Topic: Beetroot

[Karen Atkinson]

My stored beetroot (dark shed) have gone soft and wrinkly. Is this supposed to happen? I'd anticpated them remaining hard.

[plainleaf]

how did store them spudcounter? beside storing them in dark shed.

[Karen Atkinson]

on a slatted counter. I don't think they were touching. I'd twisted off the leaves as I'd read to do. Perhaps the shed got too warm this past week (been on hol so only checked yesterday)

[manicscousers]

we store ours in damp compost in a storage box with a lid in the garage, worked last year  ;D

[AdeTheSpade]

I cook all ours and freeze them - it works and we've still got some from last year which are fine :)

[realfood]

I find that the texture is not good after freezing. Much better to store in damp peat based compost in a mouse proof container in a cool, dark spot.

[BarriedaleNick]

I leave em in the ground for as long as possible - once picked they wont well store if it is too warm.  This is a bit of a balancing act as they can go woody..
Storing in boxes in sand or a clamp were the tradition methods I believe.. and twist the tops leaving an inch or show of stem..

[Morris]

I think they need to be stored cold, but frost-free, if you don't leave them in the ground - which I don't as I find slugs spoil them.

I put them in paper bags  in the fridge salad drawer in summer, if I have excess (we have a second fridge in the utility room for veg, seeds, and alcohol!)  The maincrop goes in the shed in a dustbin with spent compost to keep them moist.  They keep through to the spring like that before sprouting.

[sawfish]

take the leaves off too or else they will suck the goodness up into them.

[Karen Atkinson]

thanks for all your replies. The ones in the shed were extra as I did cook and freeze some. I'll know next year to store in damp compost.

[Denzle]

Store in boxes with sharp damp sand, Beets not touching.