2019 Root Cellar Tour | Late 1920's Cellar | Storage Tips
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- Today we're going to take a tour of my root cellar. Our cellar was built in the late 1920's, early 1930's.There have been several updates made to the cellar over the years, but it's still a simple pioneer design. I hope you enjoy the tour!
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I don’t tend to be a “keeping up with the Jones” type of person....but I really covet your root cellar every time you show it 😍 I mean, a million dollar mansion doesn’t do it for me, but your root cellar is priceless ☺️
I know exactly how you feel - I’m all about the food storage. I love the old stone cellars with the big doors under the kitchen in really old houses. Sigh.❤️
Exactly! That is like when people ogle high end expensive sports cars and my only thought is wow I could sell that and buy a truck and trailer!
It has been so exciting to find videos from a Western Canadian family that are so well produced, and such a pleasure to watch. We are just on the the other side of the Rockies, so a Zone 1-2, but it has been nice to hear from someone who understands short growing seasons and actual cold winters! Growing up, we used old pallets on the floor of our root cellar to keep things off the damp dirt and promote air circulation. A light bulb helped keep things from freezing during those weeks of -40 in January. You have a nice high ceiling and the concrete supports - raised shelves or hanging feed sacks might keep mice out of your apples.
Welcome, fellow Canadian! The hanging feed sacks are such a great idea! I have big plans for the cellar for next year, and building shelves is high on the priority list.
Thank you for your kind words about my content.😊
Mice will also get in from your vents on top just put some screen on and it should do the trick if the regular screen gets chewed you will know it is a spot for them to get in and change to wire screen. We had to do that for our crawl space and they got in by a small extra vent similar to yours
I figured they wouldn't be able to climb the PVC - but, makes sense to do that anyway. Thank you!
That was my first thought too, screens on the PVC pipes should help with the rodents.
#8 hardware screen will keep mice out.
Food storage is so addicting. Perhaps its because I'm the person who is taking care of the cooking. It's so NICE and convenient to have things on hand so you can cook what you want, with out going to the store. It makes life so much easier. Love the video
Thank you! Yes, I love being able to shop from my own food stores. It's very rewarding and I love that I know exactly what's in my food.
It doesn’t creep you out at all.... unless someone comes and scares the dickens out of you 😂😂😂. Great video, I love the pantry type videos. God bless 💕
😂😂😂 so true!
You did fantastically this year, Chelsea!
Thank you!
You have so much energy!!!! You are living the life I dreamed of living in my twenties. But then that's not how it turned out. I got married and had five kids and when the youngest was nine I got sick. And ten and a half years later I'm still sick. Instead of getting better I've gotten sicker so now I watch you with unabashed jealousy for what you can do!! I'm very proud of you for what you're doing because it isn't easy. You're amazing! Your kids and husband are lucky. You tell em I said so!!! 💓💛💚💙💜
My sister suffers from ill health and has for years. Being sick and having kids is so hard. I'm so sorry. ❤
Hi dear sweet one. So sorry your dream didnt happen. I will say a prayer for your health.. Thsnk you for following us! xoxo
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Maryclaire Kalamafoni I’m sorry for your misfortune in being sick for so long! I don’t know the nature of your illness, but if it is autoimmune in nature, you may be helped by the GAPS diet. I think it is a two year protocol. You might look into it. Rebekah Rhodes was really sick and it seems to have totally healed her in less than a year, I believe.
I had a similar experience, we did have a garden out in the country but first my husband fell ill, then after going back to school and working full time, I developed an auto immune disorder, I moved us to a small town, inside the city limits, etc. So, not much gardening done after that, only on a small scale - really small and my hands were not in the dirt and my feet were in shoes all the time. Then I had to stop working, I was watching gardening videos and my decades long love for it reignited, I started gardening in plastic kiddie pools, planters and buckets as my mobility diminished...suddenly, I felt better, much better...my old happy go lucky self re emerged, my mental health felt better than in years, my other symptoms shrank to a small percentage, I still could not walk as much, or stand long (arthritis). I started asking questions, it seems that the contact with real bacteria/ germs etc was resetting my immune system to attack them and not me and the bare feet in the dirt and grass was putting me back in touch with the earths magnetic fields and our body uses them as well in some mysterious way (to me) to help balance our brain chemistry. Please, garden as much as you can, go barefoot in the grass and dirt if you can, hopefully it will help, it won't cure but if you are struggling to enjoy life, I am sure it will make a difference.
