Stoney Acres

The longer I garden the bigger my collection of seeds has become.  Especially since I have been raising my own seedlings the seeds seem to pile up.  I use to keep them all stuffed in a little Rubbermaid container but as my collection has grown I needed more space and an easy way to find them. Most seeds will stay viable for several years, many for 5 years or beyond if kept under the right conditions.

I found this little wooden box in a closet of an apartment I lived in years ago in Northern California.  I think it was originally meant as a fancy box to hold a bottle of wine.  (My friends and family always giggle at my seed box when I bring it out because we are not wine drinkers).  Whatever it was in its last life, it works perfectly now to hold our supply of seeds.  It’s just wide enough to fit even the larger seed packets and just the right height.

I added some simple tabs made out of card stock to keep things organized.  It has a nice lid that slides in place.  Seeds like dark and cool.  I keep our seed box in a cool corner of our basement.  Just out of curiosity I counted up how many seed packets it holds.  It currently has 75 seed packets in it with quite a bit of space in the back.  Wow what am I going to do with 75 seed packets??