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Legal Disclaimer: VeggieGardener.com, its staff and its owners reserve sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules. By entering any contest on VeggieGardener.com, you agree to abide by the following terms. Eligibility. No purchase is necessary to enter our contests. Winners under the age of 18 (as of win announcement) must have their parents\u2019 and\/or legal guardians\u2019 consent to accept prizes. You should keep your email address current — if we cannot reach you by email, you forfeit your winner’s status. Contests are open to anyone in the United States except employees of VeggieGardener.com and the families of those employees, as well as any employees of sponsors (if any) and the families of those employees. Contest Deadlines. All deadlines are listed in the contest and are subject to change Winner Selection and Notification. The decisions made by VeggieGardener.com regarding each contest are final and binding. The odds of winning vary from contest to contest due to the number of entrants and the quality of entries. We will contact winners by email \u2013 and only by email to confirm winnings. (we will use the email address you used when registering in the forum) Winner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7449"}],"version-history":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6691,"date":"2011-05-03T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T02:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/?page_id=6691"},"modified":"2016-10-20T09:22:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T13:22:45","slug":"kohlrabi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/veggies\/kohlrabi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Kohlrabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember the first time I saw kohlrabi in a vegetable garden. I thought it was some alien weed that had run amuck. There was this small bulb just above the ground with all these stems with leaves shooting out from it.<\/p>\n

It was the strangest vegetable I’d ever<\/em> seen.<\/p>\n

\"GrowingKohlrabi is not an alien species, but in fact a member of the cabbage family. In German, kohlrabi actually means “cabbage turnip<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The taste of kohlrabi is much like a mix between broccoli and turnips, and can be eaten raw, grated in salads or slaws, and can be cooked much like you would cook turnips.<\/p>\n

Kohlrabi hasn’t gained as much love in the United States as it has in many European countries where it is grown quite frequently.<\/p>\n

Two very popular varieties of kohlrabi grown in most home vegetable gardens are ‘Early White Vienna<\/a>‘ and ‘Purple Vienna<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n

Growing kohlrabi is pretty straightforward and is not very difficult with the right conditions. Here is a simple guide on how to grow kohlrabi in the home vegetable garden.<\/p>\n

How to Plant & Care for Kohlrabi<\/h2>\n

Kohlrabi is mostly sown directly in the vegetable garden by seed, but can be started indoors using peat pots or a seed starting system. Sow the seeds 1\/4″ deep with spacing about ten inches apart.<\/p>\n

\"KohlrabiKohlrabi grows best in cooler temperatures so sow seeds four to six weeks before the last frost date in spring and about ten weeks before the first frost date in fall.<\/p>\n

Kohlrabi enjoys a fertile soil amended well with compost or other organic materials. The soil temperature should be 50\u00b0F to 70\u00b0F for optimum germination rates. The seeds should germinate within five to ten days.<\/p>\n

Keep the soil consistently moist until the seeds sprout and for best growing results after sprouting. Mulch around seedlings to keep the soil moist and to suppress weeds.<\/p>\n

If the soil is amended well no fertilization is needed, but for soils lacking in nutrients an organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion can be used once every three weeks.<\/p>\n

How to Harvest Kohlrabi<\/h2>\n

Kohlrabi grows pretty fast and the bulb will begin to swell out quickly with uninterrupted growth. Harvest the bulb once it reaches a diameter of 1-1\/2″ to 3″ for the best flavor.<\/p>\n

This size should be reached in 50 to 75 days after the seeds have sprouted. Bulbs that are allowed to grow too big will gain an undesirable woody taste.<\/p>\n

Remove the leaves and store kohlrabi bulbs in the refrigerator crisper drawer, or a root cellar for three to six weeks.<\/p>\n

Kohlrabi can be diced, blanched, and frozen for later use.<\/p>\n

Pests & Diseases of Kohlrabi<\/h2>\n

Kohlrabi can be affected by many pest insects, including cabbage worms, harlequin bugs, and flea beetles.<\/p>\n

Hand pick cabbage worms and harlequin bugs as they are found. All of these kohlrabi pests can be controlled using organic garden dust<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pyrethrin spray<\/a> can be used for large flea beetle infestations.<\/p>\n

Kohlrabi can also be affected by clubroot<\/a> which can sometimes be very common among plants in the cabbage family.<\/p>\n

