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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: garddwr on January 20, 2009, 21:27

Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: garddwr on January 20, 2009, 21:27: I have been storing my seeds in the fridge and as my collection is growing I've had to take them out as there just isn't enough room :lol:

Where in the house should I store them now ? Where do you keep yours?

Thanks
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: shaun on January 20, 2009, 21:39: i store mine in a plastic 1st aid box
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: DD. on January 20, 2009, 21:43: I've got a big square tin in the pantry.
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: richyrich7 on January 20, 2009, 21:44: In the garage in a big round tin,
Title: Re: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: peapod on January 20, 2009, 21:44: Quote from: "garddwr"
I have been storing my seeds in the fridge and as my collection is growing I've had to take them out as there just isn't enough room :lol:

Where in the house should I store them now ? Where do you keep yours?

Thanks

How big's your fridge!! And your seed collection!! :D
Lol I store mine in one of those lock and lock tupperware boxes in the cool garage. I may however have to buy one the size of a fridge ( I bought 9 more packs of seeds today. Damn 'The Works'!!

Or just buy another fridge? :D
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: DD. on January 20, 2009, 21:45: Quote from: "richyrich7"
In the garage in a big round tin,

What's your considered opinion of the advantages of round tins as opposed to square ones?
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: shaun on January 20, 2009, 21:46: Quote from: "DD."
Quote from: "richyrich7"
In the garage in a big round tin,

What's your considered opinion of the advantages of round tins as opposed to square ones?

most seeds are a bit roundish in shape :roll: :wink:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: peapod on January 20, 2009, 21:47: Quote from: "shaun"
Quote from: "DD."
Quote from: "richyrich7"
In the garage in a big round tin,

What's your considered opinion of the advantages of round tins as opposed to square ones?

most seeds are a bit roundish in shape :roll: :wink:

The packets arent :D
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: richyrich7 on January 20, 2009, 21:48: Quote from: "DD."
Quote from: "richyrich7"
In the garage in a big round tin,

What's your considered opinion of the advantages of round tins as opposed to square ones?

I believe it conditions them for growing in round pots from and early age.
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: shaun on January 20, 2009, 21:51: Quote from: "peapod"
Quote from: "shaun"
Quote from: "DD."
Quote from: "richyrich7"
In the garage in a big round tin,

What's your considered opinion of the advantages of round tins as opposed to square ones?

most seeds are a bit roundish in shape :roll: :wink:

The packets arent :D

who said they were in the packets ?,most have mine have spilled out into the bottom of box its like a pick and mix :wink:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: Plotbabe on January 20, 2009, 21:54: I also store mine in a big round tin (cadburys hero's) in the kitchen cupboard - much to the disgust of my mum, who thought she was going to get a choc with her cup of tea!

P.S. round tin def helps the parmex carrots
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: peapod on January 20, 2009, 21:55: Quote from: "shaun"
who said they were in the packets ?,most have mine have spilled out into the bottom of box its like a pick and mix :wink:

You should start a surprise Christmas veg delivery box..pick a square metre and when its harvested its all yours
All for the princely sum of £29 including a delivery charge of £4.96 :wink:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: garddwr on January 20, 2009, 21:57: good idea peapod :D
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: peapod on January 20, 2009, 22:08: Quote from: "garddwr"
good idea peapod :D

You never know? It could be a novel selling point for useless growers like me :D
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: shaun on January 20, 2009, 22:11: if you want a variety pack of me from the bottom of my box you are most welcome :lol:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: peapod on January 20, 2009, 22:12: Quote from: "shaun"
if you want a variety pack of me from the bottom of my box you are most welcome :lol:

dont tell me...£14 quid and cheap at half the price :wink:
Title: seeds
Post by: peterjf on January 20, 2009, 22:17: we keep our seeds in 4lt empty ice cream tubs,

one for brasicas, legumes etc fit a tight lid then we store them in cool dark place ,under the stairs cupboard,
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: mashauk on January 20, 2009, 23:00: Mine are in carrier bags in our "lottie" cupboard.
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: Kagganz on January 21, 2009, 05:19: Mine are in two Quality Street tins in a cold conservatory.............................don't know where they came from :oops:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: horsepooisgood on January 21, 2009, 08:10: B_gger, does that mean the freezer was not the best place!!! :evil:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: madcat on January 21, 2009, 09:13: Mine are in the beer fridge. Limits the amount of beer :twisted: , and 'encourages' the drinker with the scale of the planting task. :)

Actually, he says the quantity drives him to drink ???? :shock:
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: Trillium on January 21, 2009, 14:31: Check this out:

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/seed-saving/seed-saving-storage.php
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: fivespud364 on January 21, 2009, 15:00: i have four of those large storage boxes about three foot by one foot all practically full but then i do need just a little bit more seed than you guys.

ideally longer term i would like a fridge for them all.

you should have seen the size of the seed fridge at Pentland Plants Nr Edinburgh where i used to work it was a huge 8 foot square walk in fridge!!!
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: rainbow1 on January 21, 2009, 22:19: I keep mine in an old Persil tin all sorted into envelopes with a month on each. For succession sowings I sow and just move the packet on an envelope. Well, that’s the theory!

And I keep the tin under the stairs. Tho at the moment I'm so excited that I'm going to get to sow some of them soon I keep getting them out to read the packets and stuff!!!
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: noshed on January 21, 2009, 22:28: In a shoe box in the sitting room, in ice cream boxes in the greenhouse, in a paper bag in the shed. And some in the post. And mostly a bit jumbled.
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: Kagganz on January 22, 2009, 05:31: Quote from: "rainbow1"
I keep mine in an old Persil tin all sorted into envelopes with a month on each. For succession sowings I sow and just move the packet on an envelope. Well, that’s the theory!

And I keep the tin under the stairs. Tho at the moment I'm so excited that I'm going to get to sow some of them soon I keep getting them out to read the packets and stuff!!!

Ditto Rainbow, mine are in clear plastic bags with the month to sow written on and if they are to go in the greenhouse/outside etc.

But I'm betting when Spring arrives it'll all go to pot (no pun intended) :lol:

I'm excited but nervous at getting stuff wrong, but it will be my first year so I'm entitled to make a 'few' mistakes arn't I ?

xx
Title: Where do you store your seeds ?
Post by: rainbow1 on January 23, 2009, 20:20: Quote from: "Kagganz"
Ditto Rainbow, mine are in clear plastic bags with the month to sow written on and if they are to go in the greenhouse/outside etc.

But I'm betting when Spring arrives it'll all go to pot (no pun intended) :lol:

I'm excited but nervous at getting stuff wrong, but it will be my first year so I'm entitled to make a 'few' mistakes aren’t I ?

xx

Yep - as an allotment newbie too I'm definitely expecting to make mistakes. The scale is quite different from the 3ft by 3ft bed I have in my garden. But I’m guessing that the mistakes (and the forum) goin to be the best way to learn!