Bean Cold Storage
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finedakine
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I use .6ml centrifuge containers (they hold roughly 50 seeds) with cheap dollar store labels and film containers for larger amounts. I keep them in a large lockable cash box all purchased on Amazon. I keep the boxes in my deep freezer. I quickly remove whatever seeds im soaking a day before. Never had any problems.
WODAHS
In Bloom
Isn't that how it goes, Playing Hide & Seek by our selves !
Gatorbackbob
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I put my packs right into a blue plastic coffee can and the cans go into the deep freezer. I think there's 5 full cans out there right now lol collecting is a sickness.....
Z71banshee
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This is just my “Phenohunter.org breeders” vault. A pelican case and a mason jar in the deep freezer! I have a Pelican case that is probably three times this size full of other breeders gear. That one needs to go in the freezer as well
Captain Sternn
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I've been wondering about this myself lately. Guess I'll be going with a jar in the fridge to get started.
WODAHS
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I may use a Masson Jar and place that in my retired Beer Fridge, I keep the Whiskey upstairs close by in the Freezer.
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Willie
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Same here.....Having a little bean fridge is great!
Cradle of Mirth
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I like being able to quickly access and find what I need so I can re-seal and refridgerate without condensation or anything, and not having to take out everything. So I got a few tupperwares with rubber gaskets, that has two of these smaller trays inside. I microwave a 1 gram silica bead pack ahead of time and let it cool if i'm going to crack one open, and swap out the silica pack when I do. Usually there's a few grams of seeds total per tupperware, each vial gets silica beads depending on age/shell conditions ....if they are fresh I do 1:1 by weight silica beads. I've always wanted some pelican cases though they are the best!! I do like really squat mason jars that are easy to get into not too deep, for those blood plasma vials and packs I haven't put into amber glass vials. I used to only use mason jars, I would put my centrifuge vials in, take out any gear for projects up to 6 months out and put in a different jar, and use the vaccum seal lids they sell. So if I'm not using amber glass vials, I'll use mason jars.
Vaccum chamber would be cool for longterm seedstocks I wouldn't access for years. Had a dream I was using a refridgerated laminar flow hood for seed storage and access, had a good chuckle.
Vaccum chamber would be cool for longterm seedstocks I wouldn't access for years. Had a dream I was using a refridgerated laminar flow hood for seed storage and access, had a good chuckle.
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Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
That is precisely what I use! I drop a little rice in the tubes, register what's in there in my ledger and then into a 2 gallon mylar bag, and seal it up. Now they'll go in the deep freezer.
After trying to resurrect other peoples poorly stored beans, I make it a point, to store mine as good as possible. It's an investment, after all!
Rozgreenburn
"The Philosopher, is Stoned"
I wanted to mention that inside the tubes, I place my beans, which are in centrifuge tubes with a bit of rice. The tubes in that kit will hold roughly 100-150 beans. Usually, the centrifuge tubes I put in there, only hold 25-40 beans. But most beans I've acquired come in tubes of 10-13 seeds, and they get put into the kit, tube along with a cotton ball to keep things from moving around.
I broke down a couple months ago and purchased a 5-cu ft dep freezer for all my canna goods. Beans down deep and then my oils and vacuum sealed herb. There's a corner for hash and one for my cobb cures. The balance holds all my various edible configurations! Maybe I should have got the larger unit.
I'm sorry I said that. Even sorrier that I meant it.
I broke down a couple months ago and purchased a 5-cu ft dep freezer for all my canna goods. Beans down deep and then my oils and vacuum sealed herb. There's a corner for hash and one for my cobb cures. The balance holds all my various edible configurations! Maybe I should have got the larger unit.
I'm sorry I said that. Even sorrier that I meant it.
