Thanks for the advice - I can see I will have to be more organised and date
and package seed properly - no more folded envelopes stuffed into a jam jar
in the garden shed! Thanks also for the book recommendation -I'll look out
for it. The seeds I usually grow are different kinds of lettuce, spinach,
rocket, cabbage (different kinds) and kale, parsnips, beetroot as well as
flat and moss curled parsley and a few other herbs.

ticketyboo


"Alice Gamewell" wrote in message
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It depends on the type of seed you are storing. Seeds can viable from one
to
five to even longer years depending on what you are saving. Keeping the
seeds
cool and dry does prolong the life of them.

What kinds of seeds are you saving? Perhaps I have info on them

A good book to buy if you save seeds is called Seed to Seed by Suzanne
Ashworth. It cost
about 20 dollars and is well worth it if you save seeds. The book also
adresses the issue of
how long seeds are viable.



ticketyboo wrote:

How long do you keep seed? I always thought fresh seed was best and
never
stored for more than a year. I'd appreciate advice - usually I just buy
fresh every year but it goes against the grain to be extravagant!

ticketyboo