Sow your out-of-date seeds now and you'll be eating salad leaves in a week | Alys Fowler

Those dusty old packets from the back of the shed may yet pay off with a crop of delicious microgreensIf the long, dark nights of January didn't see you sorting out your seed store, then get to it now. We are nearing the time when we need to get seeds in the ground but stay patient until we are safely into the middle of March before you really get going. When the days are longer and the sun is that much stronger, all this pours into the seedlings. And sturdier seedlings are better adapted to go out into the world.So, until then, you may as well consolidate your store and sort out all those half-used and out-of-date packets. The idea here is not to throw them out, but to take a gamble on them. Continue reading...