Homestead: Weekend Project, No it’s Not a Grave, it’s a Root Cellar!

Patch supervisor
No it's not a grave
No it’s not a grave

Step one: Dig! And more digging. Until you have a 4ft hole. Deep er is better, but for our needs it is enough.

Digging root cellar
Digging root cellar
Zuccinni managing
Zuccinni managing

Good management is always important to getting the job done. Thankfully Patch and Zucchini stepped up to the job and kept us working until completion!

Me and my scoop
Me and my scoop

My husband laughed at me and my scoop, but the shovels wiped me out fast, however, my little scoop I could do all day long! So I did help, one scoop at a time.

Bottom of root cellar
Bottom of root cellar

For the bottom we used an old trailer door and drilled holes in it for the cool air to get through.

Sand bags
Sand bags
Sand bags complete.
Sand bags complete.

I filled and he lifted these insanely heavy sandbags into place until it fully lined the hole.

Homestead Root Cellar
Homestead Root Cellar

We used an old desk top for the door. We still need to build a frame for the door once we get the parts from barter or trade for labor 🙂 It is functional as is, but the frame will ensure our critters don’t break open the sandbags.

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