The low-humidity drawer will mostly contain fruits, but some vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes can be kept in here.

Ethylene-producing fruits and vegetables include apples, avocados, bananas, peaches, pears, peppers, and tomatoes. Ethylene-sensitve vegetables include asparagus, broccoli, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, squashes, and zucchini. The humidity drawers are an easy way to separate vegetables from ethylene-producing produce.

If mold is found on firm vegetables cut 1 inch (2. 5 cm) around the mold with a knife, being careful not to touch the knife to the mold, and discard the moldy section. Soft vegetables should be discarded if mold is found on or in them.

One way to achieve this is to plan on visiting the supermarket more frequently and buying small amounts of the vegetables any time you go. [8] X Research source