Many gardeners collect and save seeds from plants in the garden throughout the year. If you do a germination test, you can see whether it is worth sowing next year.
Collect or buy seeds
Many collect the seeds in order to sow them again next year and thus provide for offspring themselves. But the famous packets of seeds are also often bought in stores and initially deposited in the garden shed or greenhouse. It is not uncommon for them to lie around there for a few years because you forget them or just don't need them. The result: the seeds are eventually planted and you wait in vain for the seeds to germinate. However, they have mostly lost their ability to germinate and will therefore no longer grow. To check whether the seeds are still okay, you can do a very simple germination test.
germination test
Take a small plate, put a damp cloth or kitchen paper on it and sprinkle about 50 seeds on the surface. Now you have to cover the whole thing with cling film and place the plate on the windowsill at around 20 degrees. You must always keep the pad moist. If more than half of the seeds germinate after a few days, then it's worth sowing, if not, then throw it away.