How To Organize & Store Seed Packets!

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Hello again, savvy savers! With Spring slowly winding up around us, many stores are drastically dropping the prices of seed packets (the Dollar Tree currently has seed packets for $0.05 per packet in my area),to cash in on pre-Spring sales, and this is the time to procure the majority of your garden seeds for the 2015 Spring Summer, and Later Summer/Fall Planting Seasons. So I thought this would be a great time to discuss one of my primary means to organize my seed packets at home! I use the binder method, similar to what I would use to combine coupons. I find that binding my seed packets makes for easier planting, storage, and accessibility.

 

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Here’s how I do it:

 

Materials Needed:

  • A Spacious Binder; 3″ at a minimum.
  • Playing card sleeves; you can purchase there in packs of 10 at the Dollar Tree.
  • Currency Sleeves; you can purchase them cheaper than office supply store through Amazon for under $6.00.
  • Tab dividers and Page sleeves; optional.
  • Seed packets.
  • Freezer.

Instructions:

  1. Taking a seed packet, fold the back 1.25 inches into itself, so that the fold of the packet falls just above the front banner of the packet; see photo above.
  2. Place seed packets, with the name and homogeneous name of each seed facing up.
  3. Divide seeds from flowers.
  4. For a more organized binder, use tabs to divide seeds according to the months they should be planted; I follow my local Farmer’s Almanac which can be purchased at your local Dollar Tree.
  5. For larger seed packets, a small piece of scotch tape can seal each slot.
  6. Store your binder away from pets, on shelves, out of direct sunlight, moisture, or air fresheners.
  7. For long-term storage,  freeze your binder  in a deep freeze; this maximizes seed life by as much as four years per packet.
  8.  Enjoy!

Here’s to being organized!

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