Made a hugely excessive amount of a cross eight years ago , some kept in the domestic fridge and some frozen.
Two thousand odd extras were sorted , pinch tested and covered with a small amount of beeswax by rolling them around on a cloth , a pea sized lump was sufficient.
These were kept uncovered in one of mrs foomars ornaments on a bookshelf , rediscovered in a recent housemove , exposed to normal domestic variations in temp and humidity and some sunlight for the last eight years.
Rubbed off the wax with a trich soaked rag and dropped in a glass of water , 35 from 40 germinated in 36 hours.
Which was quite a surprise given the storage history , same percentage as the fridged ones did last year.
It might be a viable method of storage for a reasonable number of years , but fridge/freezer probably better if you don't get power cuts like I did.
Two thousand odd extras were sorted , pinch tested and covered with a small amount of beeswax by rolling them around on a cloth , a pea sized lump was sufficient.
These were kept uncovered in one of mrs foomars ornaments on a bookshelf , rediscovered in a recent housemove , exposed to normal domestic variations in temp and humidity and some sunlight for the last eight years.
Rubbed off the wax with a trich soaked rag and dropped in a glass of water , 35 from 40 germinated in 36 hours.
Which was quite a surprise given the storage history , same percentage as the fridged ones did last year.
It might be a viable method of storage for a reasonable number of years , but fridge/freezer probably better if you don't get power cuts like I did.