Topic: Sand for Storing Veg?

[Chantenay]

What is the best type of sand to keep my root veg in please? I was just going to buy whatever comes to hand, but my husband reckons there are lots of different types of sand??
Also, the books say wet sand - how wet? and do I need to keep watering it over the winter to keep my carrots crisp?

[tim]

Damp, not squidgy. Leave a couple of inches of stem.

No expert here, but sharp or play sands are least messy?

Much prefer Peat Substitute or Moorland Gold. Lighter, & reusable elsewhere.

[Chantenay]

Ahh -  I have used peat up to now, but I found that the carrots just withered up, and I was told sand would be better.  So what have I been doing wrong - do you have to keep it damp?

[tim]

Again, NOT the expert, but peat is a funny thing. For instance, a growbag needs a gallon of water to be moist. And then cool & dark, but not hermetically sealed. And don't expect to keep things for ever
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http://www.allotment.org.uk/allotment_foods/Storing_the_Surplus_Potatoes_and_Root_Vegetables.php

Not all the answers, but.........!

[Chantenay]

Excellent - thanks Tim. :-*