Growing Kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea gongylodes : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
S	S	S	S
	T	T	T	T	T
P	P	P	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Kohlrabi in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 10 - 25 cm apart
Harvest in 7-10 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Beets, celery, cucumber, onions, marigold, nasturtium, rhubarb, aromatic herbs (sage, dill, chamomile)
Avoid growing close to: Climbing (pole) beans, tomato, peppers (chilli, capsicum), eggplant (aubergine), strawberry, mustard

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16 May 15, srikaanthan (Australia - temperate climate): I am a Tea planter cum farm manager from Srilanka.presantley settle down in qld.I can give free advice on growing Tea & VEGETABLES.
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16 May 15, srikaanthan (Australia - temperate climate): I am from Brisbane QLD. I wish to know where can I buy Kohirabi seeds for my garden.
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28 Apr 15, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate): How do I know when the kohlrabi is ready to harvest
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29 Apr 15, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): You can harvest it when the bulb is big enough to eat. Anything from golf-ball sized up. Smaller is crisper. Large ones get a bit tough and stringy. The leaves are edible too but a bit strongly flavoured.
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06 Mar 15, CHRIS LUCHT (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can one buy kohlrabi seeds in South Africa?
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16 Oct 14, Wendy (Australia - temperate climate): I planted Kohlrabi seedlings in about June, and now, with the warmer weather, they are all going to flower - and only long tough woody stems. Our garden is on deep sand, with added clay and organic matter.
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16 Nov 16, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Wendy - the planting notes say they're ready to harvest in 7 - 10 weeks. That would mean that yours would have been ready in August September. Perhaps you could wait for the flowers to set seed and try again! They've got a long planting season
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02 Aug 14, Belinda (Australia - temperate climate): For really cheap seeds ($1) including Kohl Rabi go to: www.TheSeedCollection.com.au. I have purchased quite a few packets from them and they offer free postage.
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13 Sep 16, Raina Stevens (Australia - temperate climate): theseedcollection.com.au does not have kohlrabi seed.
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01 Aug 14, steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i planted a lot of kohlrabi seeds in multiple spots a month ago. nothing sprouted yet. sub tropical area. anyone know if a whole batch of seeds bought from good online source can be bad? or does it sometimes take a while?
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