You can save money by storing vegetable seed for years to come if you're careful
(see preceding article), but how long can you save it and still expect it to
sprout" The following seed viability table tells all. The first figure is the
average period of viability, the figure after the dash is the record of extreme
longevity that has been reported for that vegetable:
Angelica 9 - 10+ years Bean 3 - 8 years
Basil 8 - 10+ Beet 6 - 10+
Borage 5 - 10+ Leek 3 - 9
Broccoli 5 - 10 Lettuce 5 - 13
Cabbage 3 - 4 Mustard 4 - 9
Caraway 7 - 9 Okra 5 - 10+
Cardoon 4 - 10+ Onion 2 - 7
Carrot 5 - 10 Parsley 3 - 9
Cauliflower 8 - 10 Pea 3 - 8
Celery 2 - 6 Pepper 4 - 13
Chicory 6 - 8 Pumpkin 4 - 9
Coriander 2 - 4 Radish 5 - 10+
Corn 10 - 10+ Rhubarb 3 - 8
Cucumber 6 - 10 Sage 3 - 7
Eggplant 10 - 10+ Spinach 5 - 7
Endive 4 - 7 Squash 6 - 10+
Fennel 6 - 10+ Thyme 3 - 7
Gourds 5 - 10 Tomato 4 - 13
Kohlrabi 1 - 3 Turnip 5 - 10+