I have also noticed that some of the seed that I bought several years ago do not want to germinate now and I wish I had planted some of them before and harvested new seed to put up even though I wasn't really ready to have the actual item. I bought them for my preps and thought that I would have had them in the ground by now at our new property but things haven't worked out that way. I should have just planted some in pots or even just a few in the garden anyway so now I'm wondering how many I've lost since I have probably 100 different items.

Another lesson learned. Even if you aren't ready for what you buy, plant some just to keep the lines going each year instead of hanging on to them hoping that they will last until you need them or are ready for them. I went totally crazy buying and just wasn't prepared to do anything with them. Have a plan!