With valuable vitamins, mustard oils, important trace elements and a lot of fiber, kohlrabi is considered digestible and healthy. If you have a garden, you can easily grow the vegetables yourself. How sensitive to frost are the young kohlrabi plants?

In a nutshell

  • Kohlrabi is divided into early and late varieties
  • some new varieties can be grown all year round
  • Germination temperature between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius
  • Plant early varieties outdoors from March
  • It is advisable to protect the young kohlrabi plants with a fleece

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) is not only one of the best known, but also one of the most popular types of vegetables. The reasons for this are its good digestibility and the high proportion of healthy ingredients. For example, tasty side dishes and crunchy snacks can be prepared from the green or blue tubers. Like cauliflower or broccoli, kohlrabi belongs to the cabbage family. There are a few things to keep in mind so that the young kohlrabi plants later form crunchy tubers.

Danger of frost during cultivation

If you want to grow cabbage in the garden, you can choose between early and late kohlrabi varieties. The early varieties are less sensitive to frost than the late varieties. Early kohlrabi young plants can be planted outdoors from the end of March. Late varieties, on the other hand, are only sown in July because the lower spring temperatures could harm them.

In the case of young plants of early kohlrabi varieties, it is advisable to prefer them.

Temperatures for young kohlrabi plants

  1. Young plants are grown in seed trays on a warm and bright window sill at the end of March to mid-April. The optimum germination temperature is between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.
  2. When the cotyledons appear after about ten days, the plants move to a cooler location. The temperature should at least 12 degrees Celsius be.
  3. At the beginning of April, the young plants are slowly accustomed to being outdoors. The outside temperatures should at least 8 degrees Celsius reach.
  4. The young kohlrabi plants spend the cold spring nights indoors, they are not hardy. A room with a temperature of at least 5 degrees Celsius.
  5. The strong plants are planted in the bed in April. Cover the little plants with fleece to protect them.
Kohlrabi seeds

Notice: Almost all early varieties can be sown directly outdoors from mid/late April. If you sow new seeds every two to three weeks, you can enjoy fresh kohlrabi well into the fall.

frequently asked Questions

How long do kohlrabi seedlings need to mature?

Early varieties are ready to harvest after 12 weeks. Late kohlrabi varieties take 16 to 30 weeks to mature.

How sensitive are kohlrabi to frost?

In autumn it can happen that the temperature drops at night and the ripe kohlrabi plants get a little frost. The tubers can tolerate light frost. This does not affect the taste.

Which varieties are suitable for early sowing?

For sowing in spring, we recommend the green-leaved varieties 'Super Schmelz', 'Blaro' and the old variety 'Early White Vienna'. Those who prefer blue varieties can sow the delicious 'Azur Star' in spring.

What happens to kohlrabi plants that spend the winter on the bed?

Kohlrabi is hardy. It belongs to the biennial plants. The tuber forms in the first year. If you miss a plant when harvesting, it will flower in the second year. Initially, branched inflorescences form, which later develop pods with black seeds.

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Vegetable garden