Water and humidity proof in the refrigerator, correct?
What's the typical lifespan of stored seeds?
What's the typical lifespan of stored seeds?
-
We are officially moved over to Discourse.
Autoflower Discourse"
You will have to create a new login for the new site!
This current Xenforo-based forum will be preserved as a read-only archive going forward with efforts to better categorize and tag original and canonical content.
The URL autoflower.org will soon point to the new Discourse site; so we'll be back to business in a few days!
Send Son of Hobbes a private message if you have any questions!
Seed storage?
- Thread starter SHRED
- Start date
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2013
- Messages
- 1,425
- Reputation
- 425
- Reaction score
- 3,437
- Points
- 0
- Currently Smoking
- Gorilla Cookies, Tastebudz Vanilla, lotsa Rocbud
I've kept seeds stored in a closed container in my frig for years...I often have seeds that germ that were 7 yrs or more old but have no clue just how old is too old.
I'll prob find out as I sure buy a lot more than I can grow!
I'll prob find out as I sure buy a lot more than I can grow!
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2016
- Messages
- 26,512
- Reputation
- 23,451
- Reaction score
- 105,694
- Points
- 0
- Currently Smoking
- Dabs of Rosin.
Old TmingMan from another forum germinated 40 year old seeds using this method:
“ Old TimingMan
I wish there was a easier way but so far my best luck has been scuffing them in a sandpaper tube, letting them set in a H2O2 bath for an hour while plunking them down every 15 minutes, and then using the GA3 at a rate of 500 PPM in distilled water with temps at the 80 degree mark from soak to sprout.”
I do not soak newer seeds but seeds that are a few years old or not stored well can benefit from a few hours to overnight soak in a mild kelp extract solution. There is naturally occurring GA3 and other minerals that promote germination in the kelp.
“ Old TimingMan
I wish there was a easier way but so far my best luck has been scuffing them in a sandpaper tube, letting them set in a H2O2 bath for an hour while plunking them down every 15 minutes, and then using the GA3 at a rate of 500 PPM in distilled water with temps at the 80 degree mark from soak to sprout.”
I do not soak newer seeds but seeds that are a few years old or not stored well can benefit from a few hours to overnight soak in a mild kelp extract solution. There is naturally occurring GA3 and other minerals that promote germination in the kelp.
I left my "extra" seeds in their little plastic capped containers in their resealable packets. I placed them in a Mason jar and vacuum sealed the jar. Then I placed the jar in the fridge.
Similar threads
