I haven't tried any of these but I do know that no matter what, rotten leaky tomatoes will happen just because folks get busy and don't check them. We're not all perfect. I would strongly suggest something like newspaper, sawdust or pet litter shavings on the bottom to absorb any leakage that may occur to keep it from running all over heck and back! aka " Ranchmama " Okie zone 7a Sunset zone 33 ****************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "David G. Smith" <dgsmith@delanet.com> > I tried the newspaper method once and got a box of rotten tomatoes wrapped > in newspaper. My FIL has tried all three methods mentioned so far and says > just putting them in a box works as well as any. He had tomatoes almost > until Christmas last year, just storing them in the basement. Not even a > really cool basement.