Storing excess seed

[MrsCordial]

I have more seed than I'm ever going to use this year. I might want to use some of it next year, especially if my efforts at saving seed this year doesn't go well (it will be my first time). My seeds are stored (divided into leaf, flower, root and fruit crops) in various opaque containers in a cupboard with a curtain in front of it (an unglamorous arrangement we inherited here). Is that a good enough arrangement or should I do something like stick them in the freezer til next year? I feel that's probably not a good idea but just wondered

[Alison]

I know that some people keep their's in the fridge but to be honest there is no way I'd ever have enough space to keep my stash so it's not something I do. Mine are kept in various biscuit tins in the front room and that seems to work well. They're out of any sun and nice and dry. Might be a problem if you keep your house very hot but I'm tight so don't . Never heard of people freezing them.

[Scarlet]

I wouldn't have enough room in my fridge either. Mine are kept in tins or plastic tubs in a cupboard under my stairs. It works for me - I haven't bought any seed this year.

[Kristen]

I don't have mine in my fridge either, but every year I promise myself that I will

All the little seeds are in foil wrappers, in bigger paper envelopes, so if I take the foil wrappers out (and write the variety / year on them) they will fit in a small-ish Tupperware container in the fridge. Big seeds like Peas and Beans won't, but I am more likely to use up the whole packet of them than, say, the packet of 1,000 lettuce seeds!

Dry, airtight, and chilled (in that order). I don't think you should put them in the freezer though (so need to be careful that they aren't in contact with the freezing element at the back of the fridge)