Oh No! All my packets of seeds got wet.

xxvickixx

I forgot that I'd left my box of seeds outside last night and it rained. All of the packets are damp to soggy. Are they ruined?

I don't know if I can dry them out or would I be better off planting what I can now?

I'm such an idiot, I got quite a lot cheap at the end of last Summer and from Aldi and can't afford to replace them at full price.

chrisaj

If they're still in their inner packet they should be ok, otherwise you might have to sow them, rather than waste them.

xxvickixx

Thank you, I'll have to go through them all and check, I'm definitley going to keep them in a watertight tub with a lid from now on.

RAS

Hi

Depends a bit on how wet. If they have started to swell, then you need to plant them.

if not get them dry ASAP, says she who knocked masses of french beans into a bucket of water recently. Dragged them out fast and laid them out to dry and they seem OK.

EmptyPockets

RAS wrote: »

Hi

says she who knocked masses of french beans into a bucket of water recently. Dragged them out fast and laid them out to dry and they seem OK.

This did make me chuckle... sorry

skelly01

Get them planted ASAP. If not chances are they are ruined. They will either start to sprout or go mouldy.

soul619

you could get some cheep planting pots plant em all then sell em at a boot to make money to buy new seeds

xxvickixx

Now that is a really great idea.