Help please with kohlrabi

[Lisasbolt]

I had never even heard of this veg till this year when i bought some seedlings at a garden centre. They are doing great in the plot, but

I started some more off my self, only took a couple of days to germinate, in fact this photo is taken today and i think it has been exactly a week since putting the seeds in.

I know i need to thin but putting it off as they do not look right.

I might just scrap and start again.

What do you guys think?
Help is greatly appreciated

[arpoet]

In the Uk they are a spring sown summer crop. Like a lot of the cabbage family, don't let the seedling get too warm or too wet. I grow them time to time, but not for a couple of years.

[Penellype]

They are suffering from lack of light. I would scrap them and start again, but you will need to put them somewhere with some decent light otherwise the same will happen again.

I don't know if kohl-rabi will grow at this time of year. I am just starting to harvest my July sown crop, but July was the latest recommended sowing date on the seed packet.

[Alison]

They're leggy, pot them on deeply and give them more light and less heat. Not too sure of your seasons so don't know if they'll grow well for you at this time of year but they are a UK summer crop.

[Kristen]

We like to eat Kohl Rabi [diced] raw, mixed with (cooked & diced) Beetroot, and Greek Yoghurt - its a salad with a lovely shocking-pink colour

[Lisasbolt]

Thanks, oh i don't know what to do. They have had quite a lot of light, but we have a few over cast days.
Going to try more, i think
It must be fine to grow as the garden centres as selling seedlings.
If they don't get big i do not mind as i love eating baby veg.

[Alison]

It must be fine to grow as the garden centres as selling seedlings.

Don't know about in Spain but garden centres selling things here is not necessarily a sign that it's the right time of year, have seen some things way out of season

[Kristen]

garden centres selling things here is not necessarily a sign that it's the right time of year, have seen some things way out of season

These photographs taken on 27-June in my local Wyevales:


Potatoes - £6.99 for a 6-pack


Garlic - £3.99 for a pot of 5

[Lisasbolt]

Wow, that is bad. The prices are unbelievable as well.

I know the one here is very good that i go to, and the lady who owns helps with everything.

[Alison]

I know the one here is very good that i go to, and the lady who owns helps with everything.

There are still some good ones around here too, really appreciate them

[BertieFox]

Kohl rabi is NOT a winter crop so why are you growing seedlings in October? It is the shortening days that make the plant start to produce the swollen stem. The plants, sown in spring or early summer, will start to produce the 'bulb' around autumn and the good ones will stand until mid winter, especially if harvested and kept in a cellar or cool place.

The best kohl rabi we have ever found is the Superschmeltz one which well fertilised will grow to the size of a football. The amazing thing is that this variety will not go fibrous and woody like most other kohl rabi, so these huge 'turnip' like bulbs can produce a lot of wonderful greens in late autumn and early winter. I know that Bob Flowerdew swears by this variety but I am surprised more people don't advocate it or grow it.

[VolesAteMyPeas]

Mine's Superchmeltz too Bertie. Not looking so super this year though! I'll try again next season.

[Alison]

Kohl rabi is NOT a winter crop so why are you growing seedlings in October?

The OP is in Spain though so the climate will be quite different to what most of us have, normal rules may well not apply

[Alison]

The best kohl rabi we have ever found is the Superschmeltz one which well fertilised will grow to the size of a football. The amazing thing is that this variety will not go fibrous and woody like most other kohl rabi, so these huge 'turnip' like bulbs can produce a lot of wonderful greens in late autumn and early winter. I know that Bob Flowerdew swears by this variety but I am surprised more people don't advocate it or grow it.

Out of curiosity what do you do with that amount of the stuff, I don't dislike it but it's not something I could eat every day and whenever I've grown it I've usually ended up giving away the normal sized bulbs as it grows so quick.

[Penellype]

It makes great soup as a substitute for turnip or swede (both of which I struggle to grow) - I like kohlrabi, carrot and leek soup, pureed until very smooth.