Root Cellar Update and Tour | How are Things Doing 4 Months In?

It's been about 4 months since I packed all my veggies away in the root cellar. Today I take you with me as I go check and see how the cabbages and root veggies are holding up.
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[@1870s]

Cypress winter coat is gorgeous! I've learned so much from your long term food storage. How often do you do these deep checks of your stored veggies? I'm so glad you're enjoying your roaster!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

He really is the most beautiful dog, isn't he? Every month or so seems to work. xo

[@cindymobley8926]

@@LittleMountainRanch what is the name of the roaster?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Oster 22 Quart Roaster

[@missdrd23]

Root cellars always remind of Little House on the Prairie! One of my favorites...

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Me too!

[@edieboudreau9637]

Apples need a bit of moisture. So to avoid must taste put in root cellar just until able to can or make into jellies/juice.

[@ingachambers1905]

Morning Chelsea we're having stew tonight too, maybe I'll make some of Kate's bread to go along with it 🍞. Have a great day 😎

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yum! I’m making bread today, too.

[@lorilumax6850]

love your videos

[@2redbird1]

My uncle wraps his apples in news paper before he stores them in the root cellar. He wraps each one & they are always good. He keeps them in shallow cardboard boxes or wooden crates.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I've heard good things about storing in wooden boxes. I'm going to change up a bunch of things down there this week and we'll see what happens!

[@brandythierry6881]

How long do they store for?? What kind?

[@shonitagarcia3222]

Isn't mold a sign of not enough air circulation? Around 7:40 you share how the middle bin of veg is full of mold. Well the middle bin doesn't have enough air circulation because it's sandwiched between two other bins. Maybe you need more of an air flow? Also too much moisture in some areas may bring in mold too. Perhaps you need to just keep adjusting the moisture levels with like hanging one of those closet moisture wicking bags they sell at Walmart or something. Great share, I love your root cellar, thank you for sharing this.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Of course! That makes perfect sense. I'm going to head out and make some modifications down there and moving the bins further apart will be something I do. Thank you so much!

[@isapsa45]

Shonita Garcia Air circulation is definitely part of the problem you’re right one thing you can do and I do quite often when I’m growing micro greens I mix up a solution of water and food grade hydrogen peroxide and spray on my greens that keeps the mold down most of the time I also use circulation if I have a real problem I would use a dehumidifier

[@bethaddis4377]

I love how you say “ I’m learning so much with long term food storage.” I would beat myself down saying how I failed” I love your approach. I expect myself to read a book and successfully complete what I learned. I’m going to adopt your approach. As always loved your video

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I've always struggled with perfectionism my whole life, but I've realized recently that it does nothing for me except create anxiety, so I've really been working on changing the way I talk, even to myself. It's helping, sort of. 😉

[@bethaddis4377]

I understand!

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

I loved going to your root cellar with you. I learned a lot about Storing root vegetables. That roasting oven sounds amazing.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hello my lovely friend. 💚

[@athyvandenberg289]

Hi Chelsea, I don’t have a root cellar, but I have lots of things in my concrete shed. I store my filled canning jars in a closed cupboard inside the shed. My squashes are on a shelve. My carrots are in sand filled bins, my potatoes are in cardboard boxes. My apples were in shoe boxes with cardboard partitions. The cookers stayed fine, but lots of the eating apples rotted. Next year I will wipe all apples first as the are windfall apples and I use them to press apple juice which I then can in the water bath canner for 10-20 min. I kept my leeks in the buckets and just harvest one when I need it. (4 in a 10 inch bucket) Except for the apples everything is still ok. Eveline

[@bettyo8668]

That was very interesting. I've always wondered how that works. Thanks for sharing and will look forward to a spring update.

[@JM.5387]

Your roots may be sprouting because of the ethylene gas from the apples, especially if you had a lot of apples.

[@mydogzmom5058]

My parents store apples in paper Ream boxes in their laundry room/breezeway. Biggest issue was their lab would nose the boxes open and steal bites off of the top apples.

