The Complete Guide to Your New Root Cellar by Fryer, Julie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Dedication Table of Contents Introduction

Back to Our Roots Every Home has Room for a Root Cellar

Chapter 1: Creating a Root Cellar in Your Home

Is it Cold Enough For You? What Every Good Root Cellar Needs What Can You Store in a Root Cellar? How Much Work is this Going to Be? Planning Worksheet

Chapter 2: Design Options for Root Cellars

Building a New Structure Creating a Root Cellar from Existing Space

Chapter 3: An Early Start: What to do During the Winter

Keeping Track of it All Early Winter Planning Late Winter Planning

Chapter 4: Construction Season Starts: Welcome to Early Spring

Let the Digging Begin Footings and Foundation Drainage Tiles What’s Going On in the Garden? Keeping a Record

Chapter 5: The Big Build is Here: Late Spring

Constructing the Floor Building the Exterior Walls Raise the Roof Make an Entrance Time for Utilities Keep Your Cool with Good Insulation Good Air In, Bad Air Out Backfilling Around Your New Structure What’s Going On in the Garden? Keeping a Record

Chapter 6: Growing Season Begins: Early Summer

Installing the Ceiling Interior Walls A Place for Everything Installing Control Mechanisms Exterior Finish Work Pest and Rodent Control The Up-and-Running Root Cellar What’s Going On in the Garden? Finding Alternate Sources for Produce Keeping a Record

Chapter 7: Final Preparations: Late Summer

Storage Containers Organizing Your Root Cellar Outdoor Harvest Spaces What’s Going On in the Garden? Keeping a Record

Chapter 8: Finally Harvest Time: Early Fall

Getting the Root Cellar Ready for Produce Harvesting Tips and Techniques Preparing Produce for Storage Storing Items other than Produce in the Root Cellar Additional Preservation Methods and the Root Cellar What’s Going On in the Garden?

Chapter 9: The End of Harvest Season: Late Fall

Maintaining Root Cellar Conditions Continuing Harvests Using Lidded Containers or Sand Cans Inside the Root Cellar Outdoor Storage Forcing Vegetables and Flowers in Your Root Cellar What’s Going On in the Garden? Keeping a Record

Chapter 10: Storage Season: Winter Comes Again

Keeping the Root Cellar Running Smoothly Using Stores from Your Root Cellar What’s Going On in the Garden? Journaling and Assessing Your First Year

Chapter 11: Yearly Maintenance Needs

Early Spring Maintenance: The Cellar is Emptying Out Late Spring Maintenance: Time for Spring Cleaning Early Summer Maintenance: Focus on the Garden Late Summer Maintenance: Getting Ready for Storage Early Fall Maintenance: Here Come the Veggies Late Fall Maintenance: Busy Harvest Time Winter Maintenance: Part of the Routine

Conclusion Appendix A: Planning Tools

Planning Worksheet Sample Tools List What to Store Worksheet Produce Storage Chart

Appendix B: Design Plans Appendix C: Resources

Gardening How-To Gardening Supplies Construction How-To Finding a Reputable, Licensed Contractor Construction Materials Food Preservation and General Storage Information

Appendix D: Recipes from the Root Cellar

Aunt Clara’s Creamy Coleslaw Grandma Garland’s Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Sautéed Red Cabbage Mashed Rutabagas Grandma Uff’s Vegetable Beef Soup Hot Curried Fruit Roasted Root Vegetables with Sea Salt Aunt Mona’s Apple Pie Bars Roasted Celery with Apples Pear Brown Rice Gingered Carrots Exotic Endive Fruit Salad Roasted Radishes with Thyme Broccoli Baked Potatoes

Appendix E: Tools Dictionary and General Glossary

Tools Dictionary

Glossary Bibliography Author Biography