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| Kohlrabi is a cool season crop that, likes
full sun, and rich, well drained soil; but the soil needs to be packed down
firmly before planting. You'll appreciate this often overlooked, but
increasingly popular vegetable that is a cross between a cabbage and a turnip.
They are interesting to watch them as they grow into their strange,
Sputnik-like spheres. Plant green varieties in the spring, and red in the late summer/early fall. You can, of course start indoors, and get a jump on things; (kohlrabi transplants well) but make sure you don't start them too early, as seedlings that get much larger than 2 inches before they are hardened off, and transplanted when the nights are colder than 50 degrees, are likely to go to seed. Kohlrabi grows well with beets and onions. Sow directly in soil 1/4 - 1/2 inch deep, and 10 inches apart and every 15 days or so beginning in the first part of March, and as long as temperatures are below 80 degrees. Start planting again when the weather turns cool, and use plastic for protection of early winter crops. Keep evenly moist throughout the season, so that the Kohlrabi doesn't become woody. Harvest after about 2 months, or before bulbs get larger than about 2 1/2 inches or so in diameter. Kohlrabi plants are nitrophytes. That is, they love nitrogen...but be careful, not to over-do-it...just check on them every day, and watch to see if their growth begins to slow down. If you'r soil is good you won't have any problems. Kohlrabi can be grown in containers as well. Thanks for stopping by! |
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