Sowing calendar · Leafy
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes · Couve-rábano, Colinabo, Chou-rave, Cavolo rapa, couve rabano
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directFeb–Apr, Aug–Oct
- HarvestMar–Jul, Sep–Jan
- Germination
- 4–7 days · soil from 5 °C
- Spacing
- 30 cm between rows · 20 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Harvest after
- 55–70 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- biennial
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Seed saving
- hard · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Pick when the swollen stem is the size of a tennis ball; bigger ones turn woody.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.