Vegetable Seed Life Chart

This is a general guide to the expected viability of vegetable seeds. Seeds don't stop germinating but after a certain amount of time the germination rate will start to significantly decrease:

Beans	2-4 years
Beets	2-5 years
Broccoli	3-5 years
Cabbage	3-5 years
Carrots	3-4 years
Cauliflower	4-5 years
Celery	3-5 years
Cress	5 years
Cucumbers	3-6 years
Eggplant	4-5 years
Kale	3-5 years
Lettuce	3-6 years
Melons	3-6 years
Onions	1-2 years
Parsley	1-4 years
Peas	2-4 years
Peppers	2-5 years
Pumpkins	4-6 years
Radish	4-5 years
Spinach	2-5 years
Summer Squash	4 years
Squash, Winter	3-6 years
Tomato	3-7 years
Tomatillo	3-4 years
Watermelon	4-5 years