Why Store Seeds in a Vapor Proof Pouch?
When storing seeds for many years keep them dry and cool. Suzanne Ashworth's book confirms what we have been doing for many years. "The two greatest enemies of stored seeds are high temperature and high moisture."1 and "Home-saved seeds will retain maximum vigor when thoroughly dried and stored in a moisture-proof container."1 Moisture can pass through plastic, as well as paper. The pouches that we use to store our collections and grains are food bags that are metalized 2.2 poly which provides two layers of protection from moisture and light. These are used to preserve foods and grains. They are FDA and USDA compliant. The dimensions of these bags are 6 x 8 inches. We add a desiccant packet to absorb any moisture in the air in each bag for long term storage. Each pouch is carefully heat sealed. These pouches protect from moisture and light and are easy to carry. If you look at whole grains sold in plastic buckets for food storage, you will see the same type of foil bags are used to line the food grade buckets. Never store any food or seeds in plastics which are not approved for use with food such as drainage pipe with caps on the ends. Toxic chemicals used in making them are not safe for food or seeds. For long term seed storage, I have been using vapor-proof pouches or glass jars and the germination rates are superior.
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This year we are excited to offer our Super Survival Pack. Each pack has 15 varieties of open-pollinated seed that will not cross pollinate in your garden, allowing you to save seed from year to year. We package the seeds in 4 separate collections each enclosed in a vapor-proof pouch with a desiccant and detailed planting instructions. There are over 6,000 hearty vegetable seeds in this Super Survival Pack. We also include a pint of Hulless Oats (approximately 17,440 seeds) and a pint of Winter Rye (approximately 13,280 seeds). For reference, the Super Survival Pack quite nearly fills our shipping box, which measures 11 x 8.5 x 5.5 inches. For the math buffs out there, that works out to 514.25 cubic inches or about 35 cups.The shipping weight is 4 pounds. The price for each vegetable seed is just 1.5 cents. If you include the grains in the count, the cost is just 0.2 cents per seed. This is a good value my friends!
1 Ashworth, Suzanne (2002). Seed to Seed. p. 29
