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| Winter 2009-2010 was my first time trying winter sowing and I was converted! Last winter I was so sick I did not do it, but that problem is now mostly behind me and I am making plans to winter sow in a big way this next winter.
To get the seeds I want, I am having to buy them now. Should I refrigerate them, and should I do so in the "cool" part of the refrigerator or the freezer? Thanks in advance for advice to a newbie. If it matters, I am in northern Alabama. Right now it is raining and 69 degrees. A very pleasant change - the last 22 days, the high was over 90 and we had had only 2 rains! |
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| Why must you buy them now? You'll be sowing year old+ seeds, not freshly harvested - This years crop is still to be harvested for most things, by the time they are sorted, packaged, marketed, they will be offered beginning around the holidays, seed catalogs begin to arrive with the Christmas cards ;) Having said that, many seeds will germinate well if stored cool and dry. They don't need to be frozen, some cannot be frozen. If you have central air, a desk drawer may be fine for several months, or a sealed container in your refrigerator would be too. Glad you are feeling better! |
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