Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes • Hybrid •

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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.

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