[@thenorthernmainehomestead7249]

I didn't read all the comments so I'm not sure if anyone recommended this but apples keep well in moist sawdust and the sawdust prevents the musty taste. We use pine sawdust so they do take on a very mild, almost unnoticeable pine flavor that is not unpleasant. Macs and granny smiths seem to keep the best for us. The same rule applies though, try not to have them touching and sort through them, preferably into another bin to remove any soft or rotting fruit. Hope this helps out, love your videos. Hope to put up some of our own eventually. (if we can find the time)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

What a fantastic idea! I'm going to try this in the fall. Thank you.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

These videos just keep getting better. The challenges are just as informative (if not more so) than the successes. Thank goodness for pigs! Thanks ☺️

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’m so glad you think so. Thank you so much for your support.

[@joescott3393]

These earthen root cellars are very difficult to store vegies in. They are very damp and harbour molds and bacteria. Plus there is nothing you can do about that. These molds and bacterias are natural in the earth. What you should do first of all keep those milk crates up off of the dirt. Perhaps on a pallet at least. At the end of each growing season have those milk crates soaked in a solution of 1 cup of bleach per 5 gallons of water for at least 1 week. Afterwards have the crates steam cleaned if you can. Hopefully Dan has a steam cleaner at work that he may use. This will help to prevent the molds and bacteria from passing from year to year on the crates. When you open the cellar in the summer time spray everything with a bleach solution. My root cellar is an old shipping container that is buried in the earth. I keep everything in there except canned goods and apples. The moisture will rust the canning lids and rings. Apples give off ethylene gas when they are stored and this gas will ripen all root vegies and cause sprouting. I do not know if apples will ripen vegies in the moist sand. I have not tried that experiment. I keep all of my root vegies in moist sand and they last until March. I have never really had a problem with vegies sprouting. Good Luck God Bless Joe

[@LittleMountainRanch]

GREAT suggestions, thank you so much! I have found it to work pretty well for long term storage and since it's what I have to work with I need to make it work as bast I can. I think your suggestions will help a lot.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Apples and _potatoes_ give off ethylene gas; I use potatoes in a paper sack to ripen fruit if I don't have any young apples available. 🙂 I suspect that's why I was taught not to store onions near potatoes.

[@veronicaturner5613]

Maybe get a thermometer/hygrometer so you can see what the humidity level is. Then in the summer you can check when you air it out.

[@allanbrallan8074]

Interesting vid, thanks. I recommend cutting leaves off, rather than ripping them off and ideally let them air-dry for an hour before storing them. Cleaning the knife with a cloth dowsed with food-grade alcohol also prevents problems.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

i never open up my root cellar in the summer, as the ground temp wiill warm up from normal temp. and i need it to stay cold year round as i store food and hang meat as well as my brinds with fish or meat for smoking that needs to be cold for the 10 days my meat turkeys chickin pig bellies for bacon before they go in the smoker, nothing should sprout in the root cellar as it should always tay cold year round witch is 38F year round as that is normal ground temp unless you leave the door open, never open it and when you go in and out be sure to open one door and close it before you open the next door. i have know problem storing potatoes and apples in the same place in fact i have everything in there including running water and a toilet. room. gas stove. i just put everything into the wood slat bins i built and all my can goods are on shelves

[@margiesteininger3344]

baking soda absorbs flavors. maybe try put an open box of it in each container

[@amandamatdies2992]

Hello from Montana-I just subscribed this morning after seeing your root cellar videos. I really appreciate the section of recommended products that have worked well for you. Thank you for entering my name in the Giveaways, too.

[@ronniebrace2917]

It’s beautiful there, thanks for sharing!

[@edieboudreau9637]

All of those sprouted bits are edible as well.

[@MVbailegardens]

It's fun going to your root cellar! And I learn so much! I have a butternut squash that is my personal experiment. The last of the squash picked in Sept 2017, it has sat on my kitchen counter looking as healthy as the day it came out of the garden. As soon as the look or feel of it changes I will cook it and see what happens : )

[@everythinghomestead9222]

I realize this video is almost a year old now...but have you considered layering your apples with straw, hay or sawdust? That would absorb the musty issue before it got to the apples. I haven't had the musty issue, but I have used sawdust, newspaper (including shredding it, not just wrapping fruit in it), layering with newspaper (onions work well layered with newspaper). If you keep your apples exposed to the air, they will absorb whatever is there. If you have a layer between the apple and the musty air, the layer will absorb first. Not sure if that makes sense...

