How do you organize your seeds?!
alwaysagarden
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Comments (150)Hi Countrycarolyn, hmmm...it really depends upon what you are sending bare root, and where you are located (state) and where the other member is (state), and what time of year it is, and what maybe members prefer and agree to. That is one reason why I always encourage members to put their state location in the one box provided for the garden zone. See, I am zone 5/6 S IN I suggest you ask on the Conversation side of the forum, and there will hopefully be several who will see it and give you their take on things. The link to (off topic) Conversations is found just above the list of threads here on page one of the Seed Exchange. I think that would be the best place to be seen, as Conversations on the Plant Exchange doesn't seem to get as much traffic. Sue...resident busy body...See MoreDo you organize your seed box? And How?
Comments (9)I also use a photo box and I have mine divided by when to sow them. But I also use a notebook and write every seed I have and if it was commerical, collected, traded, or bought from ebay. And just before I start to sow them like in either october or november I will sort them into the sections of the months to sow them in.But as I am sorting them. I just think of how much room I have left and what I will enjoy looking at (weird I know) and also how much of the seed I have. For example last year my laura bush petunia gave oodles and oodles of seeds while some of my other petunias were hardly giving any seeds at all. So I will seperate the amount I will use and then put the rest into a galloon storage bag ( each seed is in its own little baggie) and then I will also write it down on paper as eatra seed. If there is only a few of the seed then I don't share it. It may take a little bit more time but it works for me. And then when I am ready to start sowing then I just grab the seedds for that month or time period and then just sow away. hth Paula...See MoreHow do you organize your seeds?
Comments (8)Some time ago (early 2003 or 2004, I think) I purchased a lot of 1 oz. glass bottles with lids that just fit in a manuscript box. Each box will hold 108 bottles. I have 4 boxes that are pretty much full of tomato seeds. (There are a few vacancies that are upside down as seen in this photo.) I have a spread sheet that list each Variety, Bottle Number, Original Source, Qauntity in bottle (provided I update it), Type (Beefsteak, chery, stuffer, Paste, etc.) Shape, Size, Color, Growth (Det, Semi, or Indet), Leaf type, Days to Maturity. This year I have added a Last Grown Column (and hope to fill, I need to go through all the garden "maps" and such). I am going to take better notes from now on. At least I plan to. *grin* Each bottle has a number on the cap, (veggies numbers start with V, Peppers with P, herbs with H, tomatoes have no letter, just the number) and a label with the variety, bottle number, source and year. Complex? Perhaps. But it helps me keep it organized, as long as I remember to update the spreadsheet! Bets...See Moredorisl
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