Cellaring

Earth basement working well! 2 Replies

We moved into a VERY old farmhouse here in the country,and it has a dug earth basement, with stacked stone walls.There are wood tables down there, probably used for storage,and even recesses built…Continue

Started by Elizabeth Delaney. Last reply by Elizabeth Delaney Feb 16, 2011.

Cold Box 13 Replies

After failing to build our house this year, Brigid and I were left with a fair number of root vegetables left over from this year's harvest.  Eventually, we plan to have a full root cellar in the new…Continue

Started by Mark Norton. Last reply by Mark Norton Feb 2, 2011.

Advice for "testing" a root cellar? 1 Reply

Hi folks,I'm looking for advice on how to test the conditions of our new root cellar.  Since this is the first year, I don't know what the exact conditions will be (although I will be able to tweak…Continue

Started by Alison F. Last reply by Mark Norton Nov 9, 2010.

Sprouting veggies

Hi! I'm a complete novice to cellaring. I put some carrots and beets in sand in metal garbage cans. Both the beets and carrots are now sprouting. I'm guessing it's still too warm in the cellar? Do…Continue

Started by Olivia Hall Oct 3, 2010.

Storing Onions

We'd like to store a bunch of Copras this winter, what is our best bet to make sure they last as long as possible? I know not to store them next to the potatoes, but that's about it!What have you all…Continue

Started by Laura Woinoski Sep 8, 2010.

Apple Storage Results 4 Replies

We neighbors at White Hawk did an apple storage experiment this past fall/winter/spring on storing apples overwinter. Three families participated and each buried two 12-gallon aluminum trash cans…Continue

Started by Laura Woinoski. Last reply by Gail Blake Jun 22, 2010.

Creating a root cellar? 16 Replies

I'm thinking about converting a corner of my basement into a root cellar, and I'm feeling a bit clueless (even though I am reading…Continue

Started by Alison F. Last reply by crowjoy May 6, 2010.

Storing Apples? 1 Reply

Hi all! An apple storage question.We are going to be experimenting with burying aluminum garbage cans (one 10 gal and one 6 gal) of apples in the ground to store them into the winter.Looking for…Continue

Tags: burying, storage, apples

Started by Laura Woinoski. Last reply by Katie Quinn-Jacobs Oct 27, 2009.

Carrots 7 Replies

Hi allI am pulling up the last of our summer carrots and want to try cellaring them. Last year I just stored them in a bucket with holes drilled into it. They didn't do so well. I know a better way…Continue

Started by Sharon Berger. Last reply by Valerie McMartin Jul 31, 2009.