Comments on: A Simple Seed Storage Idea

By: Collin

Collin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:40:17 +0000

I use a large old coffee tin for my seeds. I store them in the tin in their original packaging, little tins and jars (or whatever els I can lay my hands on).
And for some security I have a few silica packages in the large tin to catch any humidity when I open the it. As it can get quite humid here.

And then I store the large tin somewhere out of reach of the sun with a reasonable steady temperature.

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:09:59 +0000

I keep my seeds in the fridge too! Luckily it has a tray that pops out and can hold my 125+ seed packets…

By: cath (aka Bad Alley)

cath (aka Bad Alley) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:19:52 +0000

Similarly, I use a shoebox, with seed packs in resealable sandwich bags. Veggie and herb seeds are sorted by type; flower and foliage seeds, by colour and height.

That said, I haven’t been keeping it in a cool, dark place, because the only such place in my apartment is the fridge, which is always really damp (and often overcrowded). If I do move them there (I probably should, eh?), I’ll need to forgo the the cardboard box in favour of an airtight/watertight plastic container.

1 more thing… the best luck I had this year was with the seeds from my 2007 cayenne pepper plants. They’d been “stored” inside the peppers they grew in, which I dried and hung for 18 months in my (warm, bright) kitchen (huh — maybe keeping them inside the fruit/pod helps, or maybe I was just really lucky).

By: Kathy J, Washington Gardener Mag

Kathy J, Washington Gardener Mag — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:57:15 +0000

I always warn folks at our annual Seed Exchange tht best way to store seeds for long-term is in glass jars – can still be a pretty neat display – most important is that moisture NOT get to them. Throw in a silica gel pacl or three in your box, at the least. In my local humid DC climate, paper storage will not always cut it.