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.