May I have your opinion of Seed Storage mini-fridge?

Friendly_Grower said:

My experience is that I made seeds. I kept them in a canning jar and they were not temperature controlled.
They didn't get direct sunlight and were in the back of a twenty foot trailer in the California Summers for a decade. Easy 90 F in the day.
So keeping them cool and in low humidity is the general wisdom. Out of the light is a must for sure.
I remember a poster said that they can be kept in the fridge. I believe that they intended to use those seeds within two years.
Some have said the freezer. Those seeds will think winter is over and expect to germinate once they warm up in my opinion.

So I am not an experienced seedsman except for having sprouted seeds that were in that jar a decade.

I would say cool, dark and low humidity in a canning jar with a sealed lid.
The seeds are in suspended animation. They are "On Hold" for germinating and what will trigger them is humidity, temperature and light.

I hope my cement floor will keep them cool. I painted the plastic bin but will also bag over to be sure sunlight isn't an issue.
With some luck the F2s will germinate in 2032.

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Friendly_Grower said:

Okay.

I have made a decision.

I will place this pet food container on the cool floor in the root cellar and put the seeds in it.
If there is a failure of the sump pump and the root cellar fills with water then this pet food container should float and is air tight so no water in hopefully.

This was a serious decision and I sure needed to hear the wisdom of the crowd.

Thank You all.

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