Posted by
janelp_lee (Toronto, Ontario - Zone 6a) on May 3, 2023 11:01 AM concerning plant:
Purple vienna kohlrabi can be so cold hardy that it lives through our zone 6 winter. In spring the plant grows more tender leaves as a leafy vegetable and will set flowers and seeds after.
Posted by
farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 2, 2013 8:59 AM concerning plant:
This is a 19th century cultivar that hasn't improved much over time. It is like a turnip that grows above ground. Taste is almost identical to the core of a cabbage. Cabbage cores were highly prized when I was a kid. This one is about a week later than White Vienna and larger, about the size of a Purple Top White Globe turnip, but the flesh is harder. Here it can be grown only in the very early spring/late winter or overwintered. It does not tolerate heat. Approx 60 days from seed.
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| piksihk |
On November 25, 2017 |
Seeds sown |
| lovesblooms |
On March 25, 2020 |
Transplanted
full sun |
| lovesblooms |
On February 17, 2020 |
Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms |
On February 15, 2020 |
Seeds sown
indoors, heat/lights |
| antsinmypants |
On June 21, 2023 |
Seeds sown
Flat #4 Row 13 |
| antsinmypants |
On April 30, 2021 |
Plant emerged
All emerged |
| antsinmypants |
On April 25, 2021 |
Seeds sown
Outdoors in raised bed. |
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