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Kohlrabi, Purple Vienna Seeds
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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Grow your own nutritious, high-yield produce with these Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Seeds.
Delicious, cabbage-flavoured bulbs that grow above ground. The purple skin and crisp sweet white flesh is tasty cooked or raw. The flavour of the edible leaves is similar to kale.
- SKU: 141173
- Common Name: Kohlrabi
- Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Growing Information
Grows
Best In:
Full sun
Days to
Germination:
7 - 10 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to
Maturity:
45 days
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Fill Weight (grams): 1 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 250-275
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Water Needs: Average 2.5 cm (1-2") per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Habit: Root
- Flavor: Crisp with a slight peppery bite similar to broccoli or cabbage.
- Preparation Ideas: Peel and add cut chunks to soups and stews.
Instructions
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Growing Instructions:
- Planting Depth: 1.3 cm (1/2")
- Seed Spacing: Sow kohl rabi seeds roughly 2.5 cm (1") apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 45 cm (18") apart.
- Plant Spacing: 15 cm (6")
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Kohlrabi is a cool season crop and seeds can be sown directly in the garden in early Spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 10-29°C (50-84°F) for seeds to germinate. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 1.3 cm (1/2") of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. Kohlrabi seeds can be succession planted every 3 weeks until mid-July for a continuous supply of kohlrabi.
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Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Harvest kohlrabi when the bulb is 5-7 cm (2-3") n width. If the bulb gets too large, it will become tough, woody and bitter.
- The young leaves can be eaten like cabbage or kale.
- Row covers can be used to protect plants from insect pests such as aphids and flea beetles.
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