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Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

I see today that more and more superboxes (those mailbox locker type set ups central to a neighbourhood) are being introduced in our area. Does anyone worry about their bubbles sitting in an outdoor, non-climate controlled mailbox until they can retrieve it?

I was asked today about seeds being in an outdoor mail box and I really couldn't say one way or the other whether it would be a bad thing. I figured no... it wouldn't be so bad - heat would be worse I think. Comments?

12/11/2013 7:24:42 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Sally I don't see this as a serious issue. Heat is worse on seeds you are correct.
I have not had door to door mail delivery since 1992.

12/11/2013 7:49:00 PM

Lloydminster/AB

I've never had door service. Always had the super mailbox. I think they are next to bulletproof. They are sealed pretty good. If your parcel is the right size there is no more running down to the post office to pick them up. I think they are good.

12/11/2013 8:25:14 PM

Wi

Most seeds I have received this year has sat in temps below zero F for many hours. I've never had a problem.

12/12/2013 9:04:33 AM

50 Acres

In my opinion warm and cold isn,t the problem, dampness and mould could be a problem.

12/12/2013 9:35:33 AM

Central Minnesota

Just think of all those Volunteer pumpkin seeds that come up in your garden from that pumpkin that rotted on you the previous year, think what they have been though since the pumpkin rotted and still germinated.

12/12/2013 9:37:55 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Last week ours went thru -15 in the mail box, I know they froze..but have never had a problem.

12/12/2013 2:34:08 PM

British Columbia, Canada

Pumpkin seeds are very resilient, they are designed to survive cold weather and sprout up in your compost pile in the spring.

12/12/2013 7:24:57 PM

aurora, IL

Somewhere in the world, there is a World Seed Bank that keeps the seeds under deep freeze for years and years.

12/12/2013 8:58:13 PM

NE Kansas

Seeds in my chest freezer spend at least four months at ten below. I still get very high germination rates.

12/12/2013 8:59:38 PM

aurora, IL

Interesting way to keep seeds!

12/12/2013 9:31:44 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Had seeds in my deepfreezer for years&they pop right up.do need to be dried well had bust open&get frost on them.

12/12/2013 9:50:45 PM

Linden, Mi.,

All my seeds are in freezer
Tomato, pumpkin, watermelon, sunflower, tall corn and long gourd
They all germinate

12/13/2013 6:44:47 PM

Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee

Actually perinnals need to be froze.i like up the fancy term stratifacation.the cold supposedly kill inhibtors that keep some seeds from germing so that they will next season.plus its a good change from cold to warmed soil. Kick starts them a bit.any time i buy seeds in packs i freeze'em for a week atleast.

12/13/2013 9:07:30 PM