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A Root Cellar for your Homestead: Part 1 - Page 2

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Humidity is a major factor in your root cellar, whatever type you decide to install. Humidity will vary, depending on which part of the world you’re located. If you’re located in the arid, southwestern area of the United States for instance, you will experience high temperatures and low humidity. This will need adjusting with a pan of water on the floor of your cellar and possibly damp towels over your bushel baskets, to raise the humidity and prevent your harvest from shriveling. If, on the other hand, you live in the tropical regions of Australia, you will be faced with both high temperatures and high humidity. These extremes call for a deep, insulated root cellar with steps leading down to an insulated entrance door. As most of the harvest in your root cellar, will stay fresh in moderate temperatures and humidity--it will spoil quickly given too high temperatures and humidity.

"Preparing Your Harvest for the Root Cellar," with approximate storage times, will be included in, A Root Cellar for your Homestead, Part 2

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