Mouldy seeds in the greenhouse

Sadly, many of the seeds I've been collecting and storing in paper bags in my new greenhouse have gone mouldy - which is tragic. I thought that in paper bags was the way to stop them going mouldy but it turns out I was wrong. I'll be rebuying sweet peas and lupins for next year now... anyone store seeds in a green house without this happening? Any tips? Thanks

 

Yes - you're absolutely right. What I need to do is find a way to dry them to a reasonable point and then store in airtight containers. The missus already keeps trying to put clean towels and bed clothes in my nice warm sourdough raising cupboard (that one with the hot water tank in it), so introducing seeds to that equation would be quite an uphill task. Just need somewhere dry and dark as you say.

 

I'm a bit nervous of my garage for the drying part because the mice are wild in there. But once dry and in sealed pots - yes - that would work.

 

Seeds should dry ok in the house at just normal room temperatures.
I'd even store them in a cool room ion the house or in a sealed container in the fridge once dried out, a small sachet of silica gel is useful if you have any.
I always save them if I come across them, silica gel that is.

 

I was getting to be a bit unpopular with the seeds drying all over the place - hence the attempt to carry on in the green house. But I can't see much option other than to go again. and maybe try to be tidier. I did get my Delphimium seeds into a pot having drived them in the summer - and have now brought back to get them in the freezer for a few weeks before planting. I don't have huge germination rates but I plant enough that it doesn't matter. Am going to need to get the ones in the ground covered now to protect against snails in the spring: I saw the episode of GW where a specialist Delphimium grower said he used coarse sand for the job - so I tried it last year with good effect.

 

Silica gel sounds like a great plan. Storing seeds in the fridge sounds like I'd be single quickly.

 

Get your own fridge in the garage, it good for keeping the beer as well.

 

Funny you should say that: I googled how to collect and store Morning Glory seeds the other day - I've had some great success with them this year, having never tried before and have a great mass of seeds which I am collecting as the seed pods turn brown.

I had quite a surprise on Google. However, any inquisitiveness on my part is more than countered by the fact that they contain cyanide so those indulging have to take an anti-emetic at the same time...