I noticed sweet pea pods all over the vines on my neighbours garage wall. He's elderly and wasn't able to pull up the vines last fall.
Are these seeds still viable after being out over winter, Alberta winters are wicked?

One way to find out: take a few and plant them, or try sprouting them in a damp paper towel.

woofie said:One way to find out: take a few and plant them, or try sprouting them in a damp paper towel.

Perfect, that's what I'll do and thanks.

Are you familiar with the damp paper towel method of seed sprouting? Put the seeds on a moist paper towel, fold it up, put it into a plastic baggie and set it in a warm spot. With those sweet pea seeds, I'd soak them overnight first.

Thanks woofie , I get some soaking overnight.

Hi there!

Those seeds might still be good. MIGHT. When I lived in North Idaho, We had harsh winters. After the winter, we had our compost pile sprout some pumpkin plants from our Halloween pumpkins seeds.

It might work with your peas, I am not sure, but its worth a try!

Good luck!

Jared

jnicholes said:Hi there!

Those seeds might still be good. MIGHT. When I lived in North Idaho, We had harsh winters. After the winter, we had our compost pile sprout some pumpkin plants from our Halloween pumpkins seeds.

It might work with your peas, I am not sure, but its worth a try!

Good luck!

Jared

If they are hybrids, they may well grow, but you might not like the results. Hybrids that grow revert to the parent plants a la Mendel. And modern hybrids can come from plants you wouldn't grow deliberately.

I'm always up for an experiment. Thanks everybody.