I’m SO excited! Kohlrabi is not sold in stores here in Memphis TN. My first and only taste of one was on a visit to the East coast. I was shopping in an organic market and spotted what appeared to be a green space alien! After discussing its preparation with the produce expert, I took one home and prepared the BEST slaw EVER! The memory lingered and if they could be grown in my zone, I was determined to grow some for myself and my friends. (In case you’ve never tasted kohlrabi be prepared for a mild slightly sweet cabbage flavor. ) I ordered seeds from several seed stores with no luck. The seeds would sprout but eventually die from pests or heat. This is my THIRD year trying to grow them. I planted the seeds outside in a small pot when the ambient air temperature was 70 degrees. They sprouted in 7 days. They were transplanted 30 days later. And bulbed 15 DAYS afterwards! So here I am FINALLY seeing an above-ground bullb 52 days after planting them!
Aquanette, good for you! Travel, even to the east coast, broadens the mind, and sometimes broadens the "beam". When I found out about Cajun food, my beam broadened considerably, as well as my smile! Keep traveling and keep trying!
I have grown them successfully even here in NE Texas ! Nice baseball size bulbs but it was a few years back ! Mine were in partial shade so a bit cooler and plenty of water ! Mine were in a pot with two plants per pot ! Just big pot ! I had no idea what to do with them ! How about a recipe ?
Sorry Mart. I’ve been distracted these last few days. I’ve only made “cabbage” slaw with them. A friend’s daughter eats them raw like apples! The produce man at the grocers says they can be served steamed!
