Fantastic idea Dee! Now my basement "flower fridge" can hold more than frozen daylily pollen and gatorade.

Are there any seeds that should NOT be put in there?

I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that Japanese Morning Glory (Ipomoea nil) seeds would not appreciate being refrigerated. I'm basing that on the fact that I have NEVER had volunteers from the JMGs I've grown, but I get lots from the I. purpureas and an occasional I. tricolor.

You know they don't freeze in there so I don't think it will hurt anything. The more tropical plant seeds don't "need" to go in there but I think it does more good than harm. It is a "dry" cold, not like putting seeds in some damp soil in the fridge and trying to simulate winter. Think about it, most places in the world are below say zone 10 and get cool winter temps. I'm in zone 9a and we get an occasional light freeze in January. Being in California 9a my plants can get so confused, a little warmth they think it's spring then it gets cold again and they just sit there confused, my daffodils have been up since November and the leaves are about 18" tall now.

DomehomeDee said:You know they don't freeze in there so I don't think it will hurt anything.

You haven't met my refrigerator.

I keep some of my saved seeds in the fridge. My understanding is that dry cold keeps many seeds alive for a very very long time, even tropical ones so I work hard to keep them very dry- I have a plastic bin with a rubber gasket so it seals tightly, then put a dish of "Closet Dry" in there to absorb any water in the air. A dish of it seems to work for about a year, then it starts looking moist and I replace it. I think if you did this you could even keep your binders in there. Those cigar boxes sure look neat, and the exact size for your bags!
Using the fridge for cool moist "stratification" is different, these are seeds I am trying to sprout and they must be moist. Woofie is correct, most tropicals certainly do not want that!

I wish I would have thought about using desiccant with the binders. What I have in there now is nice and water tight. Maybe I'll stick some in the tray below the freezer part, that's where I get moisture, especially in summer.

Anyone interested in some of these cigar tins let me know they are 4 1/4" x 3" X just over 1/2". They hold the 3" plastic baggies from WalMart if you fold the top down.

You have the best husband in the entire world. Please give him a hug from me ( and my dogs). Anyone who would give a gardener a mini-frig to be used for seed storage is A#1!!!

He appreciates the thought. He's also the cigar smoker who I get all the tins from, LOL.

I was wondering about those tins. I like those. Maybe I should go dumpster diving at the local cigar bar.
I still use the binder and pokemon card holders.

Loretta I'd gladly send you some, how many would you like?
You can reimburse me postage. I've been saving them because, well, they're to nice to just trash. But honestly they only have a few uses being smallish.

Your very kind, Dee but actually for now, the binder is good enough and if I have bulk, you know I won't be keeping it now.

I do love organization! Being ADD, I don't have the gene or something. But I admire it. My seeds...some in jars on a shelf, some in bags, some in a plastic container. Some are lost and gone forever...alas!