[fallen angel]

I am growing these to dry and keep for use in chilli con carne and am wondering providing I dry them adequately how long will the seeds last? This is a new crop to me and I have never stored seeds for cooking like I will be doing with these so I am going to plant loads of these to guarantee having enough throughout the year but if they won't keep for more than a year then maybe I should do less? I will also hopefully be planting some of the stored seeds next season!

I am mainly needing to know about storage so that I can gauge a bit better next season how many plants I will need based on this years crops. I hope that makes sense?

Many thanks

[mumofstig]

Unless you are really really sure that they are really really dry  don't store them in jars, cos they go mouldy!
Paper bags are as good as anything for packing and store in a cupboard that is dry.