Great video, I enjoyed the pantry video as well, can’t wait to see the freezer video 😀👍
I'm getting the freezers all organized and ready for the tour today. It's great motivation to get them straightened out. lol
An idea you could try for the lighting would be to run some outdoor Christmas lights or patio string lights. I used the patio string lights down the center in our dark conex and it made a huge difference. Being off grid, I used Led bulbs and was very happy with the results. Being outdoor lights the moisture in the place shouldn't bother them.
Great idea!
I'm like your kids, I would be terrified in the root cellar by myself. And I would have screamed my head off if someone came in and startled me. You're so calm and collected. I love the pantry, cold room, root cellar, freezer...tours. I learn so much every time. Thanks for sharing!!
You're so welcome, my friend. xx
Most of the root cellars I've seen were made with railroad ties, including my grandparents. Back in the time it was built, they were the wisest choice of materials. To this day they remain a wise, cheaper building alternative for people on a budget. There is probably worse chemicals in the treated poles in the entrance than in the railroad ties. What they use to pressure treat lumber with is definitely toxic.
That's awesome , solid build thank you
Such an amazing space you have there! I commend you for having that pioneer spirit to not quit and never stop learning season to season. No year is just like last year and you must adapt and you do! It is common sense and having that is what makes you a survivor! Hugs hugs hugs!!
I adore you, dear friend! Thanks for always being so encouraging.
You could put another fresh air intake at the bottom of your cellar. The top ones are only going to exit the warmer air.
Thanks for the cellar video! I am just learning as well and these videos are such an inspiration. We have had a huge rodent problem previous years in our cellar as well (lost all stored apples one year) and I saw a clever trick from one of Edible Acres video. They had metal wire on their boxes. So I asked my husband to make some frames with the wire to put on our storage drawers as well. And so far our produce is untouched. You can see a little of that in my video of harvesting our last carrots and it has cellar picture as a thumbnail 🙂
I’ve thought of doing that! Thanks.
Love the variety of your videos. Such helpful info. I can search your channel for whatever topic I’m working on at the time. Thank so much. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you so much for the support and Merry Christmas to you too!
There a sashes, Earth Kind for mice , we put them out and so far so good,and my sister uses them,that's how I found out about them and we plugged a hole under the house and put a sash in there as well
I love it! I so wish we had a root cellar here! Where we live, there is SO much ground water and natural underground springs and runoff. We tried digging in two different areas and the holes just filled in with water! Anyway, looking forward to seeing your freezer tour! Even though I do all of this too, it still makes me giddy to see others food storage! 😊
I know! I feel the same way - pantry peeping is my jam. lol
We have a lot of water at certain times of the year as well. Like now - it is so wet. Our pasture is almost under water and we have water coming into our greenhouse which is dug a little bit deeper to get the benefit from the warmth of the ground - that doesn´t work here 😉 Fortunately we already had root cellar here when we purchased this place. They knew what they were doing😃 - it is not dug deep into ground, but the dirt is mounded on top of the cellar and our cellar is on the highest spot of our property as well 🙂
Little Mountain Ranch Typo, I hope?
@@cynthiafisher9907 LOLOL Thanks for pointing that one out!
Our area is more than a bit swampy, I see many people build their root cellar on top of the ground then mound up the dirt over, they create a hill, really, right over the cement and block buildings. I have never had one but other people in the family have and it worked in our Michigan winters...at least for them it did.
I've been watching your pantry, kitchen and root cellar vides which are perfect for this time of year. Thanks so much for all the info. Great job.
Thank so much!
I have hardcore root cellar envy!! Such a cool space (excuse the pun 🤓). Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you sooooo much!😄
Seal up your door entrance and that will end the mice, do you have a air intakes just like your exhaust pipes, it should be at ground level around your door way, to create a good air flow, that should reduce mold issues also. I also thought a really good screen door would be a nice add, so on your colder evenings you could open up the door and leave it open for awhile to help cool it down especially in the fall before storage, great video I learned a lot from it, so far most root cellar information seems to be very hard to find.
This is all really excellent advice! Thanks so much.
Love your vids................ thank you for your explanations and reasoning.... Makes me realise we were on the right track all those years ago in the '80's
very nice tour. You are lucky to have a root cellar ... I have a cold room and our family is small, but for your family it is very important to have.. thanks for sharing
You're welcome, Lori. Nice to 'see'you!
Loved the tour, that root cellar is amazing. I learn so much and find tidbits even though I don't have a root cellar or much storage space at all. For instance, the bins that are slick and tall enough so rodents can't get in, I never thought about that. I would like to see a freezer tour too. Thank you so much for sharing
We are so warm here still too Chelsea I actually was out in the garden digging in some compost for a jump start on spring 💚today!!
