Method for storing gel-coated seeds

A method for storing gel-coated seeds having a gel coat comprising an aqueous gel having been water-insolubilized by a metal ion in a coagulating solution, which comprises storing the gel-coated seeds in an aqueous solution containing said metal ion, said aqueous solution containing said ion at a lower concentration than in said coagulation solution, wherein the aqueous solution has an osmotic pressure that provides substantially no influence on compressive breaking strength of the gel coat, and the gel-coated seeds are stored at a temperature of from 0.degree. to 10.degree. C.