Kirchhoffs Kohlrabi White Vienna

KIRCHHOFFS KOHLRABI WHITE VIENNA

Kohlrabi ‘White Vienna’ is one of the easiest brassicas to grow and the least known. It produces an edible, above-ground bulb, with creamy-white tender flesh that has a mild broccoli flavour with a hint of apple.

Plant out into deeply dug-over (30cm), well-composted fertile soil that drains well, spacing plants 10 to 15cm apart.

Plants grow quickly so water regularly at soil level to prevent wetting the leaves. Pick the bulb when it’s the size of an apple; about 55 days from sowing. Left longer it becomes woody.

Peel and grate raw into salads, chop for stir-fries or roast. Use the young, tender leaves in salad or, with the stems, as a spinach substitute.