I grew this variety this year, sowing outdoors. We had terrible early spring weather, so germination was rather poor and slow: it took al...Read Moremost a month for the seed to emerge. However, 63 days after emergence we had a perfect tennis-ball-size bulb of excellent quality. Next year I will start indoor; this year I simply ran out of room.
All varieties of Kohlrabi are easy to grow and have no real problem with pests. They are great for beginning gardeners. The Early Vienn...Read Morea has a nice taste if it grows quickly and picked when the plant is smaller.
I have the seeds of this Kohlrabi from American Seed. The packet says:
Days to germinate: 10-15
Depth to sow: 1/4 in ...Read More>
Seed spacing: 4-5in
Row spacing: 2ft
Days to harvest: 55-60d
Sow seed in a sunny location after danger of frost.
Thin seedlings when they are2-4 inches in height, with the final spacing of the plants 6in.
I sowed about 3 weeks ago, and have had no germination - the seed was commercial seed packed for 2002 (2 years old) so it probably doesn't store well.
This a 19th century cool weather cultivar that has to be sown around the first of February here in Georgia. This cultivar is smaller and ...Read Moreabout a week earlier than Purple Vienna. I prefer the Purple simply because it grows larger, vigor and taste are similar.
I grew this variety this year, sowing outdoors. We had terrible early spring weather, so germination was rather poor and slow: it took al...Read More
All varieties of Kohlrabi are easy to grow and have no real problem with pests. They are great for beginning gardeners. The Early Vienn...Read More
I have the seeds of this Kohlrabi from American Seed. The packet says:
Days to germinate: 10-15
Depth to sow: 1/4 in
...Read More
This a 19th century cool weather cultivar that has to be sown around the first of February here in Georgia. This cultivar is smaller and ...Read More