Seed gathering containers - film canisters

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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Sep 24, 2007

Hi, while on vacation I came across flowers with seeds ready to gather (places where they tear the plants out at the end of the season). I didn't have anything with me to put them in. I started to take pictures, and realized the little canisters that the film comes in are perfect. I only had 2, so I only picked two heads, but will keep some in the bottom of my purse from now on! Since I already carry a sharpie marker, all I had to do was write on the outside to remind me of the plant. Woo hoo, free seeds!

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Hica Breezewood, PA(Zone 5b) Sep 25, 2007

That's a great idea! Unfortunately I only have a digital camera now and can't use it :( I was just searching for something the right size yesterday to collect the sunflower seeds our finches haven't eaten and ended up using something 10 times the size i needed.

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cathy4 St. Louis County, MO(Zone 5a) Sep 25, 2007

Hica, I'm going to ask at the photo lab next time i'm in there because I use mostly digital, too. I know our school nurse used them for contact lenses when kids had eye problems, and I think that is where she got them, free. Sorry about the sunflower seeds and the giant container, maybe something will show up soon so that you can swap them out.

c

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stormcloud Yonkers, NY Sep 25, 2007

Empty containers from drugs are excellent as well !

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Hica Breezewood, PA(Zone 5b) Sep 26, 2007

that's a good idea too! I did have a few small containers from stage 1 baby food that were perfect in past years, but since I haven't used baby food in about a year, they've all disappeared. For now I'll definitely save the next tylenol bottle that gets emptied for my sunflowers. :D

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grannymarsh Marquette, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 26, 2007

In the craft departments, they sell small zip bags that work well. Just be sure the seeds are dry before storage. For small manila type envelopes try looking at office supply stores. Or make your own:

http://www.blossomswap.com/envelopes.html

BTW:, I dry my seeds on top of the the TV. The gentle heat does a good job and since we usually watch TV daily, there is a better chance I won't forget about them. LOL

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stormcloud Yonkers, NY Sep 26, 2007

Now that is a great suggestion....drying the seeds on top of the TV. Would never have thought to do that !

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Sis_E (Cissy) San Jose, CA(Zone 9b) Oct 13, 2007

Yeah, but if your TV has rabbit ears, be careful that they don't eat your seeds ;)

Cissy

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