I was reading an article in this 1979 Family Circle Magizine
Grow Perfect Tomatoes from Seed.
Right in the article there was a pack of seeds!!!
I wonder if they would sprout if I planted them.
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Northrup, King and Co. was founded in 1884 as Northrup, Braslan and Company. Its founders, Jesse E. Northrup and Charles E. Braslan, moved to Minneapolis from the Eastern United States. They chose Minneapolis because they believed seeds grown in the North were resilient and productive, and because they viewed Minneapolis as an ideal distribution center. They published their first illustrated seed catalog in 1885. It used striking full-color lithographs that made a strong impression.[1]
During the 1880s, Northrup and Braslan expanded their business but soon experienced trouble. In 1887, Northrup and Braslan invited A.H. Goodwin to partner with them. The men renamed the business Northrup, Braslan and Goodwin Company and expanded its reach; but, after the economic Panic of 1893 and a fire in the company building, the business could not pay back its debts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrup-King
Tomatoes
up to 8 yrs
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlife.html
Hmmmm......
2018 - 1979 = 39 years ago....
I'm going to give it a shot.
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They sell a kit for $49 bucks. I don't like tomatoes that much :)