Drying rack vegetables

Among the many ways to prepare plant food for future use, dried vegetables and dried fruits occupy a leading position. After all, such products are easily procured and stored for a long time

When we had our new windows put in I kept all the screens to use for a drying rack. I had an idea of how I wanted it built and I talked with my husband about it. He started working on it a few week…

Most seeds will store for 2-4 years if kept clean, cool, dry, and out of light. However, some seeds will badly deteriorate after about one year if not stored in an airtight container in the freezer or refrigerator. These include: onions, leeks, parsnips, celery, spinach, salsify, and hybrid supersweet corn. For long-term storage, place seed packets or bulk quantities of seed in a large, airtight container (such as a mason jar with a 2-piece lid) and store in the refrigerator or freezer…

Papa’s Onion Drying Rack is easy to build and perfect to store onions fresh from the garden and allow them to dry out for better winter storage.

RGtools's Project

Here's the latest project at Suzie's that I started on Tuesday. It's an insulated CONEX box that used to belong to the Border Patrol. Suzie's Farm picked it up with the hopes of turning it into an herb drying room. So I gutted the darn thing to start and began laying out the stacks for the drying racks to go. Once I got all of the stacks framed out I had to cut the individual slats for the trays to rest on. There's 153 spaces for trays. Each tray needs two slats to sit on. 306 slats were…

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My friend Patric is a regular Mr. Fix-It. He taught me how to use an electric drill and build raised beds when I first starting my gardening business. He also happens to be a restaurateur, and his first restau- rant was this beautiful Italian place that he practically built by hand. One afternoon, I