Tag: Root Cellar DIY

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

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

    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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