I was digging and digging and things were going well until about 5 1/2 feet down when I hit the boulders. 40-50 pound boulders that took me a half hour to dig out and suddenly made the zen-like and pleasurable monotony of digging become a frustrating pain in the behind (actually, more of a pain in the wrist, as my maddock hit the rock and reverberated up into my arms and wrists).
So, I looked into getting a mini-excavator in to finish it off, but that would have set me back around $800 and that price inspired me to re-think the project and see what I could do with a 5 1/2 foot hole instead of an 8 foot hole.
I simplified the whole thing into a 5 foot diameter, 5 foot deep hole into which I will put a culvert vertically and then just top it with an insulated roof/trap door. By itself, it will definitely freeze in the winter, but if I put an insulated skirting all around my foundation, I might be able to acheive a functional root cellar afterall. And if not for vegetables, it'll be great as an extra storage area for off-season gear.
That's it for construction so far... Here are some pictures:
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