[JRandomFreeper]

I lost all of my saved jalapeno seed to mold this year. Not a one passed the germination test. 5 years I've been cultivating that particular variety, and I'm having to start all over from scratch with commercial seeds this year.

Heartbreaking.

They didn't look moldy, they were dry and looked like seeds were supposed to look, but during the germination test, and followup test, both sets only grew mold.

I hate mold. It's why I can't make sourdough bread here.

/johnny

[greeneyes]

That is sad news. I keep my heirloom seeds segregated. Each year I put the seeds from the year before in little plastic medicine bottles, and put them all in a coffee can.

One is vaacum packed in the freezer, and One in the refrigerator. So far it has worked. I have seeds from 2009 to 2012. Only if the 2012 fails will I go back to the freezer stash.

We can at least do sourdough bread here, but we also keep it in the refrigerator.