We sure do appreciate the egg cartons (however we do have to mark out all the printed portions and put our own information name, address, grade, size, yada yada yada on them to be legal...) We give most of our surplus to daughters and wife has a couple of people at work going through really hard times (sickness, family, financial) who treasure them...)
Oh, if you are testing seeds to see if they are viable, easy way is to put about 10 on a folded paper towel, fold half over them and dampen - keep damp till they sprout - easy to open and verify germination - 1 sprout = 10% germination.
You know, I had forgotten about that. That is the method I used to use when germinating seeds to grow a particular "medicinal herb" back in the 70's.
I think I'll take the older seeds, germinate them, and for things I can't fit into the garden, I'll step over the fence and plant them on the State-owned slope behind the house. Things like sunflowers should do OK there, but they won't get watered, so we'll see. If we have the usual 15-25 day dry spell in July/August, anything that survives without watering is a keeper!
LOL, you are right about the seed test.
Thank you for sharing with those that need real help.
There is always a market for fresh eggs, or was for me.
I can’t eat the store bought eggs, they smell to me.