Consider your budget obviously the size of your wallet is going to play a significant factor in determining the size and quality of your food storage cellar.
In ground cellar.
This style of cellar is either dug directly into the ground or in the side of a hill.
Ideally the door should face north to keep out the sun s.
A spiral cellar is fabricated from precast concrete modules and can be fitted into the ground below a property including in areas with very high water tables or above ground within a basement or crawlspace.
They both have the ability to store your food all year round.
So how do they work.
An old fashioned root cellar in newfoundland canada.
These root cellars may look totally different but they share some common ground.
Dig a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the garbage can and deep enough so that the can s lid will sit 4 inches above the soil level.
An inground root cellar is what pops in most people s minds when considering a root cellar.
During winter using a metal garbage can or barrel in your hole in the ground cellar helps keep water out.
While the other is a less traditional form of a root cellar.
Here are the following root cellar issues you need to think long and hard about before breaking ground.
Again it must have proper ventilation and a sturdy door.
The common ground root cellars.
The perfect location for a root cellar is nestled into an existing soil bank in a well drained location 10 to 20 yards from your house.