Hey atpmixx, I know everyone probably has different theories about storing seeds, Depending on how long you wanna store them you can do different things. Here is a link to one idea of storing. I keep them in bubble wrap envelope in a vacuum ziplock bag in the fruit section of my refrigerator and I have had good germ rates. the longest I have waited with them in my house was about a month and they also germed I ordered them so who knows how old they really were.