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Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-76

By Phyllis Hobson

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Length: 55 pages36 minutes

Publisher:: Storey Publishing
Released:: Jan 8, 1983
ISBN:: 9781603424233
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-76

By Phyllis Hobson

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars3.5/5 (7 ratings)

Length: 55 pages36 minutes

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Publisher:: Storey Publishing
Released:: Jan 8, 1983
ISBN:: 9781603424233
Format:: Book

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Phyllis Hobson

The late Phyllis Hobson is the author of several books, including Raising a Calf for Beef and Tan your Hide!

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Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar

Phyllis Hobson

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Introduction

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Building the Cellar

Adapting the Cellar to Your Needs

Get the Most from Your Root Cellar

Storage Requirements of Individual Fruits and Vegetables

Root Cellar Maintenance

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Having a root cellar in your backyard is like having your own private supermarket of fresh fruits and vegetables. Any time you need potatoes for dinner or an apple for a snack, just open the door and walk inside. Anything you need is right there on the shelves.

But a root cellar is more than a convenience. In addition to providing the security of having a year’s supply of fruits and vegetables on hand, a root cellar offers sanctuary. In an emergency, it could shelter your family for a few hours, a few days, or even a few weeks, if necessary.

A well-built root cellar can be a good investment. It will save you money for years to come, yet if you build the cellar yourself, the cost of materials is less than you would spend in one winter buying food at supermarket prices.

A good root cellar should provide cool, above-freezing temperatures and good circulation of moderately humid air. The combination root cellar and storm shelter in this bulletin has these features plus several others that make it easy for one person — with no building experience — to build as a spare-time project.

The dirt floor takes advantage of the naturally cool, even temperature of the earth. It also cuts costs and provides needed humidity.

The concrete block walls are durable and sturdy, with a middle core of air, which acts as an insulator. In extreme climates, the cores can be filled with loose insulation to keep temperatures more even. Concrete block walls are simple to work with. And you can lay a few blocks whenever you have a little time, then resume where you left off the next time.

The walls are topped by a wood frame roof made of 2 x lumber, which can be handled by 1 person. The roof is protected by sheathing, roll roofing, and plastic film, then covered with 2 feet of soil.

Entrance to the cellar is through an air lock created by a 4-foot-wide

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