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  • From: sunnfarm AT netscape.net
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] hydrocooling
  • Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 13:33:38 -0500

Adriana, I don't know anybody using hydrocooling on tomatoes, they seem to
cool best in a cool room. I find that keeping fresh picked tomatoes as dry as
possible to be the best for maintaining quality. I always dry brush them
before boxing and only use water to clean the dirtiest fruit...Bob.

>Bob,
>I recall this topic before regarding lettuces and now tomatoes.
>Hydrocooling is a common, very effective method of removing field
>heat.  How do you use it to cool product but get around the water
>absorption/ rot problems?


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