I use to have a tin to store my seeds in, but I had a problem with not being able to see all the seeds I had in one go. Some might say I’m a bit OCD, with my organising of my vegetable seed packets as I have to put them in alphabetical order and I now store them in postcard display sheets in a ring binder, this way I can see everything I have in one go.

As the postcard pocket sheets are clear, you can see the reverse of the seed packet instructions when you turn the pages and the information is all there laid out in a easy and clear way to read it.

If you would like to store you seeds in this way, you’ll need:

• Postcard sleeves (Pocket size 6” x 4.5”) this is large enough to fit pea and bean sized packets. I got mine from EBay.co.uk
• A binder and slipcase from EBay.co.uk. A slipcase is very useful when the seed packets are open or need to be folded over to close the packets, this way no seeds will fall out if the binder is in a slipcase.
• A list of what I am growing this year and when to sow, grow and harvest the vegetable varieties. I put this at the front of the binder as a reminder of my plan for the growing season. My sowing list will be published on my blog soon!

Vegetable Growing Magazine Subscription

As you can see in the above image, I have quite a few seed packets from Kitchen Garden magazine in association with Kings Seeds.

I have been gifted a subscription to Kitchen Garden Magazine for the past two years now and I really enjoy reading the magazine which has lots of great advice and tips for the beginner, more advanced and children growers. There’s always something new to learn from these magazines even if you have been growing vegetables for a while.

The best part of magazine subscriptions are the FREE seeds!!! And they don’t expire until 2023. In the Kitchen Garden Subscription you get approx 6 packets of free seeds when you subscribe and then 3 free seed packets with each monthly issue. Last year I only bought a few extra seed packets and we grew what was sent from the subscription all year.

For more information on the Kitchen Garden Magazine, please click here.