One year from when they were harvested, but don't let that stop you from using your seed next year. Germination may drop off though, so you will want to test-sprout some of the seed, or sow more than you need to account for the lower germ rate. Here is a link that might be useful: Seed Longevity

I answered this in your other post - shelf life is indefinite. Check the NCHFP link. For future reference all of the questions can just be added on to your first post. No need for a new post each time. ;) You can also search here using 'Clear Jel' and find all kinds of info about it - all the basics covered in detail. Dave

If you like dill pickles, you really really need to try these. They're the old time salt pickles, also known as half sours, full sours, deli pickles, refrigerator pickles, lacto fermented pickles, and I don't know what else they may be called, but they're NOT intended to be processed by canning. They'll keep in the fridge in their prime for about six maybe eight weeks (depending on the quality and how fresh they were when pickled), after that the texture begins to get soft because the fermentation process is still ongoing (you're eating live food when you eat these pickles). You need as fresh as possible pickling cukes; best to bring them straight in from the garden and immediately pickle them. Select the appropriate sized clean jar(s) to hold the cukes,, not necessary to sterilize but do so if you wish. Sacrifice a small cuke and dice fine, smash, pound, pulverize into the bottom of the jar; make it's juices flow. Garlic cloves do the same, about 6-8 per qt; not necessary to peel the cloves but do so if you wish. Whole peppercorns 1 tsp per qt. Dill, IF you want. I'm a dill pickle lover but I actually prefer this very simple delicious recipe without dill now. Dill is not necessary to make a good pickle. Pack washed WHOLE cukes TIGHTLY into the jars with the intent to keep them all submerged in the brine. Salt, NOT iodized, 1 TBSP per qt. No whey required, the crushed cucumber & garlic supplies the necessary bacteria to start the ferment. Water, over the top enough to submerge everything, agitate jar to mix things around some, let it sit for TWO days then stick it in the fridge for one more day, and then enjoy. They'll keep getting better for the next two weeks (if you like pickles, trust me, these won't last long Cukes, garlic, black peppercorns, salt, is really all you need to make an outstanding deli pickle. Don't let the simplicity of this recipe fool you, they're great. I grew Burpee Picklebush this year (I've got a second planting in bloom now) and I was very pleased with the quality of pickle I get from it. But I NEVER pick cukes until I'm ready to bring them in and immediately put them up. Freshness is everything in making a good salt pickle. This post was edited by sidhartha0209 on Sat, Aug 17, 13 at 3:32

Definitely...get out. Don't waste any more of your precious life with this man, and get your son out of a situation that he very well might repeat when he marries. Not necessarily the alcoholism, but how he thinks relationships should be. Not to mention the obvious effects things are having on him right now. Two suggestions: 1. Find an Al-Anon meeting in your area and GO. Even if you don't like the first meeting, GO again. Attend at least 4 or more meetings, you will get something out of them. 2. Get one or both of Patricia Evan's books: The Verbally Abusive Relationship and Verbal Abuse: Survivors Speak Out. If they don't have them at a bookstore near you, you can get them on Amazon. When I read them, it was as if *my* marriage was being described. Here is her website. Your line: "When I try to explain to him how I feel, he either ignores me or gives me all of the reasons why it is wrong for me to feel that way." is SO typical of what abusers to to their victims, telling them how to feel, and that their perceptions are wrong. They also have a great talent for twisting things around so the issue at hand is YOUR fault. I wasted 10 years of my life hoping/thinking my soon to be ex would change. Never happened, because they DON'T CHANGE. They enjoy what they do, and it works for them. He's now got his sights on wife #3, who I'm sure will also divorce him. I would love to warn this poor woman, but I know she won't listen. He is SO charming and wonderful at first. Don't let your parents or anyone else influence you. YOU are the one living this! YOU are the one suffering. YOUR SON is suffering. I am pretty sure your husband doesn't treat anyone else like he treats you. Everyone else thinks he's a great guy, right? Finally, please re-read your post. In the first two paragraphs you describe what is really an intolerable, unhealthy and dangersous situation. In the last paragraph, you make excuses for him and actually blame yourself somewhat. Really, you do. Please recognize that none of this is your fault. He CHOOSES to be this way, and if you don't think so, consider that he only treats *you* badly, not anyone else. So he can absolutely control his behavior, he simply chooses not to. And you do not OWE him anything because you are a SAHM. Don't ever let anyone (including yourself) think that way. Please seek some help. Go to Al Anon. Read some books on Domestic Violence. Call a local women's shelter to get information on resources in your area. Look at the NDVH website. Just because he hasn't actually hit you makes no difference. He is abusing you emotionally, and in most cases, this will escalate to physical. Besides that, most agree that verbal and emotional abuse is much worse than physical. Finally, use another computer for this. If he has access, he can see what you have been doing, including websites and email. He can easily install a Keylogger, which will record everything you do, and they are undetectable. That might sound alarmist, but better safe than sorry. If you can't use a friend's computer, your local library has them. Good luck to you, and never forget, HE WILL NOT CHANGE.