Lets see your seed storage/hoarding vaults!

We Can Make Sandwiches said:

I vac seal each breeder specifically..and then put all those vac sealed bunches together and then vac seal em all together. I leave em in a fridge so i wouldnt be sure on the mini fridge part.

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Gotcha. Thanks for the input man! Trying to keep a larger package out of my main fridge... and my beer fridge in my garage might be a little too cold and it is an older version so might have the same humidity issues.

meangreengrowinmachine said:

Gotcha. Thanks for the input man! Trying to keep a larger package out of my main fridge... and my beer fridge in my garage might be a little too cold and it is an older version so might have the same humidity issues.

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I hear you..but my seeds are worth more then my fridge..so fuck food and fridge.. everyone here respects the bean

We Can Make Sandwiches said:

I hear you..but my seeds are worth more then my fridge..so fuck food and fridge.. everyone here respects the bean

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I am getting very close to that being the case here also! I might be looking for a new fridge on CL now hahhaa

Mini fridge is fine as long as you use a desiccant or air seal. Tbh though, I can't see the humidity being overly high as long as you don't have open liquids as well in there.

In a drawer full of paper in original packs inside cigar boxes and plastic tubs the rest in baggies inside either or ive never had any problems popping em if the seeds are good there good for years imo long as they in a dry dark cool place

Rice or some sort of moisture control in a sealed container in the freezer for long term storage. Collecting seeds is one thing, but keeping them viable for long term use is something else.

This year for my birthday I purchased a hard sided photo binder, some plastic pages that ziplock shut, and silica gel desiccant packs.
Now my seed collection of over 550 seeds is in alphabetical order by breeder and couldn’t be safer while sitting in my fridge.

Bad Karma said:

This year for my birthday I purchased a hard sided photo binder, some plastic pages that ziplock shut, and silica gel desiccant packs.
Now my seed collection of over 550 seeds is in alphabetical order by breeder and couldn’t be safer while sitting in my fridge.
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Ok holy shit dude! links to where to buy this stuff PLEASE!!

meangreengrowinmachine said:

Ok holy shit dude! links to where to buy this stuff PLEASE!!

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Sorry, I don't have specific links anymore, its been a little while since I ordered everything.
I can tell you I found the plastic ziplock pages and silica gel desiccant packs on Amazon.
As for the photo binder, I got that from Adorama, making sure that it keeps light out when closed.
I ordered the largest hard sided photo binder available due to the number of pages that I knew would be placed inside.
You may want to keep that aspect in mind while picking out the size/thickness of your binder.

Bad Karma said:

Sorry, I don't have specific links anymore, its been a little while since I ordered everything.
I can tell you I found the plastic ziplock pages and silica gel desiccant packs on Amazon.
As for the photo binder, I got that from Adorama, making sure that it keeps light out when closed.
I ordered the largest hard sided photo binder available due to the number of pages that I knew would be placed inside.
You may want to keep that aspect in mind while picking out the size/thickness of your binder.

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I think I got my dark room vents from Adorama! Thanks man!

I like your style @Bad Karma

coppershot said:

I like your style @Bad Karma

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Thank you, sir.
I was looking at my seed collection one day, which was stuffed into some small plastic sandwich boxes, and I thought to myself “I took better care of my baseball card collection when I was a kid”.
Once I had that epiphany the rest just fell into place.

I'm going old school l and pulling out my sister in laws grade school lunch box! I have a seed buying problem and needed something larger. Maybe will have to get something that seals better but this will be fun for now. Hmmm or I think there is a pound puppies one also lol

Bad Karma said:

This year for my birthday I purchased a hard sided photo binder, some plastic pages that ziplock shut, and silica gel desiccant packs.
Now my seed collection of over 550 seeds is in alphabetical order by breeder and couldn’t be safer while sitting in my fridge.
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How much for the Griffey jr rookie card?

SBBCal said:

How much for the Griffey jr rookie card?

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Far less today than back in the day lol

I read in the useful seeds thread you should bake the grains of rice in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees if you are gonna use that as a desiccant

meangreengrowinmachine said:

I'm going old school l and pulling out my sister in laws grade school lunch box! I have a seed buying problem and needed something larger. Maybe will have to get something that seals better but this will be fun for now. Hmmm or I think there is a pound puppies one also lol

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I saw a picture on a different thread where someone was using a Survivor Dry Box to store their seeds, they come in two different sizes but even the small is a decent size for seeds. I was thinking about getting one, I'm currently using a small mason jar.

AaronHernadez said:

I read in the useful seeds thread you should bake the grains of rice in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees if you are gonna use that as a desiccant

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Dehydrating your rice is a good idea. You can get a big bag of silica packs off Amazon for cheap too

Right now I'm using a shoebox with jars and ziplock bags, each with silica gel, inside a normal side by side fridge.

I recently decided to test my methods by popping some seeds from back in 2011/2012 and they're still super viable. Hopefully this continues.


I had a thought that I would upgrade the shoebox to a plastic ammo storage case like:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CNP4HMG



I'd line the bottom with sheet gel packs which can be cut and shaped: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DQGSWYY



And cover that with a sheet of plastic and tape in the bottom 1 inch or so of the case.

Then I'll keep the case in the fridge. If the power ever goes out, or the fridge has problems, then maybe there will be some extra hours of cold protection with those gel packs. It would also make for easy/safe transport if I have to take it somewhere in a hurry. My seeds are probably one of the first things I want to grab if I have to bug out quickly. I have lost my whole collection before, in the mid 2000's. I still kick myself a lot... though not as much these days since I have so much great stuff to work with now. (A little under 2000 seeds)

Travelers bro smell proof stash box.