I am finding some mold on the wooden basket of my press, which I can only assume was from last year's harvest. I cleaned the wood with high pressure hot water until it looked clean to me. I dried it outside in sun.
What should I be doing differently in terms of cleaning to prevent this in the future? Should I store the basket separately somehow?
Personally, I recommend a couple of coats of Man O' War varnish. Wait until you're done with this year's crush though. This is a good project for late next Spring, after the wood has dried out thoroughly and far enough ahead of the crush that the varnish will have thoroughly dried..
Tom S
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