Saving Seeds

[Diamon_Girl]

Ok, so is there anything special I must do to seeds in order to save them from one year to the next? Drying, storage, etc? How long exactly will they last?

[annabella1]

There are different ways to save different seeds. Here's a link:
http://www.seedsave.org/issi/issi_904.html
also they are finding that seeds last a lot longer than previously thought.

[Diamon_Girl]

Thanks! I'll check that out!
I always wondered how long they'd last, because I know when I was a manager at Frank's we were banned by law from selling seeds from a prior year.

[MHinFox]

Seed to Seed by Susan Answorth a great book. There are some things you really have to do right to get good true seed D-girl.

[Diamon_Girl]

Thanks! I'll hit Amazon and get a copy!

[dreams_in_color]

My dad always kept his leftover seeds in the packets in the freezer until the next season. I remember they were in a white box and he would use out of a packet for until in was empty. And they always came up.

I am doing the same thing with my leftover seeds.

Susan

[pergammano]

Do all seeds stay viable by freezing them? Or is there just certain one's that you can save by freezing! I normally save mine on recyled paper towel, leave on towel & put in a air tight jar..in spring I dampen towel, place in warm place, keep damp, when sprouted plant. This way I am planting only viable seeds, too! ::)