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That’s a great idea!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

On my dad's farm in Alberta, Canada, we had a root cellar in the old house. Great video. Cheers!

[@cindyr1250]

I'm fairly new to your channel. I enjoy you're videos. Great info. I have a little 5 acre farm in Virginia where I do a bit of homesteading...the only one among my friends so it's nice to find a homesteading community on KZbin.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It's such a great community, too! 💚

[@edieboudreau9637]

Rutabaga & turnips are also amazing roasted as they caramelize just a bit.

[@colleenpritchett6914]

Consider getting a Harvest Right freeze dryer. They are expensive but not prohibitive if you share with a couple of people. It will save you $ and produce and extends the food life, stored properly up to 25 years. I'm saving now.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I'll look into it, thanks.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

This is wonderful information! We have a C-can that we covered with sawdust and dirt. Our apples and potatoes store wonderfully, but our carrots and beets always seem to go soft, with the carrots often moulding. We should probably try using sand again... Always more to learn!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

We've talked about doing that. I was wondering, did you do something to it to stop it from rusting? We talked about coating it in tar or something like that, but I'd love to hear what you guys did.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Our C-can has an aluminium frame with plywood and fibreglass. (Not the traditional C-can). We covered ours with sawdust and dirt and this would help absorb moisture, but we haven't done anything else to keep it from rusting. So far we've had no problems.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks!

[@lisaelliott1149]

I'm a new viewer binge watching your wonderful videos like a weird stalker🤣 What beautiful vegetable you have stored. I think a bit of spoilage and mold is simply nature reminding us we aren't always in control as it takes just one bruise or spore to start things in motion. I do wonder if you allow a bit more space between bins and maybe elevate slightly. As for apples my husband recalls his family storing apples in bushel baskets with some sawdust and a burlap sack over the top. He doesn't recall any off taste however he was a growing boy who appreciated any food he was given as well. Anxious to hear how you adapt things. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and such a positive outlook 💜

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I love weird binge watchers.😉 I did an update video and I did move things around and did a few other things that made a huge difference. Thanks for much for being here.

[@wymtnsage]

just discovered your channel while i was watching pantry vids, so i've been binge-watching lol- i discovered a recipe for rutabagas-carrots-squash cooked 2gether n with just butter added 2 it as a side-dish, when my kids were growing up n teenagers n everyone loved it- u can sub sweet taters fot the squash n u can add honey n make it candied 2 if u want- ty 4 posting n Father Bless-

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome and thank you for sharing - that sounds delicious!

[@MidwestGirl]

Your property has gorgeous views!

[@bryanmyers7450]

Uncle B here, I am sold on your root seller! Yeah, that was on purpose! Just a single light bulb for light or is it facing the sun? Ok just got the answer you use a flash light. Is that sand from your land?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

The sand is from just around the corner. There's pretty much an endless supply here, thankfully. The light on my face was from the open door and the rest from a flashlight.

[@kathygreeson6001]

Love the root cellar! I live in town so not an option for me.😕 Have tried to store some stuff in basement, but not with much success. Will keep learning and trying!😊 Good luck with the apples! As always, thanks for the video and the tour! God bless!

[@myragrodzuik1248]

Great videos! I found your channel a few days ago and have been bing watching them all! Love this one on the root cellar. I too do a lot of canning and food prep like dehydration but I have not had the chance to do a proper root cellar yet. Once I get my land putting in a root cellar is going to be one of the first projects I do along with my garden! Thanks for the give away! Have a great day!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome! I'm really glad you're here. When I first saw this property i think I was most excited about the root cellar! :)

[@Thisisit120]

Have you ever heard of using a big chest type freezer that is no longer running as a root cellar? If you have how would that be done? Also I noticed you have a great Pyrenees is he a rumor? We have one and he roams badly.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I have! You can bury it or us a system similar to Back to Reality (wonderful informative channel). We do have a Great Pyrenees and he was wondering. We fixed the problem by keeping him inside for 6 weeks and only letting him out on a leash. This caused him to bond with the family and completely stopped his wandering. You could do the same thing with a animal protector by keeping him tied or penned close to where you want him to be until the habit is broken. Best of luck!

