Re: [gardeners] Seed Saving

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I've had very good luck with putting the seeds on a paper towel and leaving
them on the counter overnight. In our air-conditioned swankienda they dry to
the right degree in that time. They then go into paper envelopes that are
kept in a mayonnaise jar under Funk & Wagnall's front porch until needed. ;-))

George

At 10:31 PM 10/2/97 PDT, you wrote:
>I was saving some chile seeds and hit on a new idea for me.
>It may not be new to you, but I like it.
>
>I took a couple cupcake trays and put the papers in them.
>Put different types of seeds into each cupcake paper with a nametag 
>about 1/2 x 1 inch cut from an index card.  I stir them around to 
>dry better and it takes up very little space.
>
>If I need to make cupcakes, I can just take the papers out for
>a while - or get more trays. :)
>
>Works good for me.
>
>Lillian Kepp
>thekepps@bright.net
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