what is the best way to keep seed

daalma

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got a few questions. i selfed an iranian auto flower and its turning out to really good. its the old pheno not the improved.it looks like ill get about one thousand seeds. what im wondering is what would be the best way to store them and how long should i be able to keep them. i only use about 40 of them per year. lol . also i think im a little late to be using them for my outdoor grow this summer. any info will be well appreciated. i have never tried using seed less than two months old. thanks a mill
 

Edgar9

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I started this exact topic a few months ago in a thread and received a number of responses and then did some follow up research online.
Most people agreed that the fridge is the best place. Although one person said that constant opening and closing of his fridge caused enough temperature differences that it ruined his seeds.
The people who had sucess in the fridge often kept the seeds in small tupperware containers and buried the packs of seeds in white rice.
Online articles I found also stated that the fridge is best b/c it slowed down decomposition due to the cool temp. The article that seemed most credible warned against the freezer though b/c it was too harsh and would damage the seeds. Although there are most likely exceptions, the author of the article I read said that 3 years should be the max that you store seeds and that after 3 years the chances of germination decrease.
Personally I am going to store in the fridge in a small, air tight tupperware container and bury the seeds in as much rice as I can fit in the container with the seeds. I'll put the container in the back of the fridge and wrap it in a couple paper bags to keep light out. Light also degrades the seeds.
 

eastcoastmo

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Edgar is spot on. Ive kept seeds in the fridge for over 5 years and they still germed. Germ rates did drop but the ones that popped still grew fine :)
 
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