My first thought as well: Those would be covered in flies, ants, and/or other bugs if I tried it around here (which is not Mexico). It makes me wonder if this photo is taken some place that doesn’t really have much in the way of bugs, as hard as that is to imagine, or if they go to great lengths to kill all the pests in the area to prevent them from taking over the tomato yield.
My first thought as well: Those would be covered in flies, ants, and/or other bugs if I tried it around here (which is not Mexico). It makes me wonder if this photo is taken some place that doesn’t really have much in the way of bugs, as hard as that is to imagine, or if they go to great lengths to kill all the pests in the area to prevent them from taking over the tomato yield.
My dad is trying his hand at sun dried tomatoes this year and these don’t seem to be an issue. I thought his yard would be covered in flies but nope
I dry them in a food dehydrator or in the oven. There’s no way I could leave them out, exposed like this in my part of the world.
Perhaps it’s the lack of water as it dries.