Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea gongylodes

biennial0.5×0.3 mzone 5–8light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Brassicaceae
Habit: biennial
Height: 0.5 m
Spread: 0.3 m
Growth: very fast
Lifespan: 2 years
First yield: after 1 year
Hardiness: zone 5–8
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay
Soil moisture: semi-dry – moist
pH: 5.3 – 8.6

pollen source

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Leaf harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible8 of 10

Medicinal2 of 10

Other uses1 of 10

Growing

Kohlrabi grows best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.5. Sow seeds about 0.5 cm deep in early spring or late summer for fall harvest. Keep soil consistently moist and fertilize before planting and midseason. Thin seedlings to 15 cm apart. It tolerates cool temperatures and can be grown in succession for continuous harvest.

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