A question for seed sellers

[farmall]

The Gleckler Seedmen site was made from http://freewebstore.org, its not bad so far. I'm still learning a lot about web sites and search engines, its very new to me.

Carolyn
One pound of tomato seeds will fill a 2 quart jar. Sometime when I get a little time I will post some pictures of large burlap sacks of tomato seeds of my grandfathers when he produced for Burpee, Ferry Morse and a lot of others in the 1930's and 40's. I'll have to dig them out.

Adam

[Mischka]

Originally Posted by farmall

One pound of tomato seeds will fill a 2 quart jar. Sometime when I get a little time I will post some pictures of large burlap sacks of tomato seeds of my grandfathers when he produced for Burpee, Ferry Morse and a lot of others in the 1930's and 40's. I'll have to dig them out.

Adam

I'd love to see photos from Gleckler's business past and I'm sure our other members would, too. Please let us know when you dig them out.

For those of you that need desiccant packs to store your seeds, you can make your own easily and cheaply. I posted this here before but I'll be darned if I can't find the post.

Go to your local Michael's, A.C. Moore or other craft-type store.

Ask for the crystals that they sell for preserving fresh cut flowers. This is silica gel; the exact same material used in desiccant packs. Some stores sell both coarse and fine crystals and they work equally as well, but the fine ones are a tad easier to measure and pour.

Go to your local supermarket and purchase a box of their most inexpensive tea bags. Tagless are fine.

Take the staple out of a tea bag and empty it completely.

Add a teaspoon of crystals, fold it over and re-staple it shut.

You've just made your own desiccant pack - it's as simple as that.

[kimpossible]

Great tip Mischka, thanks! Beats saving those itty-bitty packs they put in shoe boxes, etc .... you have to buy a lot of shoes, LOL !!!

[Wi-sunflower]

Southern Exposure used to sell, maybe still does, the larger color change indicator crystals. I got several lbs from them years ago. Break them doen into pieces of panty hose tied on each end. Regenerate them on a cookie sheet in the oven on as low as it can go. The panty hose will take the low temp OK.

Carol

[mjc]

Originally Posted by Mischka

Go to your local supermarket and purchase a box of their most inexpensive tea bags. Tagless are fine.

Take the staple out of a tea bag and empty it completely.

Add a teaspoon of crystals, fold it over and re-staple it shut.

You've just made your own desiccant pack - it's as simple as that.

Or many 'health food' stores will have empty tea bags.

[DuckCreekFarms]

Thanks Adam for the Web Site information.

another silica gel purchase option, if you don't have a craft store close is
Robert Koch Industries -Desiccants and Silica Gel Dustless.

I used to buy several things from Koch, but haven't in several years as i don't do dried flowers anymore

GaryVS

[simmran1]

A Sustainable seedco invention w/video

http://www.sustainableseedco.com/vacuum-sealer.html

The Ebay sellers of silica desiccant pkts. that I have ordered from
and know to be great assets to Ebay:

Search by seller name:

‘Clicking4deals’ southeastern, WI
(50) 1 gram packets

‘silicadesiccants’ Harrisburg, NC
(has .5 gram and 1 gram pkts)

Below the tabs on the right is advanced search
Click on advanced search
Left column under items click by seller