Botanical Interests Purple Vienna Kohlrabi Seeds

Because of it's turnip-like appearance, kohlrabi is sometimes misclassified as a root vegetable. Leaves stand out like little spokes on the sides and top of the edible, enlarged stem. You'll welcome not only kohlrabi unusual shape, but also it's crisp texture and wonderful, delicately sweet, nutty and very slightly peppery. Eat it like an apple or try it steamed, sautéed or pickled, too! One cup contains 140% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.

Enlarged, bulblike portion of stem forms just above soil surface. Flavor is between an apple and a mild turnip. 'Purple Vienna' has a reddish-purple, slightly flattened globe with tender white interior.

• Days To Maturity: 50-69 Days
• Family: Brassicaceae
• Native: Europe
• Hardiness: Biennial, Grown As An Annual
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Plant Dimensions: 10"-12" Tall, 8"-10" Wide
• Attributes: Frost Tolerant, Good for Containers

4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date or when soil temperature is at least 45°F, ideally 65°-80°F. Also sow in late summer for fall harvest. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool-season harvest.

4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date and 10 to 12 weeks before your average first frost date, transplanting in 4 to 6 weeks.

• Days To Emerge: 10-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"-1/2"
• Seed Spacing: A Group of 3 Seeds Every 4"
• Row Spacing: 12"-18"
• Thinning: When 2" Tall, Thin To 1 Every 4"

Smaller kohlrabi is the sweetest and most tender; Harvest when 2"-3" diameter. Those much bigger than the size of a tennis ball won't be as tasty and often have a pithy or woody flesh. Harvest by cutting stems between the soil and where the stem widens.

• Type: Organic Heirloom