Stop Throwing Out Those Silica Gel Packets- They’ve Got Some Awesome Alternate Uses!

seeds in silica gel

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Gardening 

You might be an expert at gardening, and as such store seeds for the upcoming harvest. In order to keep them fresh, store them in a sealed container with silica gel packets. Thankfully, not many of the packets are necessary to keep out moisture, so even one or two can go a long way.

The use of Silica Gel Packets extend to far more than being stuffed in the bottom of dry goods or shoes.

These are a just a few.

To see more ideas, head over to Living Green and Frugally.


35 Comments

  1. Cailin Koy said:

    Thanks for this! Any closet could certainly benefit from something that helps keep the moisture level down too. Silica gel would work perfectly!

  2. Jerry Peacher said:

    I get about 10-20 of these packets a week, they are in every tool bag, tool box gun case, ammo case that I have also have a bunch just stored in plastic bags whe I need them

  3. Ray Watkins said:

    @[100000124222667:2048:Charles Neil Prestwood] @[184104330:2048:Stephanie Holmes Watkins] @[1823320764:2048:Jace Hargrove]

  4. Bryan Davison said:

    Stops my hooks from rusting in my tackle box and all my gun cases and ammo.

  5. Art Macias said:

    I save them to put in ammo can. Not really sure if they’re doing anything but I would like to believe so

  6. David Lyons said:

    I do the same thing. Put them in my gun safe. I also put them with my cast iron cookware.

  7. Donnie Jones said:

    I have used these in my gun cabinets for years. A lot of people use expensive de humidifiers for no reason. Anywhere I store weapons including knives, you’ll find these packets there and they work perfectly !

  8. Tom Rosner said:

    No, throw them out. Once they are expressed to the air they are ruined. Too much moisture in everyday air to be useful.

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