Re: storing seeds
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: storing seeds
- From: "* J* N* <c*@execpc.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:08:50 -0600
Big Question:
This is big issue Scott......and hope some other growers will return an
answer to you, because I'm not sure I have the best answer.
The big thing is to get them dry before storage......people use different
methods but the key is get them dry, some growers use dessicant materials
that draw the moisture out.
Then most people keep them cool. Short term storage in the frig, or long
term storage in the deep freeze. Paper is good because the seeds can
breath. I think plastic and sealed glass are not very effective because
the seeds can't breath, unless put a dessicant in the container.
Chris Anderson..........you have some input here???
Rick
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> From: Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES3.bankofny.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: storing seeds
> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 8:49 AM
>
> here's another question, my seeds are dryed and now i'm storing them
> away for next year. the ones i kept anyway. in any event, what's the
> best way to store them? at the moment i have them in air tight mason
> jars in a dark corner of my basement. is there a better way? should
> they be air tight, or should i put holes in the lid? seeds that i
> receive from other growers that come in those teeny tiny little manilla
> envelopes, should they come out of the envelopes and into a jar? should
> they stay in the envelopes and into a jar? should they stay in the
> envelopes, and out of a jar? BASICALLY, what's the best way, to store
> them? :)
>
> scott armstrong
> long island ny
>
>
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