Aga n Chickens Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Too keep in with my red theme ..... Cube, fleece, crocs etc.... I've given a new lease of life to an old tool box. FIL (RIP) used to be a joiner and always made his own tool boxes. As MIL had no use for them and OH only needed one I had an idea. I thought that the sections once used for nails, screws, drill bits were just the right size for seed packets. So.... I managed to find a marked down roll of fuzzy fablon for the handle to make it more comfortable. It's amazing how many packets of seeds one collects once you get the grow your own bug Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 That looks lovely . I'm a complete novice at this growing lark but seem to have amassed quite a collection of seed packets already (I keep sending off for free seeds ). They are in an icecream tub at present . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thats looks really cool! Well done you what a fab little seed organiser All my seed packets are bunged in a little basket & i keep threatening to sort them out every year but always fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thank you Emma and ANH Fits in quite well with the 'Make do and mend' idea I've seen in other threads. I still have loads of Pillar Box red gloss paint left over from this project .... so if anyone has an idea of what I could use it for next Cheers, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Mine are in a little wooden box that used to be for OH's (and his dad and grandad's) carpet labels, since it has deteriorated somewhat and was going to be thrown away, I rescued it because it has sections that can be altered. It measures around 15 inches wide and about 18 inches long. I put them in order that they have to be planted - with the dividers marked up with the months of the year. Those for second sowings go back in the same section or put away for another month or so. Those that are finished with are put in an ice cream box until next year. It lives in the utility where it isn't really suitable for seed saving, but I haven't had any problems and some of my seeds are yonks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 We had a similar thread running a couple of weeks ago, with photos - mine is a large plastic storage box with office folder dividers for each variety. Nowhere near as nice as your red one though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Very nice. Mine are in a Lock & Lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 When i had an allotment, i knitted a massive pocket holder with initials of the months stitched onto the pockets. I then put my seeds in the pocket according to which month i would be sowing them. I had 15 pockets in all as i inevitably had lots of seed to sow in April/May so had more pockets for those months. The whole thing was backed by a piece of old curtain to take the weight and enable it to hang from the handy curtain tabs. Now i don't have an allotent, DD uses it for knick-knacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
