How to Store Your Seeds Correctly So They Last As Long As Possible

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It’s natural to get excited when you feel like treating yourself to something new.

Spending money is addictive and it’s sometimes hard to stop yourself from whipping your credit card out straight away, but when buying certain things it pays dividends to do your research before you take the plunge.

I know you wouldn’t go out and buy some strange and exotic pet on a whim. You wouldn’t know how to look after it properly and it wouldn’t be long before it was dead.

You would have to spend a while finding out the best ways to look after your new pet in order to care for it as best as possible. Funnily enough the same thing applies when it comes to cannabis seeds.

Cannabis seeds can die too

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If you don’t look after your cannabis seeds correctly they will eventually shrivel up and die. You won’t be able to collect them and take pride in possessing your little treasures once they’re gone.

You’ll have wasted your money and although they’re not expensive you will have to throw them out.

The only way you can guarantee their safety is by learning how to look after them and the most important thing everyone gets wrong is storage.

Do you know how and where you will store your cannabis seeds after they arrive in the post?

Please don’t store them in the freezer

Don't store them in the freezer

You can’t keep your seeds in the freezer along with your frozen vegetables, so get that idea right out of your head straight away.

I know it sounds like its counterproductive advice because freezing things usually helps them last a lot longer than usual, but this time it’s different. Technically you can freeze the seeds, but this can only be done in a lab with special equipment which you won’t have available.

You only want to buy some seeds and I’m sure you’re not interested in building your own dedicated lab. The cells in most of your seeds will be ruptured as soon as the freezing process begins and you’ll lose most of them, so there must be other ways and we’re going to discuss them.

Keep them in your fridge instead

Keep them in your fridge instead

If you want your seeds to last for as long as possible, your best option is to stick them in the fridge. This will ensure they survive for well over a few years.

Some people have even reported successfully storing their seeds in the fridge for almost a decade, but eventually all good things have to come to an end and they won’t last in there forever.

Don’t run off and throw them in the fridge straight away because there are a few things you need to take into consideration. Moisture is the big one and you can’t let them get wet. Your seeds are a bit like Gizmo, that little creature from Gremlins. Let them get wet and bad things will happen.

They must be stored inside an air-tight container to ensure no moisture can affect them and it’s worth spending a little extra money on a high-grade container to stay on the safe side.

Or you can store them at room temperature

Or you can store them at room temperature

If you’re only planning on keeping them for less than a few years, you can opt for the easiest solution of all and that is to keep them at room temperature.

Just like the last option we looked at there are still some things to be aware of. Don’t do anything crazy like laying them on your windowsill so the sun can get at them, as although they’ll not be refrigerated, they certainly won’t be at room temperature.

You’ll need to keep them somewhere dark. Keep them somewhere locked away where the sun can’t get to them. The place you choose to keep them should also be dry and cool, so the cupboard where you keep your water heater isn’t a good option.

Throwing them into the back of a kitchen cabinet will work. It’s actually your best bet unless you can think of anywhere else suitable, but once again they will still need to be kept in an air tight container so don’t let it slip your mind.

Unfortunately they won’t live forever

Eventually your seeds will lose their appeal and you’ll have to replace them, but at least you’re now armed with the knowledge to get your credit card out because you know how to look after them.

The option you choose will depend on how long you want to keep them, so think about it carefully before you rush into anything. Once you’ve come to a decision you can order your seeds and enjoy them for years to come.

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2 thoughts on “How to Store Your Seeds Correctly So They Last As Long As Possible

  1. Thank you for the info I usually store them in a cool dry place in a container I put them in a box and put them in my closet.

  2. that can explain why my old seeds do not germinate
    thanks for sharing, will take better care of them next

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