Best time to plant kohlrabi in Newcastle
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Also called German turnip, turnip cabbage
Sow kohlrabi in Newcastle in Aug to Apr.
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 Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW is in the temperate zone. Its months for kohlrabi apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Newcastle
Frost usually arrives in Newcastle around early July and finishes by mid August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid June or as late as late August, 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.