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I was thinking of useing old film containers to store seeds for next year
but
someone said that these containers are full of chemicals and aren't safe
for
seeds. Does anyone use these, or has any knowledge in regards to the
safety of using film containers to store seeds in?TIZ

I use a variety of things for seed saving, these include; film canisters,
envelopes, dark brown glass bottles from medications/vitamins, clear glass
vials that used to hold vanilla pods, small Moccona coffee jars. And if I'm
stealing seeds from a plant I see when I'm out and about it can be a tissue
or a handkerchief or just the zippered section of my purse or my pocket
or......


Don;t get pulled over by the cops or customs with any seeds in a film
canister. They get VERY excited when they find film canisters in a
behicle they are searching. I remember one case where I was stopped at
the Texas/Mexico border and searched. This was before digital cameras
and I had about 50 canisters strewn about my car full of just about
everything (pennies, nickles, quarters, screws, bolts......) I was
clean, but the border patrol got sooooo excited every time they found a
new one. Good thing I was clean, 'cause they sure were looking.

Note to self, don't drive across the border wearing a tyedye with long
hair and grateful dead stickers on your truck. I fit the profile, I
just don't partake.

Take care,
Sexton