It's been really lovely, hasn't it!
My turnips are sprouting too. we are having an extended warm autumn
We are, and I don't want to complain because winter isn't really my thing, but it is doing a number on storage veggies this year
I came by to see if I may have missed notifications of new vlogs and realized I hadn't finished watching this last one. What a treat! Hope all is well. Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday!
Happy Holidays to you, too!
The rodent issue seems to be fixable with more of the galvanized steel tubs then.
My in laws "grandparents" had everything in their root cellar ( built under house on hill for ease of access as lived In Maine) on a raised system. Nothing near enough to a wall for the rodents to climb and far enough to prevent them jumping in. In summer it was a cool place during heat of the day. The feral cat would hunt + eat mice/rats. In middle of winter when they were totally decimated the cat got fish & raw meat for meals 1x a day. Just a small amount = to mouse size or a squirrel shot out of its winter nest easily seen in trees. (they're literally rats living in trees and will eat anything.)
Anyway oiled concrete "bench" will keep food away from the rodents.
Thanks, Edie! Great tips. I know I need to make some improvement down there for sure. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it in the video, but we have some big plans for the cellar for next year to make it more functional and mouse proof.
WE have a solar light in our root cellar. I would love to have the amounts of tea tree oil etc for the mold. We do not have that problem but it would be a good preventive. Love your videos
But the spray down tip for mold. 👏👏👏
Do you have an aversion to using traps or live traps? At least you would know the mice were there. We keep getting mice in our car, chewing the interior. Traps work well for me. I do not particularly like to use them, but mice can be very destructive. I have tried putting "No Mice Allowed" signs up, but the little buggers just ignore them!
No aversion at all - I have them all over my house and in my van at night. I don’t like it either, but I don’t like mice more. Lol
Peppermint, spray some around.....they cannot stand it! 😁
This warm autumn is making things tricky! Your Root Cellar is awesome. I’m going to finish breaking off the sprouted ends of my carrots today and I might try moving them to crates and experiment with that. 🥕
Fingers crossed!! xx
How I wish I had a root cellar! Thanks for the tour, Chelsea!
Welcome, Kirsten - how are things going down there?
@@LittleMountainRanch Warmer and drier than usual, but I'm still prepping for winter. Sounds about the same up there, right?
I can't wait to dig a root cellar. Seems like something fun to build. lol :)
I look forward to watching that build!
Great video Chelsea. You speak so well and could see you as a roving reporter. Xxx
Thanks so much, Jo! Xx
Great video again Chelsea. I don't have a root cellar but it was really interesting, thank you and yes, a freezer tour would be good
Thank you so much!
Great Video so lucky to have the root cellar.
Thanks, Luke.
As far back as the summer of 2019 it is rumored that visitors to a homestead would often leave a gift on top of both cellar door posts as a means of saying thx for a nice visit...... just saying!
(2)Also under any chicken that may or may not still be by your green house (3) on the back wall of the green house (4) by the thermometer at shop entrance (5) under an unused green bee honey hive box thingy(6) on a saddle in tack shop(7) behind a sign on the deck floor as you step up on the deck (8) in between the gate post and shop (9) eye level on a telephone pole by unused hive boxes (10) wedged under steel antique tractor seat ....(11) on gate posts to chain link gate to garden close to house and (12)on top of the right gate posts to field down by chicken tractor... hope you find em all before the snow hits! Thx for such a nice time!
I’m so running out there early in the morning!!!😉❤️
The pvc tubes need to have wire mesh over the opening or at the join so theres one less way for rodents to get in
Nice tour 😁
Have a wonderful day 🌻🌻🌻
My experience is mint leaves dont bother but you may have better results with mint oil and after being invaded by mice several years back and they had access to my gardens seeds ( mostly because i had never had a mouse problem prior ) of which they ate pretty much all of them EXCEPT hot peppers... so i suspect that powdered hot pepper may put them off if used appropriately
I love your videos! Yeah the root cellar might be a bit creepy but it also is a wonderful storage solution. I have found that mint works but you have to replace it often. Someone here mentioned mint oil and again that has to be replenished often, I did find as that lady did that rodents absolutely detest hot peppers. I have to store things in a metal screen or small metal mesh basket to keep the critters out of stuff. Mind you, they can squeeze into a crack so it does have to be small but also hold up to their chewing. I also wanted to tell you that maybe with the weather not being consistent, you might have to try using 2 different types of storage for some of the root crops. That way, at least you might have half the crop endure. Good Luck!
