Has anyone planted kohlrabi and romenesco?

Posted by Michele on June 26, 2012 at 8:23am

I just got my new Mental Floss magazine and it mentioned two interesting veggies, kohlarabi and romenesco. Has anyone had any experience growing them? It seems to me they will be a winter veggie but any info is greatly appreciate. thanks!

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  • mark dugan July 11, 2012 at 12:51am

    i have a few Romanesco broccoli plants that have lived to this day. they were planted in winter but never flowered. the bugs are enjoying the leaves and the lizards are enjoying the bugs so i left them in. We'll see what they do next month. I would start both plants as early as possible in fall.

    • Michele > mark dugan July 11, 2012 at 6:26am

      Thanks, where did you find the nursery stock, or did you start from seed?

    • mark dugan > Michele July 12, 2012 at 6:54pm

      i started from seed

    • Michele > mark dugan July 12, 2012 at 7:26pm

       I have not started much from seed other than root vegetables but it seems like it might be time to branch out. Thanks for your help.

    • mark dugan > Michele July 12, 2012 at 7:29pm

      It's a lot cheaper from seed, even if you start your own transplants in pots.

    • Michele > mark dugan July 12, 2012 at 7:33pm

      Did you get the seeds locally or did you find them online?

  • Michele June 26, 2012 at 1:06pm

    Thanks for the input. I figured that it was too hot right now. I had good success with my cauliflower last year, so I think I will give the romenesco a whirl this year.  I am going to give the kohlrabi a try too. Any recs on seed or nursery stock?

  • Liz & Dan June 26, 2012 at 12:57pm

    Yes, I've planted both.  Kohl did ok in my barrel gardens, but I think it would be better in the ground or a bigger planter.  The Romanesco was a few years ago, grown in the in-ground garden with a western exposure even and it did great!  Beautiful and tasty, what's not to love?

    and Erica D is right, this is NOT the time of year to plant either of these varieties.  Check out the local planting calendars:

    http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1005.pdf

    For Romanesco follow the season for cauliflower.

  • Erica D June 26, 2012 at 8:29am

    I planted Kohlrabi over the winter last year! I think it grew better when we lived in NY but it did well enough out here. It's in the cabbage family so I just followed the same rules I would with that. Romanesco I haven't grown, but it is also a cabbage relative and a type of cauliflower so I am guessing it would be a winter plant too. HTH!

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