[@dianegibson5765]

try cutting your Rutabaga in small chunks and boil with carrots drain add butter and mash together ---yummy

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ll try for dinner tonight. Thanks!

[@williammickle9947]

Spring rolls all winter!

[@JM.5387]

Wow, I just found your channel and I'm really enjoying it!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’m happy to have you here. Welcome!!

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

Awesome Wonder if 's solar powered fan would help with mold... Better circulation??

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Now that's an idea!

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

@@LittleMountainRanch I have a little 12 volt ceiling fan. Cheap like under $15 off eBay. It's been running 24/7 in my little cabin. Would be super easy to install. All the best to you!

[@HHeirloomIA]

Love the video as usual! :) my thoughts on adding humidity; keep a "bucket" of water with a few drops of protective blend EO in it in the cellar. Apples; maybe wrap each one in parchment, or wax paper or keep the apples in a cloth bag. As for one of my favorite vegetables rutabaga, Cook and mash 1/2 & 1/2 with potatoes or just mashed bagas! Don't skimp on milk & butter! 😉

[@LittleMountainRanch]

💚💚💚 Great ideas, which is no surprise coming from you. xo

[@HHeirloomIA]

@@LittleMountainRanch xo😍💙

[@copperhousefarm4794]

I like your root cellar. Maybe you guys can modify your root cellar. Like put in cement blocks. I also wonder if you can use your root cellar for a cheese cave. A long time agao I watch this Nun who learn to make chhese. Sister Noella Marcellino: Tales from the Cheese Caves; Science & Cooking. Also see if you can find the one where she was I think doing her theis about cheese making. She learned alot in France I found more info about her."The Cheese Nun", a PBS documentary about Sister Noella Marcellino, and directed by Pat Thompson. A must see if you can watch it.When you talked abould some mole in your root cellar may me think of her and cheese. Whether you have the right mold in your root cellar is a different story. @@

[@LittleMountainRanch]

We are really thinking about doing that - it's totally works as is, but the mold is a real issue.

[@northstarprepsteader]

Great root cellar! What if you put a barrel or two of water in the cellar to add humidity back? Also, a couple open bins of charcoal might help purify the air from the mustiness.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great suggestions! Thank you.

[@BacktonaturelivingCom]

I have found that open barrels of anything attract rodents and then you may have a barrel of rodent water...

[@northstarprepsteader]

@@BacktonaturelivingCom Maybe a screen over the top could remedy that?

[@joannewilson6847]

Very interesting and such a clever storage solution xxx

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hugs, Jo!

[@georgialesley2185]

Awesome as always, and full of info! You are inspiring me :)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

❤️❤️

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

4 months! Wow! I'd be happy with veggies lasting that long. I think you are doing great.

[@dalelusk2151]

Is this sand from the beach or is this from hardware store to find?please reply I live in zone 9 is hot here.I don't have a specific place for vegetables, please any suggestions for storage, specially sweet pota6an celeriac root, please reply thanks.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

From a local sand pit. Beach sand would work.

[@dalelusk2151]

Thanks you so much.

[@gratituderanch9406]

I wish rutabagas and turnips, radishes did well here but we have horrible root maggots! Such a lovely root cellar! I’m in the Pacific Northwest, way too wet for a root cellar!!! Hahahahaha

[@getitright5863]

You can make apple cider vinegar to use alot of those apples if they’re going. The apples give a gas that makes potatos rot faster. Do you dehydrate, I’m new and love your root cellar, I feel now we can make a cost effective one for my property. Thanks so much for your sharing.

[@sibelb4152]

Rutabagas are a key ingredient in "pasties", the traditional bread-encased miners' meal of the northern midwest. You can make a big batch of those for the freezer to use up some of those rutabagies.

