[welsh boyo]

I might have made a silly mistake.
I seem to have managed to get 3 full runner beans pods into my seed  storage tin,the only problem is they were not dried out 1st.
i must have put them in there by mistake last mth when putting away some other seeds.

they have caused mould to grow on other seeds that were stored in there.

question is are my seeds any good now.inc the open packets of bought seeds..

[muntjac]

run em under cold water and soapy liquid , dry with paper towelling and leave to dry naturally completly . then store in brown paper bag and then a tin ,, made the same mistake meself so its not so daft an error    

[DD.]

run em under cold water and soapy liquid , dry with paper towelling and leave to dry naturally completly . then store in brown paper bag and then a tin ,, made the same mistake meself so its not so daft an error    

What were the other seeds? I would suspect if they were small ones, the above solution may not be practical and it's back to the nursery!

[welsh boyo]

:o  cheers munty thought id be buying more seeds for a minute..

[muntjac]

see above   for DD 'S   reply matey

[welsh boyo]

run em under cold water and soapy liquid , dry with paper towelling and leave to dry naturally completly . then store in brown paper bag and then a tin ,, made the same mistake meself so its not so daft an error    

What were the other seeds? I would suspect if they were small ones, the above solution may not be practical and it's back to the nursery!

Hi DD
the others were carrots,summer cabbage,b sprouts, m maker toms,pumpkin (jack o )
the cabbage and sprouts look ok but the others all have mould.
the smaller seeds that have it are all sticking together in clumps.

[Spinning Fishwife]

Seeds are cheap, wasting a month of the growing season while you work out your seeds aren't going to germinate is a waste of anyone's time.

So try a germination test on your seeds after you've dried them out and near the time you'd be doing a seed order anyway. Put a tiny scatter of each one on a (marked) piece of damp kitchen towel. Put all your squares of kitchen towel on a tray lined with some more kitchen towel, then cover with a clear bit of polythene with a couple of holes punched it it. Keep in a corner of the house where it's warm but not too warm and inspect and redampen daily. If a batch of seeds germinates, then you know it's viable. If not chuck the seeds and buy fresh.

Edit: Just read the bit about mould...chuck them. Don't waste your time on them.

[muntjac]

the smaller seeds that have it are all sticking together in clumps.

DUMP EM,

 swaps etc will start  on the forum soon im guessing lolo so u may get back what u lose

[DD.]

the smaller seeds that have it are all sticking together in clumps.

DUMP EM,

 swaps etc will start  on the forum soon im guessing lolo so u may get back what u lose

That's wot I wus thinkin'.