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There are so many 'opinions' because there are so many ways to successfully store them.How should I store seeds? I would like to store them correctly so I can use them when I am ready. I searched around but so many different opinions.
Guilty as charged, M'ludThere are so many 'opinions' because there are so many ways to successfully store them.
Best temperature is anywhere from room temperatures to refrigerator cold. They can be stored in little plastic bottles, Doob Tubes, small plastic or paper bags or if it is just a few they can be dropped into a paper or plastic drinking straw and the ends sealed up. I am currently using all of the storage options on a shelf in the fridge.
One thing no one directly mentioned, though @Emilya came close, is that each container should be labeled with the name of the strain that the seed supposedly came from. I even put on the name of the person that gave me the seeds if it was not my son-in-law. Good idea to put on the date. I also recommend putting them somewhere in your house or apartment where you will remember where they are. I am still looking for a matchbox with some Acapulco Gold seeds I put away back in the early 1970s.
Of course, you don't have to label them or remember where you left them. But then there is a good chance that one day you will go to plant some seeds for a new grow and you won't remember what they were after spending a week or more looking for your seed stash. You might be surprised at the number of growers who start off threads asking the group if they can identify the strain they are growing because they forgot and did not put the label on the little container.
I got a couple of great suggestions out of this...One thing no one directly mentioned, though @Emilya came close, is that each container should be labeled with the name of the strain that the seed supposedly came from. I even put on the name of the person that gave me the seeds if it was not my son-in-law. Good idea to put on the date. I also recommend putting them somewhere in your house or apartment where you will remember where they are. I am still looking for a matchbox with some Acapulco Gold seeds I put away back in the early 1970s.
Niiice - love those containers. Where did you get them and how are you printing labels.I went overboard, because seeds are my adult Legos...
One of the members sent several seeds my way using a piece of paper straw to hold the seeds. After opening the package it still took me awhile to find the seeds. It was a great stealth project.Straw idea is awesome!
Painter’s tape? take about 2” of that, put the straw in the middle and close the tape on itself so there’s a “tag” hanging off the side you can write on!One of the members sent several seeds my way using a piece of paper straw to hold the seeds. After opening the package it still took me awhile to find the seeds. It was a great stealth project.
Since I will not be planting those seeds until late winter I kept them in the straw which now hangs out in a pill bottle on a shelf in the fridge.
The only problem I see is that I still have to put the straw into a tube or pill bottle along with a note telling me the name of the strain and the date. Cannot come up with a way to fasten the note to the straw so that it does not come off.
I had thought about that but ended up putting the section of straw into a small doob tube and writing the strain and username on the painter's tape and putting that on the tube. The names were hidden to protect our privacy.Painter’s tape? take about 2” of that, put the straw in the middle and close the tape on itself so there’s a “tag” hanging off the side you can write on!
The tubes are medical sample tubes I got on Amazon. I place a tiny desiccant pack in withe the seeds. Place them all in a dark plastic bag in the bottom of my fridge. I print the labels on a professional large format inkjet printer (what I sell for a living) so, not available to most people...Niiice - love those containers. Where did you get them and how are you printing labels.
Labeling seed and dating them is how I do it. I either keep them in original container they were sent to me in or when I make seeds which is almost every run, I use paper seed envelopes and keep them stored in a cool dry place.
Once seeds are older say longer than a year - it's good practice to scarify them prior to germination. The shells get harder as the seeds get older. Sometimes they won't germinate or are unable to break the shell. I've put seeds that didn't germinate outside in the ground and sure enough they eventually pop almost every time too. There's bacteria in the soil and on the seed that help with germination.
Several good ideas.What about those little vials that you use for soil and water testing - the ones from the testing kits?? I also use the eye dropper bottles from the stuff I need for glaucoma - after it is empty pull out the dropper part and wash well.