Organic seed - Kohlrabi delikatess witte

The kohlrabi delikatess witte is an early variety with a sweet taste and can be cooked raw in salads or cooked in gratin, pan, soup ..

Family : Brassicaceae

Latin name : Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes L.

Genus genus : reproducible seeds

Weight : 0,35 g

Sowing and harvesting schedule :

How to grow kohlrabi?

Soil maintenance: kohlrabi prefers very fertile soil that is kept moist otherwise it becomes fibrous. No acidic soil.

Exposure: sunny or slightly shaded.

Sowing: 1 cm deep in the nursery or in the field, 50 cm between plants and between rows.

Emergence: 8 days in soil at 20°C.

Watering: regular.

Harvest: when the root reaches a minimum weight of 200 g

Conservation : can be kept in a silo or in a cellar during the winter.

Origin: it is native of the Mediterranean basin. The Romans called it the "Pompei cabbage". It is somewhat neglected nowadays for having been a war food.

Advice from La Semence Bio ^®: an application of 2 to 3 cm of well decomposed compost is normally adequate. The growth must be fast and regular to obtain good quality rootlets (= roots).