Seed Storage For The Extremist?

Allowishus Gooberhagen

Allowishus Gooberhagen

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racerboy71 said:
and yah, i always lol when i see people sucking up to the likes of greenhouse seed co or even barney's as they're pretty much the bottom of the barrel in the seed game, the walmart of the breeding world if you will...
the pump out tons of quantity, but very low on the quality side of things imo..

there are ton's of smaller breeders out there today that have the fire, and are much more concerned over selling one pack of fire then 1000 packs of shit.. and the nice thing is most of the time the smaller breeders sell their gear super cheap, or even give out testers for free if you're in the right spots.. :)
plus it's always nice to have the breeder available to ask questions and to bounce ideas off of as well.. try calling arjan at greenhouse .. not sure why you'd want to though, lol..
but check out sites like cannazon, they have tons of lesser known breeders bringing the fire, same as canna collective and even the farm, although i'd never send that tool bag logic a red cent of mine..
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well said Racer.
Is it fear of F1 or "untested", whereas, they see 200 grow reports of something from Barneys? Word of mouth among the lanyard zombies? lol

haha nice Cmt! I remember seeing your typed out list on pg 1300-and something on tSC thread. Amazed and inspired.
 
2Kushed

2Kushed

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I know seed companies (not cannabis) that store seeds at 33 degrees and 11% humidity, for long term. I bought some wide mouth glass vials. When the humidity is at 20% or lower, I opened the jars with the seeds and left them as long as the humidity was at 20%. Then I closed the lids tight. I keep them in my veg room. 70 degrees and 30% RH. I think in a frost free refrigerator would be the ticket. I have been checking one of mine and it is around 35 degrees and runs between 20 and 40% RH. Well with the seeds sealed at 20% RH and 35 degrees, sounds pretty good for long term storage.
 
canna_420

canna_420

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i ad seeds in me draw for years and they germed, since i keep my seeds in air tight jars with silica humidity bags
 
Laney

Laney

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I have been storing my seeds in prescription bottles in the fridge for years and they seem okay although germination rate for older seeds isn't the best. I'd like to store them better and have some small glass vials that I will sterilize and transfer them to. My questions:

What kind of silica beeds do I look for?

Are the ones that are blue and turn pink okay?

Also, can I use the stuff that is in my closet dehumidifier (DampRid - uses calcium chloride; they say silica is toxic)?

Thanks, in advance, for any insights :)
 
OGEvilgenius

OGEvilgenius

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racerboy71 said:
of course we won't grow them all... cmt, myself and a few other seed collectors around here have problems, what can we say?? lol... i try to look at it like preserving history.. and what if the laws change and big pharma co's get involved in the marijuana seed business like they have with veggy seeds and other gmo stuff??
then the seeds that me and my fellow collectors have held onto would be priceless.. :)
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I'm just getting started, but I want to be a member of the club:

Current -

MNS Black Widow
TGA Qush
TGA Vortex
Mosca C99 BX
GGG Bright Moments
PHX Tombstone
Sannie - Killing Fields F3, Herijuana, Mad Shack, Sugar Punch and whatever freebies he sends me
Sweet Seeds freebies (a few)
DP - Think Different
Kaliman - Rockster Cheese & Cheese #1
And now also incoming

PeakseedsBC NL#5, Blueberry, Skunk & NLxSkunk.

Most of them are regs.

Looking @ Nevil's next drop closely as well as his current also want to get some A13 seeds.
 
Chief Widow

Chief Widow

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Hey anyone know where to get them vials like the ones cmt was using and where to get the silica beads. I got a lot of good genetics sitting around that need to be stored as best as possible.

Thanks everyone,
Chief Widow
 
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ThirstyRoss

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Chief Widow said:
Hey anyone know where to get them vials like the ones cmt was using and where to get the silica beads. I got a lot of good genetics sitting around that need to be stored as best as possible.

Thanks everyone,
Chief Widow
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Same question, I cannot find the small glass vials with the plain plastic stoppers. After much googling I have found glass vials that are nearly the same dimensions, but they are for perfume samples and come with a mini spray nozzle top instead of a stopper-type top.

Any suggestions on where we can get these vials would be appreciated!

Thx!
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
ThirstyRoss said:
Same question, I cannot find the small glass vials with the plain plastic stoppers. After much googling I have found glass vials that are nearly the same dimensions, but they are for perfume samples and come with a mini spray nozzle top instead of a stopper-type top.

Any suggestions on where we can get these vials would be appreciated!

Thx!
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he uses i do believe perfume bottles for his gear.. give me a few and i'll try and find a link for them.. they might not be the exact ones cmt uses, but since he doesn't come around anymore, i'll have to do my finest in subb'ing in for him..
 
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ThirstyRoss

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racerboy,

Appreciate the links - the first one is like what I already found - has the spray nozzles and not stoppers. The second link isn't working for me right now for some reason, so I'll check that out later.

I think I can prob find the silica gel easy enough from a local wholesaler.

cheers
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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Mindmelted said:
Check Ebay bro......:hug:
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how about you check ebay, bro, lol... :D

i did earlier, and put up a link for one i found, but they have a spray thingy on them, which i didn't really notice when i posted them.. i'm pretty sure that's where cmt got his from though..
 
Mindmelted

Mindmelted

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racerboy71 said:
how about you check ebay, bro, lol... :D

i did earlier, and put up a link for one i found, but they have a spray thingy on them, which i didn't really notice when i posted them.. i'm pretty sure that's where cmt got his from though..
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Man i got to look for ya...:-?
 
droopy107

droopy107

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cmt1984 said:
i keep mine in vials with some silica like this...

an air tight container kept in a dry, cool place will work for many years. i recently popped some beans that i bought a little over 2 years ago and they germ'd in less than 24 hours.

i would like to keep them in a refrigerator though, need to find a mini-fridge that will fit my tackle box-o-beans.



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HOLY SHIT! It's like a candy store in here.......
 
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