Thanks so much! We were lucky enough that the previous owners thought ahead and created 2 different storage locations, so hopefully, no matter what happens I’ll still be ok as far as having some food stored up.
Thank you for sharing this, I've always wanted to have a root cellar. Isn't this the craziest Nov we're having temps in the upper 50s & 60s. I think our snow is going to be in the east this year, we've seen in the past that when the east coast has a lot of snow we have very little. Thank again from SO Oregon & God bless you and your family😍
I was all prepared for a really cold winter, and now it's down right balmy out there. Hope it holds. :)
Looking forward to more of these types of vids.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Great video!
Thanks!
Great video, still taking notes, thank you. :)
I’ve just found your channel and LOVE it already. Cheers from Australia xx Cathi xx
Welcome!😊
I thought it was thieves and oregano? We are using our root cellar ( it's actually under the house but access to it is outside) for the first time this year. So far so good!!
Both work! Anything that kills moulds will do. I like Oregano better, actually, because it’s smells so earthy.
Yes
I wonder, since there are two vents, if you add a solar powered fan to one of your vents would it keep the humidity down so things wouldn't mold as easy. :)
That’s a great idea! I’ll look into something like that.
@@LittleMountainRanch I don't think it would have to be a very aggressive fan, just something to move a little air around. :)
Always love your content.
Thank you so much!
A feral cat is great for mice reduction.
We have several outdoor cats and they do a pretty good job of keeping the population in check. It's just been a crazy year for them this year.
Little Mountain Ranch understood.
Yes. Feral is key. If they have food options which doesn't run away, they will be couch potato kitties. If the only food options do run then the mice start to seem to be the easiest to catch. As opposed to squirrels or birds. Though if birds are baby chicks or half sized pullets, they will go for them too. They do need a warm spot to sleep. Barns are fine.
cool video as always :)
I love your food storage videos. Do you do any vacuum sealing in jars? How do you store your herbs and spices? Do you purchase them in bulk?
I’ll add these into the Q&A. Thank you for asking - great questions.
Great video! I’d love to have an outdoor root cellar! I do have a cold storage room that I’ll be using next year. What is your humidity level during the winter?
Do you have a screen on your pipes for airflow-to prevent mice?
Thanks!!
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I wish I had a root cellar or even the space to build one. I will have to do with my shed. Eveline
Does it stay warm enough in the winter that things stored in your shed don’t freeze? It gets so cold here that everything has to be indoors.
Little Mountain Ranch hi Chelsea, it only freezes a few degrees below zero and everything is in another cupboard. Last winter everything was fine. Just a bit of condensation. In the house it is just too warm. Eveline
My grandparents use to store carrots in sand .
LoveD it!! X O
Would a permanent fan help with the humidity?
With global warming, a lot of the old knowledge will only be a rough guideline. Experimenting and adjusting to these new and changing realities will take time.
Good point! I wonder if I could find a solar one...
So what did you say you sprayed the floor with? It sounded like (and the subtitles say) you said a mix of "thieves", "tea tree oil" and "water". Where do you get "thieves"? You catch one red-handed trying to steal from you in town, drag them home and grind them up in the basement? Or maybe you used something else and it just sounded like "thieves"?
This may be my favourite comment of the day! Lol Thieves is an oil that was, as rumour has it, used by thieves (actual ones) during the bubonic plague. They covered their mouths with rags soaked in an oil mix of cloves, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary and it allowed them to rob the dead without catching the plague. Hence, the oil blend got its name. I’ve also used oregano - any mild killing oils would probably work .
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If you laid a flat stone floor in the root cellar would it help keep the temps cooler and be a bit less creepy?
Yes on both counts. That’s a great idea!
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The solution you used to spray everything down was a bit cut off...did you mean to say mint leaves withe tea tree lol & water? Ratios please?
Sorry about that! I used a litre of water to 20 drops each of Tea Tree and Thieves essential oils. That's for the mold and it worked really well, plus it makes it smell nice.
Little Mountain Ranch thanks.
How do you monitor the humidity and temperature?
I monitor it based on how everything is doing in there. The temp and humidity seem to stay pretty much consistent year around. There’s a few things I have to do based on directions given to me by the previous owners, like, opening the door to air it out for the month of July... which I forgot to do this year. And the spray I mentioned is pretty much it.
Do you plan on putting in shelves?
Yes! That's on the project list for next year.
First viewers hehe
Loved your video. We are in Montana and just built a root cellar this summer.
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Your root cellar is awesome!
Do you have fire ants on your property?
No, thankfully not.
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