Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Organic

Description

Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Organic

Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Organic . This Purple Heirloom variety is an easy to grow and versatile vegetable often overlooked for the home garden. Its bulb-like growth develops aboveground, has a distinctive nut-like flavour and tender flesh, which can be cooked, stir-fried or used in salads and dips. This variety has a purple skin and white flesh and is excellent fresh or stir-fried. Ready in around 60-100 days and the variety to choose for late sowings and harvests into winter.

Cultivation Advice 

• Kohlrabi does best in cool weather
• with abundant moisture to prevent the edible portion from becoming tough and woody.
• Plant your seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before setting outside.
• Spring planting should occur as soon as soil can be worked and after last frost,
• and autumn planting done in June, July, or August. Plants grow 9 – 12″ tall.
• Thin to 10 inch between plants when large enough to handle.
• Requires fertile soil in a well-drained location in the garden.
• Apply much and grass clippings, or straw around base of plant.
• Water well during dry and hot spells.
• Harvest when bulbs are 3″ in diameter.