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NJCher

(37,869 posts)
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 07:48 AM Sep 2017

Tomato House (fruit-fly free storage)

Here's how I'm ripening my tomatoes on the counter this year:



I have three of these little glass houses so I can enjoy watching my tomatoes ripening, but they also keep the fruit flies out.

To the left is an upside-down wine glass, but it isn't working so well. I don't think there is enough oxygen. For whatever reason, it is not as effective as the "tomato houses."

FYI, these are beefsteaks.


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Tomato House (fruit-fly free storage) (Original Post) NJCher Sep 2017 OP
Nice. Thought your beefsteaks were sagesnow Sep 2017 #1
Try a paper towel or napkin under the wineglass -- may be just porous enough. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2017 #2

sagesnow

(2,871 posts)
1. Nice. Thought your beefsteaks were
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:50 AM
Sep 2017

large apples at first. Tomato houses, what a great idea! Will have to get a few. We are overflowing with tomatoes and apples at my place. Have to juice apples this afternoon to make hard cider.

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