Kohl Rabi Superschmelz

The light green Superschmelz bulbs have crisp, delicious flesh. For best performance, sow in summer for autumn harvesting. This can be a gentle giant, yet remains tender and sweet even when growing to a magnificent size (25cm is possible). Don’t forget that you can harvest from 9-10 weeks and do not need to grow this quite so large unless you want to in which case give it room to grow, about 30cm between plants.

SOW: between May and August, in situ or modules to transplant when no more than 5cm tall. In August sow under cover for an early winter crop

GROW: space at 20-30cm apart, they are can be ready to harvest from 9-10 weeks or leave them longer to grow to a super size for autumn harvesting.

ENJOY: for the best flavour eat them fresh. Young Kohl Rabi can be scrubbed and boiled whole: serve with butter, a white sauce or mash them. We use the larger Kohl Rabi diced in stews. To freeze: blanche for 2 minutes, plunge into cold water, drain & dry. Cook from frozen in boiling water for about 6 minutes. Serve in pieces or mashed with butter (try adding pepper or nutmeg).