Sep 20, 2023
For larger quantities of dried seeds, use the silica gel method. Silica gel is a porous silicon dioxide that comes in beads form. This beaded form of amorphous silicon dioxide in its can trap water molecules in its irregular pores and thus remove moisture from its surroundings. So, silica gel is often used as a desiccant. One major attraction of using the silica gel method is its reusability. By proper processing, moisture from saturated silica gel beads can be removed and the same set of beads can be reused for drying multiple batches of seeds.
