Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6335899.stm

Interesting idea, but don't most seeds have a life of a few years? They'd better be restocking and rearranging the vault yearly. :call:

Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

Properly dried and stored seeds can last indefinetaly.

Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

That's not what I've heard. But maybe I heard wrong.

I was under the assumption that if they're dry for too long, the seeds lose their ability to sprout. I'm a total layman here, but I would like to know more answers to questions like these so I can store my own heirlooms.

Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

The seeds can last a very long time, but the germination rates plummets. I've heard of wheat found in Egyptian tombs sprouting, don't know if it's true or not.

Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

When I was a kid the pastor at our church had some wheat that he had planted in his garden that was 7 generations from viable wheat seeds found in an Egyptian tomb that was suppose to be thousands of years old.

Re: Norway's Doomsday Vault
 

True the germination rates plummet but if properly humidified then you can hold that off.