Posted: 8/4/2009 4:40:24 PM EDT
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What is the best way to store seeds longterm?
Air/water tight box in the frig? |
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Keep the seeds in the original packets in a sealed coffee can in the fridge. Open a packet of dried milk and keep in the can as well. A similar method has worked well for me, I put the seed packets in a dry canning jar and screw down the lid. Then keep it in the fridge. |
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Depends on the seed. Corn is good for one year only, period. Green beans will last 2 maybe 3 years, other seed , I don't know. The old timers around here like to keep some of it in the freezer. They put it in permanent winter time till needed. One thing to remember, part of the time it is "little bugs" that get your germination.
Semper Fi zhick |
I have had some cantalope seeds last for 10 years in storage in a regular mail envelope. I had my dad send them to me long time ago in another place i was living at the time. Last year I finally decided to use them. I was also curious if the seeds were viable, and yes they were! They grew all the way till they flowered...then it decided to be a early winter here.
This time I will control the season I want.  Plus no worrying about the major bugs n animals! 
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