I had the same problem with VST....sometimes my seeds stayed there, but most times I lost them all, but found that the reason it was happening was because I kept checking my Stats in the Collection screen.
Since I have kept away from that Stats button (even though I'm dying to press it) all my seeds are there faithfully waiting for me to plant them....now I LOVE VST...could not have gotten so far in the game without it!! \:\)