iNVESTIGATE
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I'm looking for the Best way to store seeds.
Is the freezer all right? Or will a tin/jar do fine??
I'm looking for the Best way to store seeds.
Is the freezer all right? Or will a tin/jar do fine??
Storing seeds
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im pretty sure viable seeds are viable becuase they contain a small amount of moisture, the older the seeds, the less moisture is inside, the more you have to soak the seeds to get them to germ.
i dont think it would be wise to put in a freezer, i kep ak47 seeds for a year in a plastic baggy, sealed, with a sillica packet. they did great when i germed them.
i dont think it would be wise to put in a freezer, i kep ak47 seeds for a year in a plastic baggy, sealed, with a sillica packet. they did great when i germed them.
Ronjohn7779
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Air and moisture are a dry seeds enemy. Too much moisture and oxygen causes chemical reactions that release hormones in the seed. Once these hormones are depleted the seed isn't viable anymore. So the drier you keep a seed and lower amount of oxygen it comes in contact with then the longer the seed will last. Seed breeders have special fridges that keep oxygen levels low and RH (moisture content) low. This is how they store their seeds for months and months.
I will say when you start to germinate your seeds you don't want to deprive them from oxygen. That will kill the seed. So for storage you want as little as oxygen as possible and for germing you want more oxygen
You could vacuum seal and save the seeds for the long term that way. Then place them in the fridge to keep them nice and fresh. You want the fridge temp to be in the 37-48 degree f range. Don't freeze your seeds. You could actually kill them that way. Freezing is only good when you have hundreds of seeds you want to store for the long run (sure a good deal will die, but a good deal will live also). If you only have a few seeds (10-50 range) then I imagine you don't want to risk losing even a quarter of them.
I will say when you start to germinate your seeds you don't want to deprive them from oxygen. That will kill the seed. So for storage you want as little as oxygen as possible and for germing you want more oxygen
You could vacuum seal and save the seeds for the long term that way. Then place them in the fridge to keep them nice and fresh. You want the fridge temp to be in the 37-48 degree f range. Don't freeze your seeds. You could actually kill them that way. Freezing is only good when you have hundreds of seeds you want to store for the long run (sure a good deal will die, but a good deal will live also). If you only have a few seeds (10-50 range) then I imagine you don't want to risk losing even a quarter of them.