Make sure to use crop rotation to help control pests and disease issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I remember the first time I saw kohlrabi in a vegetable garden. I thought it was some alien weed that had run amuck. There was this small bulb just above the ground with all these stems with leaves shooting out from it. It was the strangest vegetable I’d ever seen. Kohlrabi is not an alien species, but in fact a member of the cabbage family. In German, kohlrabi actually means “cabbage turnip“. The taste of kohlrabi is much like a mix between broccoli and turnips, and can be eaten raw, grated in salads or slaws, and can be cooked much like you would cook turnips. Kohlrabi hasn’t gained as much love in the United States as it has in many European countries where it is grown quite frequently. Two very popular varieties of kohlrabi grown in most home vegetable gardens are ‘Early White Vienna‘ and ‘Purple Vienna‘. Growing kohlrabi is pretty straightforward and is not very difficult with the right conditions. Here is a simple guide on how to grow kohlrabi in the home vegetable garden. How to Plant & Care for Kohlrabi Kohlrabi is mostly sown directly in the vegetable garden by seed, but can be started indoors using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":72,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6691"}],"version-history":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6691\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6620,"date":"2011-04-28T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T15:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/?page_id=6620"},"modified":"2016-10-19T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T20:59:29","slug":"beets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veggiegardener.com\/veggies\/beets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Beets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing beets can be tricky in very warm climates, and they must be harvested at the right time for peak flavor. If you are interested in how to grow beets in your vegetable garden here’s a simple guide to get you started on the right path.<\/p>\n

Beets are probably one of the most under appreciated vegetables by most gardeners. It seems there’s just not enough love for this delicious and flavorful root crop<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Beets are usually thought of as that can in the back of the cabinet that always gets pushed to the side while looking for something else. The canned version of beets is delicious, but fresh beets sauteed with butter is out of this world!<\/p>\n

\"HowSome very popular varieties of beets grown in home vegetable gardens are Bull’s Blood<\/a>, Chioggia<\/a>, and Detroit Dark Red<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Plant & Care for Beets<\/h2>\n

Beets prefer cool temperatures and should be sown about a month before the last frost date in your area. Since they are a root crop you need to loosen the soil very deeply, at least one foot deep, so the root has plenty of room to develop.<\/p>\n

Amend the soil well with compost and well-aged manures. Beets prefer a somewhat sandy soil that has a pH in the range of 6.5 to 7.5. \"Beet<\/p>\n

Beet seeds are actually a cluster of two to seven seeds that kind of resembles a piece of granola.<\/p>\n

They can be inter-planted with lettuces, onions, kohlrabi, and garlic.<\/p>\n

Sow the seeds 1\/2″ deep and three to five inches apart. Seeds should begin germinating within five to ten days depending on temperatures and variety.<\/p>\n

Keep the seeds well watered and add a thin layer of straw over top to help preserve soil moisture. Don’t cover them with too much straw, you still want the seedlings to have room to sprout up.<\/p>\n

Water the area well with a diluted seaweed fertilizer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After seedlings emerge you will need to thin the clusters to one healthy plant each. Choose the strongest, healthiest looking seedling and thin the rest. It’s best to thin the seedlings by using scissors and clipping off the unwanted seedlings at the soil level. This will help prevent disturbing the roots of the wanted seedling.<\/p>\n

Water the beets so the soil stays consistently moist, but not soggy. Even watering will promote uniform growth of the root, and providing a mulch around plants helps to keep soils cool, which beets prefer.<\/p>\n

If you have fertile soil, fertilization is not needed. If fertilizers are required, avoid any that are high in nitrogen as this will cause you to have bushy, lush leaves but poor root development.<\/p>\n

Use an organic fertilizer that is high in potassium and phosphate, or one that is especially formulated for root crops, such as Root Crops Alive Fertilizer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Harvest Beets<\/h2>\n

Beets have their best flavor when harvested at about 1-1\/2″ to 3″ in diameter. Once the roots get larger than that they will begin losing their flavor and develop a texture that is not appealing.<\/p>\n

\"HarvestedPlants that are harvested in very warm temperatures tend to lose flavor and color, so it’s best to harvest when as cool as possible. Harvest very early in the morning, or at dusk.<\/p>\n

Carefully pull or dig up the roots and remove the green tops. The best way to remove the tops is by twisting them off. Cutting the tops off will cause the beet to lose moisture and dry out quicker.<\/p>\n

Harvested beets can be placed in a plastic bag and stored in the refrigerator for several weeks. They can also be stored in damp sand in a root cellar for longer storage.<\/p>\n

The green tops can also be used in salads and other dishes. If you prefer to not eat the greens they make an excellent addition to the compost pile. Beet leaves contain a high level of magnesium which will greatly benefit your compost.<\/p>\n

Pests & Diseases of Beets<\/h2>\n

Leaf miners, aphids, and flea beetles can do damage to the beet leaves. If infestations are high use floating row covers<\/a> to protect the plants.<\/p>\n

Sugar-beet nematodes can also be a problem in very cool climates. The best protection from pests and possible diseases is using crop rotation each year.
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