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Subject: great seed drying trays
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Little Ketchup |
Grittyville, WA
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I've found that seed drying trays that fit atop a box fan can also be used to dry other garden items like tomatoes and apples. I dried a five gallon bucket of apples in 24 hours using eight drying trays stacked on a box fan, with a heater set on low. Tomatoes do take longer. It may be a rewarding project to save your pumpkin seeds and if you take the time to make some extra trays you can dry quite a bit of stuff. The next thing I will be drying is mushrooms. Hopefully 5 gallons! I will really be surprised if you regret building some extra trays in addition those you may use to dry your pumpkin seeds.
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10/2/2020 1:14:41 AM
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Little Ketchup |
Grittyville, WA
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I used 1/4 inch hardware cloth and the trays I use are 19.5 inches square x 1.5 inch deep. I can also inlay window screen into the trays and sift/sort/dry smaller seeds like kale. I hope these ideas help you with your garden. And no, not picking hallucinogenic mushrooms. Chanterelles if you must know!
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10/2/2020 1:27:58 AM
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Little Ketchup |
Grittyville, WA
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Here's a pic.
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=321177
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10/2/2020 1:42:35 AM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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I've made some close to yours, I have three trays that will stack onto each other and each one has a different size mesh for straining stuff. I originally made them to sift soil
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10/2/2020 4:21:25 AM
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big moon |
Bethlehem CT
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Really cool idea.
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10/2/2020 7:42:54 AM
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