Keep Flies Off Veggies

I despise the flies!

There are many harvest days with a garden... and you can't do all the canning in one day. If veggies are left on the counter, even draped in a towel, the fruit flies WILL find them.... and multiply. Here is a quick solution for keeping your veggies FLY FREE. Tested. Works great!

Veggies in the Closet!

Purchase or find an inexpensive plastic shelf (36"wide). The one we have can be disassembled and stored when not in use... AND has shelves with a lip. (This comes in handy! I'll explain later.)

Purchase or find a portable/temporary Clothes Closet and use the COVER only. This one is 36"w x19.5"d x 63"h.  Find another use for the clothes hanger contraption. (BONUS: It is very handy next to the dryer in the laundry room.)

 

Assemble the shelf. Insert shelf inside the clothes closet cover (remember, we are just using the cover, not the clothes hanger contraption). 

 

Make sure veggies are dirt/bug free (wash veggies & allow to dry if necessary). Place them on the shelves inside the 'closet' and zip it shut. This keeps the flies OUT.

 

 

This closet has a 'window' on the top. VERY handy! You don't have to unzip it to see if the veggies are ripening.

 

 

If you find a shelf with a lip, this is excellent! Why? Because if you have some veggies go bad, sometimes they leak.... the lip will keep any liquid from running off the shelf.

 



The Pro's

• Very useful to store veggies that have to ripen more
• Keeps your kitchen counter a workspace vs veggie storage area
• Great waiting room for veggies during the canning season when you can't get to all of them on the same day/week
• Keeps flies off the veggies
• Closet and shelf can be disassembled after harvest season and stored in a small area

The Con's

• The closet material doesn't fit the shelf exactly - so I tucked the excess material behind the shelf. It is frumpy. A minor thing. That's it.

 [Extra notes: I was going to enclose the shelf using bulk replacement window screen and use Velcro around the top & bottom of the shelf to attach it  - that option was too expensive. The Velcro alone was over $20. The shelf was older and not in use, and the closet was about $14-$16.]