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Hi Mary,
   Basically I clean the seeds, allow to dry for a couple days, put them in
paper envelopes and label them. Some people use plastic and put a couple
grains of rice in with the seeds to help draw away any moisture as a
precaution. Sometimes I use cardboard/paper coin rolling tubes to store
seed-they are thick, cheap and easy to write on. Some people keep their
seeds in the refridgerator-its supposed to keep em viable for much longer.
I keep mine in a folder marked seeds in my file cabinet. I have my eye on a
50 drawer organizer like you often see at hardware stores-much easier to
organize and find my seeds. Ill probably keep the whole thing in the
produce drawer of my fridge. It is different for different crops and for
different areas-my area has low humidity so I dont have to worry as much
about molding while drying the seeds. 

here are some websites that explain saving and storing seeds:

Echo: Storing Seeds:
http://www.xc.org/echo/aztext/azch12ec.htm#Stor

The Earth:Saving Seeds from Dig Magazine:
http://www.digmagazine.com/97/89-97/seeds.cfm

The Why and How of Saving your own Seed:
http://www.rain.org/~sals/miller2.html

International Seed saving Institute
SAVE YOUR TOMATO SEEDS
http://www.seedsave.org/ISSI_Tomato_Seed_Save.html

Saving Flower Seeds
http://www.bartlett.com/tt_seeds.html

Seeds
http://www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes/page2.htm

Seed saving and germination testing:
the tip index at this site is fantastic. short but useful articles. Some
clever stuff here.
http://www.augusthome.com/14tip6.htm

Seed Saving basics:
http://www.icangarden.com/ChatBack/jc13.htm

  Im no expert for sure-I hope these links help :) Im just learning the sq
ft method too-been gardening ever since I was a kidlet-Im trying to learn
to do it well now :) Ive been glued to the Square Foot gardening book since
I bought it a couple week ago. What a gem!!!
gentle day and best of greenery success to you,
Lisa B



 
At 06:16 PM 1/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I read with interest your comment to Mary D.  I am just beginning to learn
>how to garden and I want to know how to save seeds so that I don't have to
>buy them again the next year.  Do you just take the seeds from the
>vegetable, dry it, and store it in a cool place?  Or is it different for
>different crops?  Have I asked a question with too long and complicated an
>answer?
>
>Confused and Questioning,
>Mary
>
>


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