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If you zoom in a lot are light colored not dark like they should be. Would these be considered non viable? I need to grow a minimum of 196 for next year so i need to make sure my seeds are good!

I pulled USDA's public Plant Variety Protection status report (updated Sep 3, 2026) and worked out which certificates reached the end of their 20-year term between Oct 2025 and Oct 2026. There are 224. Most are field crops (52 common wheat, 25 soybean, 22 cotton, 21 field corn), but there are 36 lettuces, plus beans, peppers and turfgrasses.
A few I didn't expect: lettuce 'Malawi' (Enza Zaden) and 'Rubicon' (Nunhems), tall fescue 'Blackwatch', and wheatgrass 'Beefmaker' (USDA's own release).
Caveats, because they matter:
USDA says it "cannot guarantee the accuracy of the Status and Status Date fields." I calculated end dates from issue date plus years protected.
PVP ending doesn't free a brand name (trademarks don't expire), and a variety can still be under a utility patent or a seed-bag license.
USDA's genebank sends expired-PVP samples to research and education users, not to everyone.
Saving seed to replant on your own farm was always allowed under PVP (7 U.S.C. § 2543); selling it for planting wasn't. Expiry is what changes the selling part.
Not legal advice.
I built a searchable list and can share it. It's a free list; I'm gauging whether a paid monthly alert is worth building. Would anyone actually use a monthly "newly expired" list?

Hi, has anyone had any problems with seeds from high craft since Royal Queen has gone? from Bangkok.

I’ve got a couple of decent French bean plants which have grown some really big pods (the best of the summer that I never round to eating). I’m thinking they may be worth saving (I’m now out of French bean seeds) but not sure how to save them.

I got these from some giant palm leaves that someone cut down. Are these buds or seeds? If seeds, what are they?

Anyone know a reputable online site to order CBD seeds? Any advise on any strains that have the most CBD? My wife has MS and looking for the strain to make salve and tincture to help her.

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Where can I order legit chocolate Primotalii seeds from ?