At 09:59 AM 2/10/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Around here all seed suppliers get their seeds in just after Jan 1st, If you >are observant and frugal most of them also have a 20% to 25% sale price for >Jan and Fed. IE In the Northeast Agway brand seeds are on sale at 25% off. >NE Seeds are on sale for 20% off. > >For older seeds, I have had good luck germinating 5 year old Seranno, amish >paste and brandywines. 0 luck with onions, shallots and parsnips. > >Byron > Byron, pelletized onion seeds seem to remain viable for five or six years. If you can find a source that will sell you less than a barge full. Margaret L