Easy Tomato Drying Rack.

by altaurone in Living > Gardening

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Easy Tomato Drying Rack.

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Need a quick tomato drying rack? I grow tomatoes and found myself with a lot of tomatoes, so many that I wasn't using them fast enough. I happen to love sun dried tomatoes and chili's and decided I would throw together a quick drying rack. This is what I came up with from things I had around the house.

Secure Tomato Cages Together

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Using larger zip ties I attached all the vertical rods on two tomato cages together with the rings offset enough to make several layers.

Paint (optional)

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Thought it would look nice in white.

Prep the Screen.

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Purchase or clean some old screen door mesh.

Make Shelves

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Cut the screen to fit the rings. Using zip ties secure the mesh to the layers.

Shrink Wrap.

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I wrapped the cages to to bottom leaving one slit down the side to access the shelves.

Fill It.

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Find someone to full it full of fresh tomatoes!

Sun Dry.

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find a nice spot to catch some sun.