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Should you use out-of-date seeds?

Should you use out-of-date seeds?

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more At this time of year, many gardeners will be sifting through packets of seeds from years gone by, wondering if they should risk planting those which are past their ‘sow by’ date. Grow-your-own expert Huw Richards, author and popular YouTuber, whose gardening channel has over 750k subscribers and who collaborates with hand-tools brand Gardena, admits he’s a risk-taker with many aspects of gardening, “Seed packets are just guidelines. At the end of the day, a seed either wants to grow or it doesn’t.” Thoughts on ‘use by’ dates “I think it’s a bit like what’s happened with supermarkets, so they’ve got rid of a lot of best-before dates for vegetables because it’s purely a thing of a guarantee, yet if that time elapses, they …