Jim's Favorite Garden Kohlrabi Seeds

Kohlrabi Seeds

Useful gardening information

This relative of kale and cabbage has a flavor similar to turnips. It is grown for its bulblike stem, which grows above the ground. Try eating the stems fresh, like an apple. They can also be shredded as salad greens, sauteed, stir-fried, boiled, or steamed and served with a sauce as a side dish. The tops are edible; use them as salad greens or cook them as a substitute for spinach.

Kohlrabi is best when the bulbs are about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Harvest the foliage when it is young and tender.
Kohlrabi prefers rich, well-drained soil in full sun. You can plant this cool-season crop for a spring or fall harvest in the North, or for a winter harvest in the South.
For a spring crop plant the seeds outside after danger of a hard frost: sow in midsummer for a fall crop, or in fall for a winter crop. Space rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Thin the seedlings to 4 inches apart when they are large enough to handle. You can also grow kohlrabi in containers.
For a fall crop, directly sow seeds into the garden. In warm winter regions, sow kohlrabi in late summer for winter harvest. Kohlrabi can withstand an early autumn frost.
Sow seeds thinly 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep, in double rows 1 1/2 feet apart. Thin seedlings to six inches apart.

Informative articles found on the web:

How to grow Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi Recipes

JM205 Early White Vienna

Sweet and mild with a flavor reminiscent of turnips. Round, luminous light-green, planetary bulbs are packed with creamy white, tender flesh with a sweet turnipy flavor. 19th century heirloom kohlrabi’s crisp, juicy flesh and younger leaves are delectable raw or steamed. Harvest bulbs as soon as they’re apple-sized— just over 2" in diameter. Will continue producing throughout the summer. Heat-tolerant. 60 days. Heirloom.

SF198 Giant Kossak

Huge 8" flat round bulbs ( and larger ), no woody insides, sweet, dense white flesh, 85 days. One of our favorite vegetables.
The flesh is white on this giant, with a firm texture and tender succulent flavor. Each mammoth bulb makes several meals! Direct-sow in early spring for late-spring harvest, or in midsummer for fall harvest. Space the plants about 6 inches apart. Unlike most vegetables, Kohlrabi can take a little shade without damage.