manfred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nancy: what area are you in? must be coastal,...with so much use of
seaweed?
I'm 40K north of toronto.
manfred
Southwest Nova Scotia, walking distance to the coast. Seaweed is still plentiful here,
although die-offs are beginning in other areas.
Nancy G.
Manfred, I have stored carrots with no problems under heavy mulch (about 1-1/2 ft of
eelgrass/seaweed - but hay is used more commonly) through winter. Here we don't
usually get consistent snow cover, so the roots have been easily accessible through
winter. If you get snow or ice over them, it's
Hi! Manfred,
My storage experience goes back to childhood in the Adelaide Hills, which
is
snow free, but with many frosts.
Thanks Gil,
I'm using 2 bathtubs for vermiculture, so i'll get several more for root
storage. My main concern would be that their solid surround would not allow
- Original Message -
From: Nancy Geffken
Manfred, I have stored carrots with no problems under heavy mulch (about
1-1/2 ft of eelgrass/seaweed - but hay is used more commonly) through
winter. Here we don't usually get consistent snow cover, so the roots have
been easily accessible
Manfred
I have plans/blue prints of several types of vegetable storage .I can send them to you off line if you like.
Allan.
I have not done it myself, but here is what the literature says (2 bd books
and internet; I am not citing, because they are in German, without meaning
to imply that there is nothing in English on the subject)
Washtubs sunk into the soil and covered with straw or leaves
in the basement as
Hi! Manfred,
My storage experience goes back to childhood in the Adelaide Hills, which is
snow free, but with many frosts.
The old folk stored root crops in cellars and dark sheds. They used old bath
tubs and large wooden boxes. They put down layers dry quartz sand from the bed
of a river and
