Storage of fresh vegetables

I have 4 bags of 8p spuds, 3 bags of carrots, 3 bags of parsnips and a couple of swedes.
What tips can you give me to keep these fresh for as long as possible - without freezing - or digging a root cellar!

In the past I tried laying carrots in between layers of sawdust. In a lidded bucket then kept in the shed. It didn’t go well for me. I think because my shed had a tin roof so temperature fluctuated to much. Personally I’d just leave them in your cupboard or where ever you normally store them. They all last quite well. I also find if they start going a bit soft. Stick them in a glass or jug of water to rehydrate. I’d be tempted to dehydrate some of the carrots & parsnips as you have so many.

I find potatoes last quite well - until they sprout (and then, I plant them!!). Carrots go black and slimy. Parsnips go soft and bendy and impossible to peel.
Thanks SC.

I've sorted all the veg - taking out any damaged ones (mostly potatoes). I'll cook these first along with some damp carrots. The good stuff has been sorted into paper carrier bags in week-size portions. I've put the bags in a plastic dustbin that has the remains of the chopped hay and straw that I used to put in the chicken coop. Its very dry. The bags went on top of the straw and I put some wool insulation on top of the bags to absorb any moisture that might form inside the lid of the bin. The bin is in a wooden shed with a pond liner roof under the oak tree. It doesn't get any direct sun. Fingers crossed this works - after all, those veg cost 8p a bag - about 50p total. That's a lot of money to a moneyless chicken.

I used to store stuff in cardboard boxes as i found hesian sacks let light through and tatties turned green.

I don't store at all now, preferring to leave veg in soil and harvest fresh as required!

Any that start to feel bendy turn them into soup.

I very seldom peel unblemished veg except potatoes. Anything bendy but unblemished gets bunged into the pot or soup or stew. P hasn't got a clue what he's eating most of the time. I store either in the fridge veg drawer or in the porch in a veg rack. The porch is not quite as useful these days. When it was the old single glazed wood structure it was a fine secondary fidge in the cold weather, now we've replaced it with a pvc double glazed one it's a wee bit warmer and not so 'fridgey'.

Another dustbin has been turned into a Parsnip store. Hope this works - there are 8 bags of parsnips in this one!

I understood that root vegetables should be kept moist, not dry, hence the advice to store in just damp sand, so they are very slightly moist, and not touching each other. The thin ones will go bendy first, so eat them first.

Vegetables loose their taste (and probably what little goodness they have in them?) from the minute they are harvested so if you don't need the land for a follow on crop,harvest the veg and run like hell with it to get it in the pan as quick as possible!