Kohlrabi

[Rex Morris]

I would be very interested to hear how anyone is using kohlrabi. I decided to plant some this year and now they are ready I am not quite sure how to use them!

[Richard Watson]

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=13024&highlight=koh...


Here's some more idea's

[Rex Morris]

Thank you for the link - I got lots of ideas now so will be trying them all out

[Richard Watson]

i grow it and think its just the bees knees when it comes to a hardy winter veggie.

Ive grown for a few years now one from Kings called Early Purple Vienna which is a heirloom variety,its ok but has a short period where it at its best,if its left to long in the garden it becomes bitter and hard.

For next season i got some seed from Canada of a F1 hybrid called Superschmeltz,handles temps as low as -20C doesn't go biter and grows to the size of a soccer bal.You can get this seed into NZ,i asked customs before i brought it in if it was ok and they say yes if it comes from a seed company and is in packets,you can buy from
www.westcoastseeds.com

We grate them into a coleslaw,but are also nice eaten raw in a dip

[Rex Morris]

Thanks Richard - maybe some seed from yours next season!

[Kali]

this is the first year i tried growing kohlrabi, (a $1 punnet form mitre10), and I thought they were great, it didn't matter if the leaves got chomped a little by slugs and caterpillars, which brassicas always do, there was still an edible bit! I tried them steamed with a sour creamy topping, they were ok but I think I prefer them grated into a salad as Richard suggested.

[Rex Morris]

Thanks for the ideas - will be trying them all out