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Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

Hi, I was wondering if any one knows where to get some silica gel so I can store my seeds. I mean besides out of shoe boxes. I would need another wife to get enough of it.
Just kidding haha

4/7/2008 11:29:56 PM

Ohio

Your local craft store should carry it. Silica gel is used for drying flowers.

4/8/2008 6:49:19 AM

Sparta, NC

http://www.jakesmp.com/CSD_Silica_Gel/CSD_Silica_001_C.html

4/8/2008 6:53:34 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Im not so sure this is a good idea....I did it for a while, but my seeds seemed to do worse than better...Maybe I did something wrong. I had them in a big glass gallon toad jar with a bag of the silca gel the size of an envelope. Stored in a cool cabinet. Now I was storing vegetable seeds, I noticed my peas and peppers would not weather one over for one year...plants were always noticably wimpyier........I never tried it on Pumpkin seeds....I have used the freezer though...

4/8/2008 8:48:29 AM

milford, CT,

I stopped using them because the goal during storage is not to DRY out the seeds but to keep a constant humidity and temp. I store the seeds in the freezer and put them in ziploc baggies. They will be safe from the defrost cyle of the freezer and will remain at a constant humidity
So far I have had excellent germination up to 4 years old.
Hope this helps?

4/8/2008 4:53:55 PM

Commack, NY

ive been using the silica packs for ears, never had a problem.

try silica gel desiccant products co
5601 w slauson avenue, suite 260,
Silver city CA 90230

4/8/2008 9:12:02 PM

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Moderation...70% humidity seems to come to mind but the key is to keep the humidity stable.

4/8/2008 11:25:09 PM

Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

Thanks for the tips. I have mine in the freezer right now and I think I will just keep them there.

4/9/2008 10:55:54 AM