How to Store Garden Seeds
Garden seeds are not meant to be stored for many seasons, and I would recommend that you plant each year and save your heirloom seeds for one or two seasons and plant again.
During this time, saving the seeds is pretty simple. Take all of the seeds you have and place them in an air tight plastic container and put them in the freezer. In the freezer they will become dormant and remain good for a minimum of 2 years, depending on the variety. There are a few exceptions to this like onion, lettuce as they are only good for a single season, and garlic will die in the freezer.
The freezer provides ideal conditions that are stable, lack moisture fluctuation, is cold, and has a very stable temperature. The freezer will not harm your seeds in any way. Come spring your seeds will be happy to be out of the cold and you will have excellent and quick germination results. Put what you don't use back into the freezer.
So the simple answer on how to store garden seeds is, freeze them.
Happy Gardening
RaDonna Fox
The Bear Foot Shaman
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