I want to build a root cellar and this book was recommended by a youtuber. What is the definitive root cellar book or Web resource that is a must have?

  • hector@lemmy.today
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    9 hours ago

    I am building one now, wish I could attach pictures to show you, but I have sort of two stories, 12 ft by 18 ft of a sheet metal roof, no walls yet, then a sort of trench that goes maybe 12 ft at 6 to 9 ft deep and then another length of steps up and down sort of each way.

    Used pieces of wood I screwed together and such on the walls of the cellar to keep it from caving in which is actually what I am doing right now. I am using mine to grow Gourmet mushrooms in the winter, after I seal it up it will stay above freezing. Not sure how I will seal it though for now I just have logs placed over the Dugout parts. I could throw a shitload of leaves on top but I am worried that would just rot and I do not want rot around my mushroom and want to stay away from plastic although for this year I think I will wrap the walls in plastic sheeting.

    But I may just use Sawdust to insulate the roof but I still need something to put before and after that.

      • hector@lemmy.today
        2·
        9 hours ago

        I am not sure, I really do not have any pine resin to speak of and not sure if it would help what I have going on here anyway. But I was thinking it bunch of sticks over the trench and then smaller sticks over top and then a layer of maybe white pine needles and then saw dust on top of there, and then it would be nice to have some sort of flat surface on there that is what is giving me pause. But I also have to build doors on the entrances I’m running out of time here.