Seeds in the fridge... Yes or no

I keep my seeds in ziplock bags inside another bigger ziplock bag, inside a small plastic tub with rice, inside a larger plastic tub with rice, inside an esky.
Which lives in the vegetable crisper, in the fridge.

Ummm, why have seeds sitting around? Pop and grow them bitches

OLD DUDE said:

Ummm, why have seeds sitting around? Pop and grow them bitches

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Those of us living in a medical marijuana state are restricted by plant counts .... otherwise I'd be poppin!

nugbuckets said:

i don't agree bro, Sub is right on with this one....if you want seeds to remain viable longest, they need to be in their own refrigerator that maintains the same temp and humidity, just ask yourself this....what keeps things the longest in a dormant state....the answer, is an evirionment that does not fluctuate..........i am sure most breeders whom are preserving genetics over time use this method, and quite sure Sub just didn't pull the idea out of thin air.....

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"It is possible to store seeds at temperatures below 32° if the water content is low enough. Temperatures as low as minus 320°, the temperature of liquid nitrogen, do not injure wheat embryos with less than 10% of water, but kill embryos containing 50% of water. So far, the technique of storing seeds at very low temperatures is merely an experimental laboratory procedure, which is neither necessary nor economically feasible."

Something that I've always wondered is that if moisture expands when frozen wouldn't the minute amounts of frozen moisture damage say the inner shell wall or any cellular structure. I know if the moisture content is low enough it should be fine but what if some seeds do have a higher content? Dunno if I wanna take that chance!

i toss mine in the drawer

fridge or freezer shouldn't matter...some seeds will germ faster when kept in the freezer for a while mimicking the long cold winter.

I keep mine in the fridge, in a dark container with those pill bottle desiccants .
I just dropped some two year old beans and they germed great.

I keep mine in the fridge, in a dark container with those pill bottle desiccants .

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I do something similar and have had no issues with seeds as old as three years. Have not tried older. I let the seeds come to room temp for a couple days before trying to germ.

Those tins the Attitude uses are perfect to keep out moisture and light. In the refrig crisper...no worries.

It's crazy... When did I create this thread? July '12

dabumps said:

It's crazy... When did I create this thread? July '12

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i like reading old threads!

i,m gonna do whatever i want.

wateva wateva it's my body I do what I want!

If i have mine inside of light proof packaginq & those packs inside of a pickle jar with 2-3 dessicant packs with jar lid on & kept in fridqe at 55 deqrees F....

Do i have to take cautious measures when i pull the jar out in order to add to my inventory/qerminate seeds as time passes?

Like when i pull it out from the 55 deqree F fridqe into a 75 deqree F house... am i riskinq moisture buildup or too much temperature fluctuation etc?

Once i pull out the cold jar into the warmer room in order to pull out some seeds.. should i keep the jar open for a few hours & allow it to come to room temperature in order to verify that just incase moisture entered into the cold jar upon openinq it, that that moisture evaporated before i seal the jar back up & put it back in the fridqe?..

Or is it ok to simply open the fridqe, pull the jar out into 75 deqrees F, open the jar, pull some seeds out, reclose the cold jar immediately & place back in fridqe?..
Or do i qta let it sit open for a while to prevent moisture enterinq the jar via cold jar & warm room temp air interactions, etc?...

Not tryinq to overcomplicate this.. its just that i have $2,000 worth of seeds in this jar & need EXPERT ADVICE.

THANK U.

PLEASE REPLY ASAP.

SpicySativa said:

Well crap.... apparently it works!

But... If you ever open your fridge, it will not be dry any more. When you open it, the mingling warm ambient air and cold conditions of te fridge will actually result in a RH near 100 %.

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SpicySativa said:

Well crap.... apparently it works!

But... If you ever open your fridge, it will not be dry any more. When you open it, the mingling warm ambient air and cold conditions of te fridge will actually result in a RH near 100 %.

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dabumps said:

Does it help them keep or is it just messed up?

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The fridge is the best place for long term storage. I have F-2 Cinderella 99 seeds bred in 2000 that still germ at 95%, 20 years in the fridge.

I put my packs in 1oz glass vials with all extra space filled with dry rice and a lid. Then the seal wrapped with moisture sealing electrical tape. Then all small jars go in a bigger glass jar with the extra spaced filled with brown coffee filter paper. Then it goes in the fridge. I would not open and close any of the jars until room temp has been reached.

I was under the impression that cannabis seeds would not survive freezing temeratures (doesnt grow wild or naturally anywhere the ground freezes does it?) Not that i am aware of... so does the freezer really work to store seeds? And if it does work then why on earth doesnt cannabis grow naturally anywhere the ground freezes? Is it the temperature, moisture content, or a combination of things that destroys the seeds in freezing temps? Curious because i have some seeds id like to throw into long term storage (alternatively to how i am storing them now) and reading fridge works, doesnt work, freezer works, doesnt work, dresser drawer works... so far nobody has really agreed or come to any conclusive results on a good definitive method to long term seed storage? I have vacumed sealed seeds in a dark cabinet, stays cool 69-70°F most of the time, bag seed, purchased genetics, personal genetics all viable still germing with good success rates... does the vacume seal protect the fertility of the embryo? Or is vacume sealing a waste of time and money and my seeds are just still good because i have little to no fluxuation in my seed cabinet?

Never had an issue with the fridge. Shouldn't be open that long enough often enough for the temp to drop that much that often. Unless you have dumb kids you let play in the fridge.

Keep mine in a couple metal paint cans in the back bottom of fridge with a large desiccant pack in them. Keeps them dry and cool have already popped 8yr old seeds with 80% germ