Category: Storage

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Hermetic storage. . . Is it an AHH! or a HHA?

Do these words strike you with a HHA???

You might be hearing this storage technique from seed producers and distributors.

Well, this is just the best way to store your seeds.

Webster, Google, Wikipedia. . . they all will  tell you that hermetic means ‘air tight’.

That’s it! Hermetic storage is nothing but “air tight storage”.  For as long as you protect your seed from air, you are already doing hermetic storage.

You may also visit my previous company Grainpro Phils., Inc at [email protected]. They provide a number of articles on this topic.

I hope now, it’s an AHH!!!

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Tips on storing seeds

  • Use hermetic (air tight) enclosures. These could be glass jars, cans, plastic wares.
  • Store dry seeds only. Remember, seeds have their own storage moisture content. Most seeds are stored at 5-7% M.C.
  • Keep away from moisture. Germination of seeds is influenced by, as primary factor, water absorption. Effects of other factors such as light and temperature vary with species.
  • Refrigerate. Low temperature keeps seeds inactive.