2013catalog

Kohlrabi
(Brassica oleracea) Here’s a cabbage-relative
with a difference: the main crop is the stem,
which has been selected over the centuries to
grow as an oblate sphere, about the size of an
apple. Well grown, this stem is juicy and crisp,
and tastes similar to a cabbage heart. The leaves
are edible too, especially when young. This
crop tolerates heat better than most cabbage
relatives, and can be grown straight through the
summer in most areas of the country.
EARLY WHITE VIENNA #KL102
This old variety is about the same as the purple, except
these have pale green skin; mild and tasty. Pkt (400
seeds) $1.50
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA #KL101
Delicious, cabbage-flavored bulbs that grow above ground.
Purple skin and sweet, white flesh; good cooked or raw.
Kohlrabi makes a real staple crop with high yields; cold
hardy. A pre-1860 heirloom. Pkt (400 seeds) $1.50
SUPERSCHMELZ OR GIANT WHITE #KL103
60-70 days. Spectacular light green kohlrabi makes the
largest bulb of any variety, up to 10 inches across, and
weighing up to 10 LB! Yet the flesh is tender and never
gets fibrous. Requires a very rich soil and plenty of space
to reach gigantic proportions. Pkt (400 seeds) $2.75
“Globalized industrialized food
is not cheap: it is too costly
for the Earth, for the farmers,
for our health.”
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Superschmelz or Giant White
Early White Vienna
Early Purple Vienna