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Pei Springvale

My seed was in the mail box all night.It was-13 outside that night.Will it still grow?What is the best thing to do with the seed?

2/18/2014 5:45:59 PM

Wi

Every seed I send / receive all winter is frozen in my mailbox. It will be fine.

2/18/2014 5:52:45 PM

Deerfield, Michigan

Put it in your freezer and keep it there till you are going to use it. I store mine in the freezer. Never had a problem.

2/18/2014 5:53:16 PM

Linden, Mi.,

No worry, All my seeds are kept in the freezer
Never had a problem.

2/18/2014 6:07:57 PM

Muddy Waters

Make sure there in airtight container before they go in the freezer.

2/18/2014 6:10:59 PM

Pei Springvale

It is not froze now. Can you freeze it again thanks.

2/18/2014 6:26:32 PM

Muddy Waters

Yes you can.They germinate better and will keep for years.

2/18/2014 7:41:22 PM

Central Minnesota

All those volunteer seeds that pop up from the rotten pumpkin pile each year are frozen right now and they grow really well. As others said, not a problem.

2/19/2014 8:44:43 AM

Lodi, California

Water christalizes when frozen. This generally causes tissue damage in living organisms. Despite this, I guess that freezing a seed will not really do any damage (at least it shouldn't) as seeds have a very low moisture content. On the storage part, I do not freeze my seeds, but it might be something worth investigating. Maybe I could freeze one of my seeds and check the inside for any damage just to make sure.

2/19/2014 6:52:23 PM

Luskville Quebec Canada

i heard its the best way to keep them for very long time is to freeze em , but you gotta make sure they are very dry
in plant research they dry the seeds then put them in sealed air tight container then they freeze them to a given temperature to maximize their life

2/19/2014 7:38:22 PM

Guelph, ONT

Russian scientists found a seed in the permafrost that was 30,000 years old and it germinated it was some little wild flower.. so frozen seed is ok... google ice age seed.

2/19/2014 8:26:28 PM

Rhode Island

theres a lot of different methods to holding /storing seeds.
personally ron and i have nevr frozen a seed in over 25 years of growing.we store them in their original packaging envelope ,inside a heavy small sealed storeage box,placed in a dark closet.(aka the vault-lol)

freezing also works well im told but we just never found a need or benefit to doing it.

just be sure your storage is mouse proof or you will definately wish you had them in the freezer.

either way its all good.

pap

2/21/2014 10:32:15 AM

Pei Springvale

Thanks for all the comments.

2/21/2014 6:16:28 PM