Glad you have a harvest and place to store it! I have a basement, but it really does not get cold enough. (Well...the freezer does!) Old farmhouses used to have north facing pantries and dark basement storage, but not so much in modern tract housing.
I do have a few beets, and may have some turnips in a few weeks, so was looking for more info on storing beets and found an interesting video by a large Family in Alberta Candada who do serious gardening and long term storage.
They have a large turf covered root cellar that they cool in the summer and store their beets and other root crop in plastic bins using peat moss. They have some pretty big beets (Lutz tall top ?) They demonstrate how they harvest and store root vegetables. Video is short, about 8 min long.
How To Store Beets for up to TWO YEARS (also Carrots, Parsnips, Rutabagas, Horseradish & Turnips!)
(If you do not want to watch, the short answer is in peat moss and not touching each other, in plastic bins in the dark and cold, lid ajar to allow moisture to escape.)
THANK YOU!!!
My turnips are gorgeous this year.
The beet generally do ok.