tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071315363222503671.post851824245794437861..comments2024-03-14T07:19:30.560+00:00Comments on sustainable garden: stored applesRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03237472076391330187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071315363222503671.post-77487022151610010822009-01-10T02:41:00.000+00:002009-01-10T02:41:00.000+00:00I love reading your blog. You show me just how muc...I love reading your blog. You show me just how much I have to learn.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071315363222503671.post-23778784776319719462009-01-08T02:24:00.000+00:002009-01-08T02:24:00.000+00:00Hi, Rob,Your apples look fabulous. I agree that w...Hi, Rob,<BR/>Your apples look fabulous. <BR/><BR/>I agree that we need to think more about food storage in traditional ways -- I didn't know that root cellars were North American, but it's fascinating to learn about storage of root vegetables, certainly.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to learn about some of the heirloom root crops that were stored -- and their characteristics (there's a great book about heirloom vegetables in NA by William Woys Weaver). <BR/><BR/>We actually have a largish basement area (unusual here) that could probably could accommodate a root cellar -- geez, I'd better get cracking!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071315363222503671.post-83726461378528964122009-01-07T20:15:00.000+00:002009-01-07T20:15:00.000+00:00Hi Alan,I'd like to think that there is a bit of a...Hi Alan,<BR/>I'd like to think that there is a bit of a fight back and that the 'lost art' of food storage is making a comeback.<BR/>A problem is that modern British gardens and homes were not designed for food production and storage and so it is very difficult.<BR/>Root cellars really interest me - they are part of a north American tradition that seems to have no counterpart over here.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237472076391330187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071315363222503671.post-15703322327651037112009-01-07T18:23:00.000+00:002009-01-07T18:23:00.000+00:00Food storage is a lost art. Thanks for sharing yo...Food storage is a lost art. Thanks for sharing your success. We have had some luck with root cellaring potatoes and the like. I've got to get some divisions up before the apples will do well down there.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442419546836689939noreply@blogger.com