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The fridge is actually the best way to store them for up to ten years + and from many articles I have read it had the best results out of various storage methods. I have 8 year old beans kept that way and still get 75%+ germ. I keep mine right at 35F dark & dry in fridge. When you freeze them some seeds have too high of a moisture content usually and the water freezing into crystals inside the cells on the seed embryo will kill some seeds unfortunately. I guess it is a calculated risk if you have a large number of seeds from one strain and they have a known moisture content of a very low %, but then anytime they are thawed and go above freezing temps (like a power outage, etc) you will lose some viability with each re-freeze. I just stick to the fridge it works perfect.
was gifted...very generously gifted...30 original recipe apollo 11 beans this year....thank you kind sir(you know who you are!)
....and yes....many possible plans for the server fund, to include a future open pollination...
one thing ive learned about making seeds is this....i never get em done by the time i plan to get em done! haha...but these are one of my two top priorities to play w this year so look for some crosses by years end...will keep everyone updated via the 'san diegos finest seeds thread'....
I've got 10 Blockhead f2's(freebies) that I'm holding onto dearly and a pack of Sour Bubble, also a pack of ASH from Shanti, that will grace my grow tents, when I get my climate completely, dialed in.
great idea for a thread. let me see here: pre 98 bubba kush s1, whitefire, white masterkush, x18, nychp13, alienkush f2, deepchunk, herijuana x la con and skunk ibl. i could probably write my whole colection down they mean that much to me.