Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Kohlrabi
Variety Name: Konan F1
Genus: Brassica
Species: oleracea
Year: 2016
Common Name: Kohlrabi
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Bejo Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Korist F1, Winner F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Cool season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 16 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Light green
Fruit Shape: Round globe
Fruit Size: 4-6 inches diameter
Fruit Flavor Description: Snow-white flesh, crunchy texture with a juicy and mild radish/cabbage flavor
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 1
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Good tolerance to leaf spots, thrips, cabbage worms.
IN THE GARDEN
Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 8 inches apart, 18 inches between rows
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 50
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 42
Plant Spread: 10 inches
HOW TO GROW
Sow seed about 4-6 weeks before average last frost, and two weeks apart for an extended harvest. Sow ½ inch deep in rows 18 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 8 inches apart. In warm winter areas, plant again in late fall/early winter. In containers, plant three seeds or one transplant per 12 inch wide container. Keep soil moist. Feed with a complete fertilizer after planting seedlings.
AAS Winners
AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners –
Konan Kohlrabi was very easy to grow. We harvested the bulbs when they were a little larger than a softball. Delicious peeled and eaten raw or oven roasted. Zone 6a
Anne K Moore –
I grew Konan Kohlrabi in a container last year. It was easy to grow and delicious!