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Care was just not taken when choosing the seeds, but also with storing them correctly to preserve their germination capacity. And not only from one year to another, but during a longer period if possible, as more seeds were kept from each crop than were needed as a precaution. Thus if that crop failed that year and not enough was produced to save seeds or that was defective, the stored reserve guaranteed the crop could be sowed the following year. The sowing could also fail and it would therefore have to be repeated, which meant extra seeds were needed.
=== Preparing seedbeds for sowing ===
Wheat seeds were prepared before sowing to prevent the fungal disease known as wheat rust. That preparation was usually known as ''liming.''