The refrigerator root cellar is now generating a cool and damp atmosphere which needs to be protected from insects looking for the perfect home to ride out the winter.

It was easy to secure down the lower vent screen with several small dry wall screws. They drive straight into the plastic without the need for a pilot hole.

The top vent was just as easy. Cut some scrap screen material to the desired length and use some electrical tape to fasten it down.

This post is part of our Fridge Root Cellar series.  Read all of the entries: Refrigerator root cellar step 1...dig Fridge root cellar safety Refrigerator root cellar foundation Refrigerator root cellar vent hole installation Refrigerator root cellar chimney vent Refrigerator root cellar placement Refrigerator root cellar chimney cap Fridge root cellar video

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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