Kohlrabi
Height: 9–1 2 "Width: 9–11"Depth: 7–8"Biennial/Annual/Hardy/Cool Season
Wat e r : Moderate
Sun : Full to partial shade
Companion Planting :
pro: Beets, beans, celery, cucumbers, onions
con: Pole beans, strawberries
Pests : Aphids, loopers, flea beetles, cutworms
Diseases : yellows, mildew
Soil: Lots of good compost in rich sandy loam or silt
loam with good drainage
Fertilizer: When 3–4 inches tall, apply a topdressing
of a moderate amount of fertilizer
pH: 5.5–6.8
Varieties : Rapid (early), Purple Danube (midseason)
Zones : 3–11
Planting : Seed ¼–½ inch deep (early season), 4 weeks
before last frost; 1 inch apart; thin to 5–8 inches; the
gong, or bulb, will grow above the ground; when about
2–3 inches, cut off at the roots to avoid woodiness
Germinates : 5–10 days
Harvest: From seed, 45–60 days; from transplant,
25–35 days
Rotation: Don’t follow cabbage family.
Edible: Bulb stem (gong ) and leavesKOHLRABI • 165