Bugging Out and Seed Storage

[ABR]

Forgive me if this doesn't make sense outside of my head
So I'm working on building some different BOBs and I'm wanting to have some vegetable seeds prepped to go in case we need to bugout to an unknown location. Obviously being unknown they would have to be packed for an indeterminate amount of time. We keep most seeds in air/watertight containers in the fridge or freezer to keep them dormant until we plant. Longterm cold storage with bugging out on foot is not exactly easy to maintain.

How would y'all package/store them for this scenario?

 

[INresponse]

Well, I have never stored seeds in the freezer. I know with time some seeds may not sprout but even a new pack of seeds bought now will have some seeds not sprout. Last year the 6 year old sunflower seeds sprouted just fine and they had been stored in the storage container that gets hot in the summer and below freezing in the winter. I will know soon how the 3 year old seeds will fare, I just planted them Sunday. As a kid my parents had many old packs of seeds where they would only use a portion each year in the small garden. Those were kept in the garage, hot and humid in the summer and very cold in the winter. Perhaps the IDEAL way to save them is frozen but most will still grow as long as they are stored with care.

If you want to keep them frozen have a small plastic container with the variety of seeds you want to take and when it is time to go grab it and stuff it inside your BOB. Have a note on the top of the BOB reminding you to grab the seeds.

 

[LadyLocust]

I'm w/ Inresponse - don't store mine in the freezer, just in cool dry place (in the house). I would see which types of seeds store the longest, make up a single little ziplock bag with half dozen beans, a couple squash, some spinach, etc. It is after all "for an emergency" situation. You can rotate the seeds as you see fit. I think most go through their BOBs every so often anyhow to make sure the aspirin isn't expired. Can date and label the seeds so you know.

 

[Bacpacker]

Pick out the highest nutrition veggies you can to have in that group. Punkins, winter squash, beans. They store well after being harvested and produce a large quantity of seed for the next year. Plan your counts for how many folks you expect to feed.

 

[joel]

My father had seeds in the freezer & five years after he died, my brother were still planting those seed & picking vegetables until frost.