I was a lazy, lazy
homesteader this fall. Well, actually, I was too sick to do many of my
usual tasks, so I let most of them slide. But the results are the same.
I didn't mulch bare spots in the garden. I didn't put away all of the
sprinklers. And I never got around to hooking
up the backup heat
in the fridge root cellar.
The good news is, the
winter was mild and our carrots didn't rot despite (I suspect) freezing
solid a few times. The bad news is...voles got in and nibbled on the
last half bushel, turning them into goat fodder rather than human
rations.
If you're following
along at home, I'm now pretty certain that those of you in zone 7 (one
zone warmer than us) can count on a fridge root cellar doing its job
without supplemental heat. Just make sure to check your screens and
latches to keep the rodents at bay!
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