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JungleShadows said:Greg,
Semp seeds are TINY and tend to go right through many envelopes. I use glassine envelopes to store the seed (ungummed) and then put the envelope in a sealed coin envelope for further protection. Plan B is that you leave them in the paper bags and just crush them and plant them all in one fell swoop. Hold off until late February to actually plant as they might try to come up now and you'll lose many over the winter.
Kevin

JungleShadows said:I buy them from a local stamp dealer. I use the rather small ones, about 3" across. You want the UNGUMMED ones as the seeds will stick in the gummed ones. After putting the seed in them, I fold the envelope so that the seed can't escape and then put the folded envelope in a coin envelope. after taking all the trouble to make these crosses, I don't want to lose these seeds!
I store the cleaned seed in the crisper area of my fridge in a sealed plastic storage bag until planting in spring.
Kevin

valleylynn said:
Seed from S. 'Dynamo', containing a fair amount of debris.

• Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Dynamo')
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