This will help them to avoid transplant shock and to thrive. Do this for a week to 10 days, gradually lengthening the time outdoors. Before transplanting your seedlings into the garden, harden them off by putting them outdoors in a sheltered location for a few hours each day and bringing them indoors at night. When there are four true leaves, transplant the strongest seedlings into 4' individual pots. Once the seedlings have their first true leaves, feed them once a week with a diluted liquid fertilizer. (Plants grown on a windowsill become leggy and flop over as they stretch for the light: normal daylight length and intensity is insufficient no matter how bright the spot.) Don't let the seedlings become thirsty or hungry. Once the seeds have sprouted, give them 12 to 15 hours of bright light each day, consistent moisture and good ventilation. To grow as transplants, sow the seed in six-packs filled with moist seed starting mix about nine weeks before your spring Frost-Free Date. It is best to grow as a fall crop up to four weeks before the first fall frost. Kohlrabi can be started indoors under lights, in a greenhouse or direct-sow as soon as the soil in your garden can be worked in the spring. Amend soil with compost, well-rotted manure and/or slow-release organic fertilizer. If your soil is too acidic or too alkaline, amend it to 6.5 to 6.8 pH as far ahead of time as possible. Kohlrabi prefers cool weather and moderately fertile evenly moist soil. We offer both bright purple Kolibri and pale green Korist Kohlrabi of which both have a crunchy, sweet white interior just like an apple. Kohlrabi is impossible to find at the market, it tastes like a cross between a Radish and a Cucumber with a dense texture and a great crunch. Kohlrabi is also high in dietary fiber and antioxidant compounds such as phytochemicals and various carotenes. Kohlrabi is highly nutritious and is full of nutrients and minerals like copper, potassium, manganese, iron, and calcium, as well as vitamins, such as C, B-complex, A and K. Plant Kohlrabi in the cool weather to enjoy its juicy-crisp texture, mild sweet taste and dramatic out of this world appearance. Other members of the Brassica family include Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Kohlrabi is often misclassified as a root vegetable as it has a Turnip-like appearance with leaves standing out like spokes from the edible bulb portion which is a rounded, enlarged stem section growing just above the soil line. The flowers, in spring and summer, are popular with bees and other pollinating insects.Kohlrabi, from the brassica family, classified as Brassica oleracea, was first grown in Europe around 1500 and was imported into America 300 years later. Pruned annually, it’s great where space is tight, such as in small sunny courtyards, patios and containers. It makes an attractive centrepiece for a herb garden or herb container and earns its keep in flower borders by providing year-round evergreen structure and scent. Rosemary is a type of sage, so is ideal for growing alongside other sages and similar shrubby Mediterranean herbs, such as lavender, thyme and hyssop. Even with regular trimming, it is often best to replace rosemary every five years or so with a new young plant, and luckily it’s very easy to grow from cuttings. Left unpruned, it can become straggly and bare at the base. Rosemary is drought-tolerant once established and needs little maintenance, apart from clipping annually to keep it compact and bushy. There are several varieties with different styles of growth, ranging from upright to trailing. Rosemary is a small to medium-sized shrub, growing to about 1.5m (5ft) tall after five to ten years, but it can be pruned to keep it much smaller. Malvern Autumn Show - 27-29 September 2024.RHS Flower Show Tatton Park - 17-21 July 2024.RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - 2–7 July 2024.

Rosemary seedlings leggy