Last year I made the video below showing a survival seed bank I was putting together. At the time I was living full-time in a camper and had no land for planting a garden. Fast forward a year or so and here we are in the woods of Maine on 5 acres and I just completed the planting of our garden. Many of the seeds I used came from the seed bank featured in the video.
I’ve used flower and vegetable seeds that were 3 years old and had no major issues. The germination rate at the 3-year mark was around 75%. Not too bad. Moving forward I’ll rotate the seeds in my seed banks every year or two at the max. For true long-term seed storage check out FrostySeed.com. They offer freeze-dried seeds which can be stored away for many years. I consider those my “last resort seeds” as they have the longest shelf life. What a fantastic prep!!
“A lot of weeding needs to be done. Strawberries and tomatoes planted.”
“Several raised beds added. This one has lettuce and broccoli.”
…..more to come!
Well – here’s the video. Would appreciate it if you smash that Like button and share it with like-minded folks. I’ll be making a “video tour” of the cabin soon and showing some progress in the garden.
Take care all –
Rourke