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

Before I forget, I want to share the way I love to cook rutabagas. They are actually one of my favorites. What i do now is peel and cut them up. I use a mix of rutabagas and parsnips, probably 70% rutabagas to 30% parsnips, but, if you like it sweeter, you could up the percent of parsnips. I have gone as high as half and half, but that was too sweet for me and I missed the rutabaga flavor. (Since you have carrots, they would likely be a good sub for the parsnips). I add the cut up veg to a pot of water with smoked ham, usually a ham hock and smoked pork chops, but whatever you like. I let it simmer until they are soft. Then I remove the veg (save a little of the liquid) and mash them, adding a good amount of butter, black pepper and salt to taste, whatever amount of cooking liquid is needed, and cut up the smoked pork and stir that in too. It should be about the consistency of mashed potatoes but it is sooooo much more flavorful and healthy. This is my favorite winter veg dish and it freezes well, too. Maybe that will give you another idea for happily using more rutabagas, or Swede as they are known in the UK. Thank you for the beautiful, awe inspiring and uplifting scenery and a most interesting look at how a modern day root cellar works!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you! Would you mind if I made a video with this recipe? I’m going to start a series on homegrown food because people are always asking how actually use the food we commonly grown in a garden. This one sounds so good!

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

@@LittleMountainRanch I would be honored! I just hope you love it like I do.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

We'll try it first, but it sounds so good I'm sure it'll be perfect for a video. :)

[@BacktonaturelivingCom]

i love your channel! We are looking forward to one day building a root cellar on our Rocky Mountain homestead that is at 9000 ft elevation. We have 7.5 feet of snow right now... :)

[@brandythierry6881]

So you only need to moisten the top layer of sand?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I use damp sand and moisten it before I use it.

[@NS-pf2zc]

Such good info! Thanks for sharing all of the things you've observed!

[@hollynelson543]

Wouldn't your veggies hold more nutrients if you just canned or freeze them?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Maybe, but I don't have the time to can much more than I already am and my freezers are bursting. This is a pretty great way to store extras.

[@hollynelson543]

Well good luck with it then. Enjoy your channal.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks so much and welcome!!😊

[@ellen5731]

Really enjoying your videos! always learning...

[@franwatkins5934]

How do u keep rodents out

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Cat, peppermint and traps.

[@KoalityofLife]

So much information, thank you. :)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You're always welcome! :)

[@kimcouch8285]

Can them until you get your seller straight

[@grandiesgarden175]

Great info, tour. Thanks!

[@KatyInNH]

Great video and sharing of knowledge- love the channel!

[@LifeGoesNorth]

Wow those cabbages stored really well!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I know! Crazy, eh?

[@nicklepickle1587]

I'm a new subscriber. Loving your channel!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!

[@MichellesLargeFamilyLiving]

💖

[@marialegaux9007]

Love your channel Maw maw Maria

[@celinebridges7817]

Hey 😊 What beautiful winter land .. just to go outside and play. Stew sound delicious. We enjoyed you showing us your root cellar .. great video Stay warm Blessing 👩‍🌾

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you!

[@rhondaholt76]

I learned ALOT in today's video. THANK YOU! SHALOM

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Oh good! Shalom.

[@ashleymoore250]

This was extremely helpful to me!! I didn't have to store much last season, however we are doubling or tripling our garden this year and redoing the basement cold room for mass food storage!! Thank you

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You’re welcome!❤️

[@yarntaxi2176]

Great podcast as always! 👏

[@pennyd7554]

Thank you for sharing

[@poodledaddles1091]

thanks for the video

[@janreynolds3794]

The scenery is gorgeous!

[@Ladythyme]

I’m so impressed by all you do and learn so much even though I’m an armchair homesteader lol... thank you 🙏 for bringing me along.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much. I'm an armchair lots of things. :)

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Thank you, Chelsea, for sharing your experiences with your food storage systems. I learn a lot. I am storing potatoes and onions that I grew this year, so I haven’t learned much yet. I will try to store more as I gain knowledge in the coming years. Thank you for the learning perspective, I’m a recovering perfectionist as well!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It's a struggle, isn't it? 🙂

[@annettem14]

I don't have any suggestions for you, but I love that you take us into your root cellar and share your successes and failures with us. So much good info. Thank you!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You're welcome, Annette!

