Harvest (just in time)

So, I'm SO glad I got this done last week before the SNOW hit! (I'm not happy about the storm, but we DID have a beautiful fall.)

I finally got all my root vegetables dug up. Here's the loot.

(Top to bottom: carrots, yukon gold potatoes, red potatoes, russett potatoes, red onions, white onions, yellow onions)

I'm especially happy about my carrots this year. It's my first SUCCESS with carrots.

We're trying an experiment this year. We're not going to be able to eat all of these vegetables in the next month or so, and our basement isn't a great place to store them, since it gets too warm down there. My mom heard about this somewhere and has always wondered if it would work, so we're giving it a go.

You take an old dead deep freeze,

dig a big hole in the ground,

and then bury it and put your bags of vegetables inside. Right now the buried freezer is covered with snow, but it should melt off in the next couple of days, and then I'll open it up and see how it handled the days of cold. Kind of fun. We hope it works!