Sowing turnip (cabbage) - quick start info

🌱 Sowing & planting

Turnip or kohlrabi ( Brassica rapa ) is a fast-growing cabbage crop from the cruciferous family. It is one of the fastest brassicas, ideal for early or late cultivation in the vegetable garden.

Sowing depth: approximately 1.25 cm.
Sowing method: preferably directly into the open ground.
Germination temperature: from approximately 4 °C.
Germination time: 🕒 5–7 days.
Sowing distance: approx. 40 cm between plants and 50 cm between rows.
Growth cycle: approximately 60 days from sowing to harvest.
Planting out: usually not necessary; direct sowing gives the best results.

📅 Growing times throughout the year

Sow in situ: mid-March to mid-August.
Harvest: from early June to December. Early or late sowing helps to to have less trouble with the cabbage root fly during the hottest summer months.

Kohlrabi / turnip in our online store

Start cultivation (sowing)

Harvesting

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🪏 Open-field cultivation

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My name is Tom and I am co-owner of Plukkers.com. I am the father of two beautiful daughters and I have a wonderful wife. When I turned a bare spot in the lawn into a herb garden in 2014, I got a very special feeling inside. I immediately felt that it was not a whim but the start of an irresistible and fiery passion. I wanted to know everything and also wrote down what I learned on my website Moestuinweetjes, which is now called Plukkers.com. I also want to inspire other people to grow their own food. At my house in Wielsbeke is my dream garden with a greenhouse, vegetable garden and a hobby vineyard with 333 vines. In addition to wine, I also make delicious beer at home to occasionally celebrate life in moderation. I toast with you to an exciting, richly filled life under the motto: "Make it yourself!"

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