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    AN ALIEN TASTE INVASION

    Oct 24, 2018 4 minutes


    SOW: Feb-July

    PLANT: May

    HARVEST: June-Oct

    You’ll find this outlandish veg in every seed catalogue, which means that someone must be buying the seeds and yet I know of very few people that have tried kohl rabi (or kohlrabi) to eat. I have a feeling that lots of people buy them on a whim just to give it a try, but wonder how many make it to the kitchen. This is a shame as they are very versatile, fast to crop and relatively easy to grow. Gardening friends on the continent have no such qualms where these Sputnik-like veggies are much more widely appreciated.

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