[@allanakimber6277]

It looks absolutely gorgeous up there! Thank you for sharing your root cellar with us :) I'm also really excited for the giveaway tomorrow!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Me too!!!❤️

[@007darryl]

Whow, please enter me! I love this channel. Thanks from California...

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hey, there. Please add a comment on the giveaway video to be entered. :)

[@mountainsidefarm8357]

I love your root cellar!!!

[@deboralynnbryant3356]

💜

[@robertshelleyduck3268]

Great tour! I have found that storing apples in the proximity of any other vegetable causes the vegetables to ripen way too fast...it's the ethelyne gas that they give off. Is there anywhere in the barn where they can go? Auntie Monica loved this video too.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I've been wracking my brain trying to think of another solution... Because we are working on the underground greenhouse I'm wondering if I can incorporate another mini root cellar into that just for the apples. Tell Auntie Monica I said hi and send lots of love.

[@karijackson9176]

You could try to put your apples in a cooler in the cool section if your root cellar. The cooler may keep them warm enough they won't freeze but cool enough for long term storage. Just leave the lid cracked open to allow air flow.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Good idea!

[@eddieslittlestack7919]

Ahh look at you going grocery shopping at 4:15 haha wish that was me, so jealous of that rootcellar! Have a nice day!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yup, love shopping from home. :)

[@aurawright2130]

I love your videos and am grateful for all that you share! Thank you so much!!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You are so welcome!

[@danoneill2846]

Thanks !

[@juliebaker6969]

Could you keep your potatoes in the root cellar and the apples in the cold room?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

The potatoes just don't do as well in there, but it might be worth trying again.

[@crystalwright1504]

I have been watching your root cellar videos, trying to get an idea for what works. My husband and I bought an acreage of sand in the southern interior. We built an ICF house with a 4' crawlspace thinking it would be good for root veggies. Nope. It stays a steady 18C. Not a total waste as it's great for other storage. So, the new plan is to dig in and build a root cellar. I'm concluding that concrete walls will likely be our best bet. Thankyou for your great videos!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I would do concrete if I were starting from scratch for sure. :)

[@crystalwright1504]

I think that's definitely what we will be doing. You have given me some great ideas for storage ideas. Thankyou for your reply! Have a great evening!

[@TheBahamabob]

Never having stored anything in a root cellar ever, your review helps. I had no idea cabbage, for instance, would store for months and look like ....cabbage! I began to envision how to dig a root cellar but will need to talk to old timers older than me to know how it’s done in a warm wet climate. Brilliant as always, Chelsey, Bob here

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Lots of love dear friend. How are you? I'm due for another lovely facebook message from you. :)

[@TheBahamabob]

Little Mountain Ranch So you shall receive one. I got a new phone today and brain fog went from 200 yards visibility to zero. Messenger required me to sign in again and does not recognize my password. That locked me out right as you msg me! A sign? No coincidences.

[@bearzhere]

Hundreds of years ago people used to store a lot of their fruits in the attic. Not sure if that is an option for you. There is actually a series that I saw it on. You may be interested in checking them out on youtube. Type in BBC farmseries, I think there are 4 or 5 of them set in different times, I learned a lot watching them. They are historically correct. Have a great day!

[@susanshughart8343]

I love the BBC farm series.

[@oneproudnana3315]

Me too. I love the BBC farm series. That attic idea might work for me - I'll check it out.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I wonder if it worked because the UK has such a mild climate?

[@susanshughart8343]

@@cynthiafisher9907 That's a good possibility and it's pretty rainy. More humid maybe.

[@gavinchurch6109]

If u put and apple on the top of your potatoes your potatoes will not sprout

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Really??? That’s super cool - thanks.

[@brandythierry6881]

I thought the apples would make potatoes wroght???

[@Unsub-Me-Now]

I want a root cellar! I do not have the means or the time to build one myself.