Collecting Seeds from my carnivorous plants

[AlmondMO]

Not sure what others do, but I use a 3D printed container (Seed Bank) and some very small lidded viles I got off Amazon to collect and store my carnivorous plant seeds in the fridge until I am ready to germinate or donate. I want to be sure enough of my process to be able to donate to the ICPS Seed Bank - love that idea and have benefitted from a purchase from the seed bank. Just thought I would share what I do and would be interested to learn what works for others.

 

[adnedarn]

Looks nice, and fancy! But that looks like it takes up a lot of room, maybe Sarracenia seeds would be ok, but still looks way too big. I just use paper envelopes and shove them all in an open zip lock bag or padded envelope for containment lol

 

[AlmondMO]

Andrew it is actually quite small and works well for all the various Drosera seeds and VFT seeds. As of yet, since I am relatively new to the hobby, I have not gotten Sarracenia seeds. The dimensions for the little box are 4 inches by 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches. To be clear, I am not offering these for sale, just sharing what I do in hopes that I can learn what others have done successfully. The size works great for my Drosera seed collecting.

 

[hcarlton]

One of the bigger issues: due to the size and static-cling capacity of some seeds, glass or plastic vials like this or centrifuge tubes can be great for storage but an absolute menace to get seeds out of (because a lot of them might just stick to the end and not tap out). Easy collection, easy ability to maintain dry state, and also easy removal can be had with simple folded wax or parchment (or really almost any) paper packets, and they store flat in far greater volume as well.
Something like this is perfectly okay for initial or high volume storage of a LOT of one particular kind of seed...but the paper packs are far easier for large collections and also when sent out to anyone.

 

[bluemax]

I'm a big fan of glassine envelopes, which are made of a kind of translucent paper, for storing seeds. Since my refrigerator sucks moisture out of whatever is in it the porous envelopes allow the seeds to remain dry for longer viability. I put the glassine envelopes into #1 coin envelopes with a name written or a label. This is good for small quantities of seed. If I really have a lot of a single species/form I use the plastic snap-lid vials for them, after they are thoroughly dried. Those small black-lidded specimen bottles you have, David, are a higher-quality substitute.