Good tip, but one caveat: Make sure all seeds are completely dry, and I mean
completely. If not, any tiny amount of moisture in a sealed plastic bag can
cause them to develop fungus and the seed will no longer be viable. I also use
small plastic bags, but I leave the bags open and standing on end. I only seal
them for sending them to people and by then the seeds are dry.


On 24 Aug 2003 23:03:38 GMT, (Helen J. Foss) opined:

Last year I came upon the ideal solution for saving all my various seeds
(I collect just about everything).
The Dollar ($1.00) store sells packets of 100 2x2 inch and 2x3 inch little
plastic bags (miniature Zip Lock type) which I have found are great for
saving and mailing seeds all over the place. They are $1.00 a package and
as long as the seeds are really dry when you put them in the packets, they
keep really well.
The 2x2 holds more seeds than you could ever use in 4 or 5 years.
Good luck
Helen