Really old seed..14 yrs.

Update. Day 2, of the 100 or so 14 year old seed a few did crack on day one, but now day two there is no additional development. In my own laymans terms it seems that the seed is sort of viable, but at the same time the embryonic "food" (egg white) has depleted for what ever reason.

Also I noted that the sprout I can see is not clean and white, but rather a bit dirty looking. See attached pic.
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At this point without some chemical genius to help, I'll call it quits on these. Frankly I'm surprised that any cracked at all considering the storage method which if you can believe it or not (and I don't hardly believe it myself) those seed sat in a hollow stump covered with a layer of leaves for 14 years,(in a bottle of course) and still cracked. Imagine the temperature swings outdoors for 14 years...

PS, wish I knew a chemical genius. I still have hundreds more.
 

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Thanks for sharing bud, its really cool to see stuff like this. I feel like there is not very many documented tests on popping old seeds.:pass:
Have you tried anything like soaking the seeds in water with ga3 for a day before putting in a wet paper towel?
 
Thanks for sharing bud, its really cool to see stuff like this. I feel like there is not very many documented tests on popping old seeds.:pass:
Have you tried anything like soaking the seeds in water with ga3 for a day before putting in a wet paper towel?

Thanks, No have not tried any of the fancy chemicals stuff like G acid, seen it mentioned in a recipe somewhere that I'm sure included asprin ?
 
I grew some plants that were 14 year old seeds once, give or take a couple. I bought some weed off a friend who had a really good harvest that many years ago and vacuum sealed his extra stuff. He never had a bad year so he didn't dip into it. Was stored in a bucket in his basement.
Anyway it germed great and I got a nice assortment of phenotypes that looked way different than what he had presently even though he always grew his own seeds. Funny how genetics can shift over that many years
 
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