PlantsVegetables & Roots
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Crunchy stem for spring and fall
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Stems Jun or Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow or transplant.
- When to plant
- Sow April, and again in late July.
In the design
Harvest when the bulb is tennis-ball sized. Bigger ones turn woody.
If you eat it
Swollen stems
Peel the tough skin.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
