look like they have any water damage. My OH bet none of them would germinate cause he thinks they're too old, I'm pretty sure they will. My father-in-law is on my side, guess we'll see ...

I've heard about things like finding seeds in Egyptian pyramids that have still been able to germinate, so I think it's a safe bet at least some of yours ought to come up. Some seeds do need to be fresher, and you probably won't get as high of a germination rate as you would if they were fresh, but I think you'll probably win this bet!