While it makes good sense to store any leftover seeds for later use, some may not survive the wait. Plus, some vegetable seeds—particularly those of onion and garlic—have a low germination rate anyway. In either case, it’s hard to tell which seeds are duds until they’ve actually been in the ground for a while. That wastes valuable gardening time.
Here’s a way around that problem: germinate suspect seeds between moist paper towels, as we suggested here a while back. If they sprout, you’ve got a head start on your garden; if not, you haven’t lost much. Incidentally, if you’ll place the germinating seeds on a mat on top of your refrigerator, where it’s always nice and toasty, they’ll germinate quicker.
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