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Re: Seed storage

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The way I store seeds is as follows:  I put seed packets in plastic zipper
bags, squeezing out all the air.  I then stack bags in plastic shoe boxes
and put them in an extra refrigerator I keep for plant materials, Diet Pepsi
and watermelon in the summer.  Big seeds, such as beans and corn, I store in
old pill bottles, film canisters and jam jars.  They are all fairly
air-tight.  They get put in the frig, too.  Seeds can also be frozen for
long-term storage.  It's important to get them under 38F to slow down aging.
Also, it's important to keep seeds dry-hence the bagging and bottling.
Doreen Howard

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From: Annie Sargent <annie@esargent.org>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Seed storage


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>Doreen, that's the most high-tech gardening tidbit I've ever heard...! I'm
>impressed!
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>I placed a fairly large seed order today (from Pinetree:
www.superseeds.com,
>many thanks to Lisa in Toledo for that reference) because I want to try
lots
>of new things. Their web site isn't the best I've ever seen, but the prices
>seemed best to me. Anyway, with such a large order,  I'll be left with lots
>of half used seed packets. I plan on storing them in my cold-storage room
in
>the basement. It's very dry (all of Utah is) and stays at 45 degrees pretty
>much year-round. Is that a good plan? Thanks!
>
>Annie
>annie@esargent.org
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>> Yes, I have used both methods.  The hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen
that
>> attaches to carbons in the seed coats, making them less rigid.  Weaker
>> germplasm has more of a chance to penetrate the seed coat.  As I said in
>the
>> original post, emerging seeds give off light wavelengths that stimulate
>> other seeds.  So planting close makes it more likely that weak seeds will
>> germinate.
>> Doreen Howard
>>
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