Best time to plant kohlrabi in Bourke
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Also called German turnip, turnip cabbage
Sow kohlrabi in Bourke in Mar to Aug.
Kohlrabi is a squat member of the cabbage species, grown for its swollen, rounded stem, though the leaves are eaten too. Either part can be served raw or cooked. The name blends German words for cabbage and turnip, yet it is a separate species from true turnip.
When to sow in Bourke
Bourke, NSW is in the arid zone. Its months for kohlrabi apply here without a frost adjustment.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Bourke
Frost usually arrives in Bourke around early June and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 12mm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 45cm
- Height
- 20cm
- Germination
- About 10 days
- Time to harvest
- 50 days from sowing
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.