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Carrollton, Ga.

Hi,
What does everyone thing about useing one of those vacuum food savers to store seeds with?

12/11/2003 3:55:57 PM

Syracuse, NY

good question, but i don't have an answer. i have all of my seeds in 1-gallon glass jars from a local deli, with
tight-fitting lids and desiccant packets from a copier dealership in there. i feel the drier the better, but i still HAVE to get at them to cure some cabin fever, you know? i would expect that seeds in a vacuum would stand the best chance of any at lasting the longest.....hmmmm....
my seeds from 2003 are kept in quart-sized Mason jars, soon
to have desiccant in there as well....good luck with this!..

12/11/2003 4:36:54 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

So far I have always stored my seeds in a zip lock bag in the freezer. I have planted watermelon seeds that had been stored for 8 years in the freezer with good luck. I was thinking about getting a vacuum food saver and packaging my pumpkin seeds and them freezeing them.
dude

12/11/2003 5:09:36 PM

Flowery Branch, Georgia

Doug;

Bring them all to the growers meeting 02-08-04 and give them
all away, solves all your problems.

Jst kidding:
Bob Attaway

12/11/2003 7:44:03 PM

Midwest

Small paint cans work well. New cans cost only a few $ at local paint store.

12/11/2003 8:51:22 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

I use a vacuum sealer and then freeze the seeds once they're sealed.

12/11/2003 10:44:28 PM

Riverton, WY

Dude, I also use a vacuum sealer, but I don't let it suck all the air out before I seal it. If a few seeds are laying in a precarious position, I'm afraid it might damage the seed.....you've seen what a vacuum sealer can do to a pop can. I stuff seed packets in a large bubble envelope, then the envelope goes in a vacuum bag, the air is removed until the bag is just snug against the envelope, & then the seeds are stored in the freezer. This has worked well for me the last couple of years.

12/12/2003 8:54:13 PM