Brassica oleracea
KOHLRABI-PURPLE VIENNA has purplish leaves and globes with mild turnip-cabbage flavour. Leaves are eaten like kale & white-fleshed bulbs are eaten like broccoli. Plants grow to 45 cm tall, with globes growing above the soil. Plant in early spring for a summer harvest & again in late summer for autumn & winter harvests. Harvest bulbs when tennis-ball sized. Peel & remove all tough and woody parts before slicing & cooking. A pre-1860 heirloom.
Plant seeds 6 mm deep. Space 25 cm between plants, 30 cm between rows in full Sun. Germination 14-21 days & 55 days to maturity. Note: Do not plant cabbage in same area after growing Kohlrabi.