How do y’all store and organize seeds? I had gotten one of those photo storage cases, but wasn’t working with all the different bags, envelopes and baggies. So I grabbed a plastic shoe box sized container, made some labels with cardstock and post-it labels. But this is just unwheeldy!
So how do you organize your seeds?
I have a large storage tote. In the tote is glass and plastic jars. If there is just 3 packets of something it goes into a glass sauce jar with a scotch tape label on the front/lid saying “onions” for example. But corn I have alot of so that is in a big plastic jar (from peanut butter or cashews or pretzels) that can hold alot of packets or sandwich bags of grexes.
For some things I have large jars of a single thing; like maxima squash, moschata squash, corn,… And others there is alot of individual things in the same jar like “early direct seed”. Which I’m growing but not focusing on yet and have a packet or two of but all fits into the same category or theme.
In the future I imagine this will shift into jars of each landrace. Moschata, Maxima, grain/cornmeal corn, sweet corn, etc. And with few jars that are back up seed or jars of bags from individual plants.
Hmmmm…. I’ve got ideas now! I go through peanut butter about 2 lbs in 2 weeks, so my kitchen abounds with those jars. And we always have ramen boxes from 12 pks that are being collapsed for storage (until the garden needs cardboard!). But I can see a system that might work. Thank you!
I use ammo cans. One for each main crop/species. Perfect size for seed packets, stackable, watertight seal.
