Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Often in the peak of season you can find great deals on large lots of fruit and vegetables. Storing these in a
root cellar will provide months of fresh fruit.
(Photo courtesy of Cindy Funk)
The winter squashes in this crate are all suitable for storing in the root cellar.
(Photo courtesy of Jen Dickert at SuperNaturalNutrition.net)
You may have seen pictures of a heap of pumpkins in the corner of the root cellar. In reality, if
you store winter squash so they are touching, the skins will soften where they are making contact.
Don't stack them on top of each other. Keep them insulated with a pile of straw between them.
