Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left over' seeds?
HW

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Harold Walker wrote:
Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left over' seeds?

In an army surplus ammunition box that originally contained a 0.5"
machine-gun belt.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Harold Walker wrote:
Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left over'
seeds? HW

I just squeeze the inner packet flat and roll up the open end, and
put them with ones I've collected from plants, which are in paper, in
a cool dark drawer or cardboard box -- in the house, not out in the
shed. A friend more sensible than I am shakes them up with a little
anti-fungal seed-dressing if they aren't treated already. (I have a
vague feeling that there are seeds you shouldn't treat, but the
memory may be false: I'll be corrected fast enough if it is!)

--
Mike.

In article , Harold Walker
writes
Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left over' seeds?
HW

Fold over the top of the packet, put them all into a plastic box, and
store in the fridge.

The main advantage is that I know where they are. I didn't do that with
the seed I collected from my sweet pea 'belinensis' and I haven't found
those.

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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

"Harold Walker" wrote ...
Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left over' seeds?
HW

Those seeds I collect myself are cleaned and packeted in little brown
envelopes (wage packets) and are then kept in an old wooden wine case in
alphabetical order in the cupboard under the stairs. This space seems to
have a constant cool temperature summer and winter which is why the wines is
in there too. :-)
Bought seeds simply joins the other seed in the case until needed.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

Harold Walker wrote:
:: Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left
:: over' seeds? HW

I have recently grown some plants from seeds which were at least 6 years
old, almost all of the vegetable seeds have grown ( sprouts, onions,
tomatoes) and none of the flowers (impatiens, petunia and another one I
can't remember)...the veg had an almost 100% success (apart from 3 sprouts),
the flowers did nothing at all, all were Unwins, unopened and went out of
season in '99.
These seeds (amongst dozens of other packets) were stored in a 'Quality
Street' tin on top of the kitchen cupboard for at least five years in
temperatures ranging from 4C on winter nights to 30C+ when Sunday dinners
get cooked.

Draw whatever conclusions you can from that lot!

(I'm growing beetroots, radishes and lettuce in a few weeks time from the
same seeds, I'll let you know if they grow)

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