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Old 23-02-2010, 11:54 AM
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I would like to start saving my own seeds properly and wondered what everyone used to store them in and where to get them?
I have seen various different things, little envelopes, little poly bags, etc, which is best?
I have not managed to find any for a good price, could you recommend somewhere to buy them please?

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Old 23-02-2010, 11:59 AM
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These look a decent price

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Old 23-02-2010, 12:07 PM
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I mentioned before about the bags for coins you get from the bank, free?
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Of course, you can make your own...
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Old 23-02-2010, 12:10 PM
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I'm not sure if the plastic money bags would be any good for keeping seeds - wouldn't they 'sweat'? Just a thought
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I'm not sure if the plastic money bags would be any good for keeping seeds - wouldn't they 'sweat'? Just a thought
Not sure piskie,

that's why I posted before to see if there were any down sides?
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Old 23-02-2010, 12:24 PM
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Real seeds are big on seed saving and they sell little plastic bags, so guessing they think it is ok to save in plastic
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Old 23-02-2010, 12:30 PM
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Ah, that's good to know ES - I wasn't sure about the sweating, just know I would if I was wrapped in plastic
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I'm not sure if the plastic money bags would be any good for keeping seeds - wouldn't they 'sweat'? Just a thought
This isn't a problem as the seeds must be 100% dry before putting them into their final storage place.

I use a mixture of sealed poly bags and the brown wage slip packets you can buy as shown by piskieboots. My MIL sinply uses brown envelopes.
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I bought some small brown envelopes that my kids used to take money to school in. a bit smaller than wage packets.
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You can download this template to be used with MS Office.

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Old 23-02-2010, 12:39 PM
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This looks excellent.

Free Seed Packet Templates from www.gardensandcrafts.com
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Ah, that's good to know ES - I wasn't sure about the sweating, just know I would if I was wrapped in plastic
wrap yourself in plastic often
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wrap yourself in plastic often
only at weekends
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hee hee just remembered that scene in the full monty, with the guy in his shed wrapping himself in cling film to get skinny! Never know what guys get up to in their sheds
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