[bmiss]

Ive had some seeds stashed away for a year or so stashed in my bedroom in a drawer. Ive recently put them in the fridge but was wondering if storing them at room temp in a small maspn jar...if it could affect potency in any future (only legal) grows. Im sure germination percentage will drop but wasnt sure about the affects on potency...

[Bud Green Sr.]

Incorrect seed storage won't affect potency. Just germination rates.

[brown_thumb]

I'm new to this but I've had seeds in my fridge for eight months and had 100 percent germination.

[bmiss]

Thanks, Sr.

[Gone Camping]

I store mine with my undies too...

Recently picked up a mini fridge for beers in garage, think i'll grab a small Tupperware container and put them in there.

[aridbud]

Originally Posted by Bud Green Sr.

Incorrect seed storage won't affect potency. Just germination rates.

Exactly.

[master kusher]

So I should be keeping them in cooler temp.s? I've thought about this a little bit in the past before I saw this, because it naturally gets below freezing every year where I live.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by master kusher

So I should be keeping them in cooler temp.s? I've thought about this a little bit in the past before I saw this, because it naturally gets below freezing every year where I live.

I keep mine in my fridge and I have germinated seeds this year that were like 9 years old.

Room temps aren't the best and freezing is something I won't do.

If the seeds freeze and thaw a few times their germination rates will go down a lot.

Just use a fridge and try to germinate the seeds before 5 years if you can.

[resin_lung]

Originally Posted by troutman

Just use a fridge and try to germinate the seeds before 5 years if you can.

I think that is as good advise as anyone can give.

I've lost a lot of packs of seeds that I carefully stored but just waited too long to use.

The fewer you have the sooner you should use them. A pack of ten seeds isn't that many chances to begin with.

Better to use them sooner than later.

If you have real speacial seeds, grow them. If you want to store them for a real long time then F2 those bad boys. Make enough so that you can deal with the low germination rates that comes with extremely old seeds.

[brown_thumb]

My fridge is set almost cold enough to partially freeze some liquids. I can't keep meat in the meat drawer because it partially freezes, nor can I store 'all' fruits/veggies in the 'produce' drawer (some freeze and others don't).

I keep seeds in the main refrigerator compartment which never freezes. The seeds are in very small plastic bags to keep them organized. Then those are separated into two bubble insulated envelopes. Then those two envelopes are in a larger bubble insulated envelope. The seeds inside are kept at a very constant cold temperature and never frozen.

I'm a newb to all this but in the 100+ seeds I've popped I've only lost 2 seeds due to non-germination. So I guess I'm okay at germinating... I just kill them as they struggle to survive my horrid incompetencies.