After all, business is business, and we want the most for our money. Here are some things to consider which may help you make a good decisions. Each bag of seed marketed will have a tag attached or accompanied with a sheet containing similar information. Most of our seed is not certified, but this does not mean that it is not high quality. Seedsmen send samples of their seed to commercial laboratories who make this determination.
Total germination is the sum of readily germinable seed plus dormant or hard seed.
This is a chemical test that provides an estimate of viable seed, and it will tell you nothing about readily germinable seed. The date of the germination test is given, and it should be within 7 months of the date of sale. Pure seed is the percentage of the variety or species you are purchasing. Other crop seed is that from some other species. Weed seed and noxious weed seed are two different categories, the latter referring to very harmful weeds, such as tropical soda apple.