The fine-spicy kohlrabi tubers are not only healthy, but also quite undemanding and easy to care for in the garden. With the right neighboring plants at your side, cabbage grows even better. Here we list 22 good neighbors for kohlrabi.
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Caring for kohlrabi
Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) is a very fast-growing cabbage vegetable. The first tubers with a diameter of eight to ten centimeters can be harvested eight to twelve weeks after planting. With proper cultivation, a harvest is possible until winter, depending on the variety. Kohlrabi is one of the middle eaters. He needs for a good growth
- a sunny to partially shaded location
- humus-rich and evenly moist soil
It is always important to have an even supply of nutrients throughout the cultivation period. The gift of plant manure can already be of good service at the time of planting. Another dose should then be given after six weeks. Of course, regular watering is necessary. Since all parts of the plant above ground are harvested from the kohlrabi, the cabbage is of very little value as a preceding crop. However, only little space is required when growing kohlrabi and can therefore be planted in mixed cultures with many types of vegetables as neighbors.
Good neighbors for kohlrabi
Neighboring plants cultivated in mixed cultures should always complement each other above ground, but also below ground. The plants take different amounts of nutrients from the soil. In addition, the individual root excretions and scents of the different plants promote the development of the individual neighboring plants among themselves. The kohlrabi can also benefit from certain neighbors in the vegetable patch . Please refer to the list below to find out who is involved.
From B to G
Borretsch (Borago officinalis)
- annual “cucumber herb”
- Growth height: up to 60 cm
- Flowering period: May to August
- blue flowers in branched racemes
- Harvest leaves, blossoms and shoots between May and October
- Sowing: from April
French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus)
- annual
- Sowing: May
- Growth height: 30 to 50 cm
- Flowering time: June
- Harvest from July to September, depending on the variety
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- annual herb
- Sowing: from April
- Growth height: up to 120 cm
- yellow umbelliferous flowers from July to September
- Harvest herbaceous parts until autumn
Peas (Pisum sativum)
- annual climbing plant
- Growth height: over 1 m
- white or purple flowers
- Direct sowing: depending on the variety from March to mid-May
- Preculture: from March
- Then plant out from May
- Harvest: Continuous 10 weeks after sowing
Gartenkresse (Identification)
- annual herb
- Growth height: up to 10 cm
- reddish flowers from May to July
- Sowing: from March
- Harvest: January to December
Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)
- annual gourd (Cucurbitaceae)
- Preculture: from the end of April to the beginning of May
- Planting outdoors: from mid-May
- prostrate to climbing growth
- yellow flowers
- Harvest : from July to October
Mit K
Kapuzinerkresse (Tropaeolum)
- annual creeper
- Sowing: from mid-May
- Growth height: up to 2 m
- yellow, orange, red flowers from June to the end of October
- water copiously
Kartoffel (Solanum tuberosum)
- herbaceous plants
- upright growing or climbing
- underground, edible tubers
- white to blue flowers
- from April to early June
- Distance 30 to 35 cm
- Harvest : June to October
Kerbel (Anthriscus cerefolium)
- annual herb
- white flowers from May to August
- Growth height: up to 60 cm
- Preculture: from the beginning of March
- Direct sowing outdoors: from the end of March
- Harvest: April to September before flowering
Kopfsalat (Lactuca sativa var. Capitata)
- annual daisy family
- densely packed closed heads of large leaves
- growing from rosette of leaves
- Direct sowing outdoors: from March to July
- Planting distance 30 x 30 cm
- Harvest: 4 to 8 weeks after sowing
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- annual herb
- Sowing: outdoors from April
- Growth height: up to 60 cm
- white umbelliferous flowers from June to July
- Harvest umbels with immature seeds from August to September
- Dry in bundles in dry, airy places
From L to R
Lauch (Allium leek)
- biennial leek
- Growth height: 50 to 60 cm
- Sowing: from March/April
- Separate young plants from May/June
- Harvest: from June to the following spring
Chard (Beta vulgaris)
- biennial goosefoot growth
- Growth height: up to 50 cm
- erect, fleshy and wrinkled leaves
- mostly yellow petioles
- Direct sowing outdoors: from April to June
- thin out in the row to 20 to 30 cm
- Harvest: until autumn
Carrots (Daucus carota)
- annual
- orange to reddish-yellow tuber
- Direct sowing outdoors: from March to the end of June
- Row spacing 25 to 30 cm
- Harvest: depending on the variety from the end of May to October
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- two-year-old umbellifer
- Growth height: up to 60 cm
- greenish-white flowers from June to July
- Direct sowing outdoors: from mid-May to mid-July
- Harvest: from June to October
Radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
- annual
- fast growing
- Sow from mid-March to early September
- Harvest: four to six weeks after sowing
Rettich (Raphanus sativus)
- biennial
- elongated turnip mainly in the ground
- Direct sowing outdoors: from March to July
- Harvest: continuous after 9 to 12 weeks
Rote Bete (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
- annual tuber vegetable
- Round to cylindrical, fleshy, dark red beet
- Growth height: 20 to 30 cm
- Direct sowing: from mid-April to July
- keep evenly moist
- Harvest: continuously from August depending on the variety
From S to T
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- perennial leek plant
- Sowing: outdoors from the beginning of April
- Growth height: up to 30 cm
- purple flower heads from June to July
- Harvest the tubular leaves from April to October
- cut close to the ground
Sellerie (Apium)
- annual to biennial species
- herbaceous plants with thickened taproots
- Preculture: from the end of February
- Planting: outdoors from the end of May
- Harvest: from October
Spinat (Spinacia oleracea)
- annual goosefoot growth
- Growth height: 10 to 30 cm
- ovoid, dark green, long-stalked leaves
- rosetting
- Sowing: depending on the variety from March to the end of November
- Harvest: 6 to 7 weeks after sowing
Tomaten (Solanum lycopersicum)
- annual
- Height of growth: 1 to 3 m depending on the variety
- Preculture: from the end of February at 20 °C
- Planting: outdoors from mid-May
- Pinch out stick and beefsteak tomatoes regularly
- water well
- Harvest: continuous from July
frequently asked Questions
Yes. Kohlrabi should never be planted next to other types of cabbage. Furthermore, fennel, onions, turnips, garlic and peppers are among the bad neighboring plants.
Pre-cultivation can take place from mid-February to the end of March. The young plants are then planted outdoors from mid-May. Direct sowing outdoors is also possible. However, the soil should be prepared well with compost in the autumn of the previous year. Then sowing can take place from May to June.
