How to Grow Kohlrabi

If you are a long time reader of this blog, I can already hear you say… oh no here she goes again, trying to grow another ‘strange’ vegetable. The funny thing is I actually like growing these ‘strange’ vegetable from growing yacon to growing rutabagas, all of them. So ready or not, today we will be looking at how to grow kholrabi.

Although not popular in the United States, the Germans and Vietnamese enjoy this German turnip or turnip cabbage whose scientific name is Brassica oleracea . The name actually comes from a combination of two German words. There are many different varities available such as White Vienna, Purple Vienna, Grand Duke, Gigante, Purple Danube, and White Danube. It is easy to grow like just like cabbage, but matures more quickly like lettuce.

Growing Kohlrabi

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Here’s What You’ll Need:

  • kohlrabi seeds
  • seed mat (optional)
  • fish emulsion
  • mulch
  • compost

You can direct sow the seeds into your prepared garden bed, either by sprinkling them and them thinning out to 9 to 12 inches apart. Or you could just use a seed mat, and have them perfectly spaced, where is the fun in that, huh? Water weekly with about one and a half inches of water, so that it can form strong bulbs

Watch out for the same pests as you would for cabbage, and diseases such as black rot and club root. They will be ready for harvest in about 6 weeks, the bulbs will be 2 to 4 inches thick, just about the size of a golf ball. Eat them raw or cooked it is up to you, they go well in salads, stir fry, slaws, casseroles or even cream sauces. Stores well for up to 21 days in your fridge.

You can get more information on Bonnie Plants here…

How To Grow Kohlrabi

You can watch the video below on how to seed start kohlrabi…

You can watch the video below on how to grow kohlrabi from seeds…

You can watch the video below on when to harvest your kohlrabi…


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