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Root Cellaring

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Author: Mike and Nancy Bubel
Publisher: Storey Publishing, 1991
Soft Cover, 6.0"x9.0", 86 pages

Root cellaring is a way of using the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature to store perishable fruits and vegetables. Root cellaring, is a no-cost, simple, low-technology, energy-saving way to keep the harvest fresh all year long.

In Root Cellaring the Bubels tell how to successfully use this natural storage approach. It's the first book devoted entirely to the subject, and it covers the subject with a thoroughness that makes it the only book you'll ever need on root cellaring.

Root Cellaring will tell you:
-How to choose vegetable and fruit varieties that will store best
-Specific individual storage requirements for nearly 100 home garden crops
-How to use root cellars in the country, in the city, and in any environment
- How to build root cellars, indoors and out, big and small, plain and fancy
-Case histories - reports on the root cellaring techniques and experiences of many households all over North America

This book comes highly recommended by our foot-traffic customers who especially requested that we carry it!

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