Re: seed storage
- To: <propagation@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: seed storage
- From: "* S* <g*@swbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:21:16 -0500
thanks so much for your reply. i must investigate frosty and frost-free
fridge designs, mine quite certainly and obviously dessicates. geoff
-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Meredith <micyn@cvtv.net>
To: propagation@mallorn.com <propagation@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: seed storage
>Geoff wrote:
>>a point that i have not seen mentioned
>>you can dry seeds before storing them in jars or the freezer by putting
>>them, unsealed, in the frig for 14 days; contrary to cooking -book
>>instructions, the frig is an excellent dessicator geoff
>>
>Only a frost-free fridge is a good dessicator, otherwise moisture builds
up.
>I have a small freezer I use solely for seeds. I keep them in paper
>envelopes in plastic bags by type: all red tomatoes, all cherry-type, all
>hot peppers, etc. I also add packets of dessicant in the plastic bag. Then,
>I put those bags in a plastic container in the freezer. I have no problems
>with germinating these seeds when the time comes.
>Cindy in TX
>
>The Herb Cottage
>Rt 2 Box 90
>Hallettsville, TX
>phone and fax: 409/562-2153
>open Sundays, 10-5 or by appointment
>http://theherbcottage.com
>
>
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