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Originally Posted by Tania
I have been assuming that the seed companies that have 'packed for' date on the packets do perform germination tests before they package the batch. It would not make sense otherwise, would it?
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And I agree with your assumption Tania.
As I said, I do know some of the places where many here do get tomato seed from, which is what we're talking about, I assume, but certainly not ALL places, just where I know some of the owners and have talked to them about it.
There are Federal Standards of germination for all kinds of seeds sold, and that includes tomato seed as well. But it's not enforced that much and I think the target may be the much larger seed companies.
I have a link in my faves that states those Federal Germination Standards, but I now have over 2,000 items in my faves, don't ask,
, and I'm not in the mood to go fishing.
But I'm sure anyone interested can find them by Googling.