Double-Dug Garden and Root Cellar

12/04/07 - 3rd Day - After Breakfast. Greetings y'all. Last night we had a sermon - part 3 of the "Order" series. The temps dipped down a bit, so it was a chilly 28 degrees this morning. It is still supposed to get into the 70's during the day for the next 5 days at least. Yesterday we began work on the gardens, preparing them for spring. We are going to be doing the "double dug" garden, like the one we saw at Homestead Heritage. The garden will be divided into about 12-14 double-dug 4x16 beds. We will be manuring and composting the beds. We are just about done with putting dirt on top of the root cellar (#1). This morning it was 53 degrees in the root cellar (like I said - 28 degrees outside) and the humidity was about 80%. Here is what the root cellar looked like just a little over a year ago:


This 11' x 11' root cellar was dug, even through the 6 inches of rock we hit at 4 feet down, completely by hand. The oak supports and beams were cut from the land. I hope to start work on root cellar #2 pretty soon.

I am also working on the next Q&A Fridays! Issue, which I hope to have ready to send out soon.

Hope all is well with you all.

Your servant in Christ Jesus,

Michael Bunker