Hi, Donna. It sounds like you stored your dill seeds in egg cartons, not that you have started your dill seeds in egg cartons. Checking to see if your seeds are still good is as easy as placing ten seeds on a damp paper towel, folding it up, and placing it in a plastic bag. Put the bag in a warm spot and check after a week or so to see if any of the seeds have sprouted. If 2 out of 10 germinate, that means a germination rate of about 20%—not very good, so either plant more of them than usual or buy fresh seeds altogether. If 8 out of 10 germinate, that means 80%—not bad at all! You can likely get away with using them for another season.
Hi, Donna. It sounds like you stored your dill seeds in egg cartons, not that you have started your dill seeds in egg cartons. Checking to see if your seeds are still good is as easy as placing ten seeds on a damp paper towel, folding it up, and placing it in a plastic bag. Put the bag in a warm spot and check after a week or so to see if any of the seeds have sprouted. If 2 out of 10 germinate, that means a germination rate of about 20%—not very good, so either plant more of them than usual or buy fresh seeds altogether. If 8 out of 10 germinate, that means 80%—not bad at all! You can likely get away with using them for another season.