Paul,
There are as many ways to do it as there are folks who do it, I imagine.
I just posted today in the thread Bully started about Teacher Mike seeds what I do and I'll repeat it here if you didn't see that.
Craig and I have tried many ways to wake up old seeds and after trying many of them here's what I do.
Soak the seeds o/n in water, not towels, to which you've added a few drops of fish or seaweed prep or a pinch of blue stuff such as MG, Peters, etc.
BE sure to poke the seeds down so they sink and don't float and that may take some time.
What the added stuff does is to up the nitrate concentration since that ion is known to be involved in seed germination.
Then just sow your seeds. I also water the seeds with water to which I've added those additives.
Depending on seed age and the degree of dehydration it can take anywheres from a few weeks out to a couple of months, if indeed there are any viable seeds there.
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Carolyn
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