One of the ways to test seed you have from the previous season is to place a few on a damp paper towel that is placed into a plastic baggie. I did this with five Long Red Cayenne pepper seeds from peppers that were grown in my raised bed garden last year. The seeds took just as long to germinate as they would have in soil, but I had the benefit of watching them for germination every other day or so. As soon as a seed began to show a root, I would transfer that seed to a peat pot under lights.
In this experiment, I achieved germination of 4 out of 5 seeds. That, I felt was pretty good and plan to sow more as the growing season approaches. As you can see, after a month of growing, they are looking pretty darn good!
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