Kolibri F1 Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes • Hybrid •
One of the easiest to grow, loveliest, and/or weirdest crops. This is the best purple variety out there. Thrilling, deep violet 3” bulbs, bright white flesh.
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✦ It’s sometimes referred to as German turnip or turnip cabbage which gives you a sense of the flavor. Roasted or air fried, it’s incredibly delicious.
✦ Not actually a root crop, it’s the bulb that grows above the soil that you eat. So unlike turnips, you can tell exactly how large it is and harvest at the appropriate time.
✦ All kohlrabi is easy-to-grow, but this variety is so reliable and uniform, you will fall in love.
Basic Growing Information
Kohlrabi prefers cool weather and loves the winters of the south. Sow seeds 1”-4” apart, 1/4- 1/2” deep. Thin to 4” between plants. Fertile, well-irrigated soil promotes rapid growth which makes for a sweeter flavored crop. Harvest when roots are about 2-3” diameter, if they get too large they will be woody and tough.
PLANT HEIGHT: 6” PLANT WIDTH: 4” SEED SPACING: 1-4” SEED DEPTH: ¼-½” IDEAL TEMP: 60-70º Germination: 5-10 DAYS TO MATURITY: 48 SOIL: Well-composted LIGHT: Full Sun
Tips for Growing Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi can be transplanted if you want to start the seeds inside to get a head start on the season. Otherwise, wait until temps are consistently in the 70ºs to direct sow.
You don’t have to do much for kohlrabi other than give it the soil it wants to start in. You don’t need much space or depth, so a few weeks before planting, work at least two inches of compost into the area.
The other component of happy, tasty kohlrabi is consistent watering, don’t let it ever get totally dried out and don’t get the leaves wet.
Sow seeds every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests. Refresh the area with more compost about halfway through the season as brassicas are heavy feeders.
Don’t plant brassicas in the same spot two years in a row.
Companion Planting
Bush beans, beets, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, potatoes Avoid: tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, mustard greens, beans, squash, strawberries