Fruit kohlrabi is a special new variety introduced from Europe in the late 1990s. The swollen fleshy bulbs and tender leaves are edible parts. Bulbs are crisp and tender, fragrant and refreshing, rich in nutrition, and suitable for cold and fresh eating. Young leaves are also rich in nutrition, suitable for cold salad, deep frying and soup making. Short growth period, few diseases and easy planting. The better varieties are:
1, Lip: introduced from the Netherlands, bulbs are oblate, with light yellow-green peel and light green leaves, and the plant type inclines upward, which is suitable for close planting. Each bulb weighs about 500 grams, and it has crisp taste, good quality and strong disease resistance. It can be harvested 60 days after planting.
2. Purple kohlrabi: the bulb is round or round, the skin is purple, the leaves are green, the flesh is white, the quality is good, and the disease is light. It can be harvested 60 days after planting.
Key points of cultivation techniques:
Sowing and seedling raising: it can be cultivated in protected areas in spring, open fields in spring, open fields in autumn and protected areas in autumn and winter. Plug seedling or common seedbed seedling, 1 time. When there are two real leaves, adjust the appropriate temperature, water and topdressing in time. The seedling age is about 30 days, and sow when there are 5-6 real leaves.
Fertilization and planting: Apply more than 2,000 kilograms of decomposed organic fertilizer every 667 square meters (1 mu) to make a flat border with a width of 1.3 meters, and make a low border and a waterlogged land into a high border. 3 rows per border, row spacing of 35-45cm, plant spacing of 30cm, and 5500-6000 plants per 667m2.
Field management: after slow seedling cultivation, intertillage 1-2 times, and then squat seedlings 10 days or so. After squatting, water the seedlings in time. When the bulbs begin to swell, water them evenly, and water them frequently with small water to keep the soil moist, so that the heart leaves no longer grow, and stop watering when they are close to maturity. When bulbs begin to swell, topdressing 1 time, and applying 200 kg of organic fertilizer or 25 kg of compound fertilizer to each hole of 667 square meters. Spraying 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves for 2-3 times to control aphids and cabbage caterpillar in time. Harvest the heart leaves when they no longer grow.
Fruit kohlrabi is a special new variety introduced from Europe in the late 1990s. The swollen fleshy bulbs and tender leaves are edible parts. Bulbs are crisp and tender, fragrant and refreshing, rich in nutrition, and suitable for cold and fresh eating. Young leaves are also rich in nutrition, suitable for cold salad, deep frying and soup making. Short growth period, few diseases and easy planting. The better varieties are: