From the sounds of it you have way more seeds than I do but I keep mine in a dollar store basket. I think that might help you some. Some kind of container that will hold them all.

Or you can send them all to me, lol just kidding.

Karen

I keep my seeds well organized in several plastic boxes. They are alphabetized and sorted according to perennials, annuals, vegetable, and trade seeds. These are stored in my cool basement. When I am ready to sow I pull the ones needed and keep them in a small paper box, alphabetized of course. These are kept on my office desk.

The only time seeds are here and there is during collection and drying times.

Wish the rest of my house was as well organized! I spend way too much time with my seeds and gardening, LOL, love it.

Show off! :0)

I am not organized either.But i am getting there.

In my front room was a whole corner of "stuff" i am bring up to daughters this week end-,now packed in my car,along with a whole bunch of containers of sowed seed ,that were in the drive way.They will be gone to her also.

My kitchen is a mess of seed packs,well, it was a mess,i cleaned it up too,now every thing is a bit organzed,it was making me crazy,i also have a 2cubic bag of soil in the kitchen,out of the way,but it is there.
My house is very small,so every thing looks a mess all the time,i need a pole barn darn it!
cAROL

I hear that! I've got seeds in the living room, kitchen, garage and office. I spent several days looking for a package of verbena that I was CERTAIN I had ordered. Finally found it in a basket of paperwork on the coffee table. I keep thinking I'm going to get organized but then when I find whatever it is I'm looking for I drop that idea until the next time I'm wandering around the house muttering under my breath "now WHERE did I last see that?"

Oh yes, seeds in the home office, kitchen, bedroom, side porch and car.
I put a winter trade in a "safe" place and found it last week so I have those seed in the refrig, too late to WS those.
The 3 drawer container I got 2 years ago is not large enough anymore

I've been storing seeds for the season in an empty Kleenex tissue box.

I cut open the top, pressed the flaps inward, and taped them down. The seed packets fit in perfectly! The pretty floral design is nice, too.

That said, I just found a few stray packets on the kitchen table. Thanks for reminding me to keep track of them.

The only seeds I have left are laying on my desk to remind me to plant them Sunday. The rest are no longer seeds, but sprouts or baby plants.

Oh my seeds,every where,,
on my three tables,,on the counter,,boxes under the table
now an added is my collection of paper cups
still have some soaking on the other counter
some in the fridge
some sprouting under the bed
we now eat on tv trays,,i let them have those too small
we are all in the same disscobobblement,,new word
just when it all gets cleaned up it is harvest time
it just never ends the wonderful world of gardening
love the out come I will put up with the mess
Lisa

OK, I'm a little A-R. Every seed pack that comes in gets immediately inventoried in my Excel spreadsheet and placed in alpha order in my seed box.

I couldn't sleep if I had a stray seed pack.

Prof, I would have more respect for you if the seeds were immediately sown. Don't collect seeds, collect plants. It's way more exciting.

Ah, Token, there's something soothing in the middle of the winter about riffling through the seeds packs. Can't do that with plants.

That's true, BUT...they can't grow if you leave them in the packs. Sow the seeds, sort through the empty packs.

Token: Part of the problem is that the folks on this forum are so darn generous with sharing seeds. I open up a bubble envy and there are 40 packs!

Prof

Yes Prof. I know all about these enablers. They are terribly generous people who would like nothing more than to push their seeds off on unsuspecting victims. Even I have been known to do so. But you should sow a few of each. Just to see if you like the plant. That's what I like about wintersowing. I can do 100 seeds or 10. Whatever I don't use can go back into another trade envelope. Extras will always be offered up for those who would like to grow them.

Since I sow sparsely I have many left over seeds. I'm not ready to add them to my trade list yet as may want to grow more of them another year, especially annuals and veggies.
I've used the same packet 3 or more years and still had good germination. Others I don't have room or inclination to sow this year but perhaps next year.

I don't want to get rid of these extra seeds and get new ones next year as I don't see any reason to pay for them again, either in $ or in time and effort to trade. Since starting to trade in 2006 I have gotten hundreds and hundreds of seed packets and have sown hundreds and hundreds of containers.

just about all of them started, except marigolds and MG, not counting veggies, which either started late or DS.
I do not like to keep my seeds from last year- many times germination is decreased or lost. I do keep most veggies for couple of years as they seems to be ok. I collect my own annual/ perennial seeds for most part and always happy to try something new. as years go by I developed some causes/ seed companies I like to support so am looking forward to next year growing.

I'll be collecting my own seeds from everything I grow this year. I'm sure there are lots of varieties and plants I will be missing out on, so next year I will do only my favorites and some new ones. Veggies are easy to save. The only exception are the hybrids.

Token, many of your WS babies won't bloom the first year, and what if some fall victim to prolonged drought, or are eaten by critters or something? I'm with MMQ, I want to save a few of all the seeds I like - just in case something doesn't come back or I want to sow more next year, etc. If it's something I don't care to sow again, then I trade or SASBE it away.

Although I'm not as A-R as the Prof, I know exactly where my seeds are - nicely organized in the seed drawer in the fridge, in open zipper baggies by categories (perennials, annuals, herbs, etc.), in alphabetical order. With dessicants.

This method of storage has worked very well and I have had great germination on seeds that are 10+ years old.

I sowed or traded them all so far. If they don't bloom, then they are perennials. If they die, I'll get more. Instead of being organized, I just prefer to have nothing to organize. :)

The annuals will reseed. And some of my perennials from last year will bloom this year. And the veggies, I got them all from trades except for the cukes and okra.

RE: Token. Somebody pick me up from the floor...

Well at least yours aren't under another 6 inches of snow!
GRRRRR
-B