Crop guide
How to grow kohlrabi
How to grow kohlrabi means matching cited spacing notes to your bed, keeping sources separate by geography. There is no single trick.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Steps (range, not a promise)
- 01Read cited spacing notes — they are not one BioArva average.
- 02Match depth notes to the sheet for your geography.
- 03Log the bed so next season is not a guess.
Kohlrabi in a home garden bed.
The season, on your ground
Save this bed — freeWhat the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
UMN Extension (Minnesota)
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes. Thin to four inches.
Details and limits (3)
Types
UMN Extension (Minnesota): kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes). It has a bulbous, enlarged stem just above the soil surface, topped with upright thick leaves.
Spacing
UMN Extension (Minnesota): thin emerged seedlings to create four inches of space between plants.
Limit
Minnesota kohlrabi sheet. Identity and spacing only.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Thin 2 to 5 inches.
Details and limits (2)
Spacing
Illinois Extension (Illinois): sow seeds in rows and cover them 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Thin the seedlings to 2 to 5 inches apart.
Limit
Illinois kohlrabi page. Depth and thinning only.
Make it yours
Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
Sources differ
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What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.