FREE: Kohl Rabi seeds Sweet and Mild Purple Vienna, zone 2 to 9, annual

The listing, Kohl Rabi seeds Sweet and Mild Purple Vienna, zone 2 to 9, annual has ended.

This auction is for one package of Purple Vienna variety Kohlrabi seeds.

Information: 1.5 grams, packed for 2015. Great for dips and salads, or eating fresh. Greens, stems, and flesh are all edible! I have other seeds listed for your garden this week, too!

"Health benefits of Kohlrabi (A member of the cabbage family)

⦁ Mildly sweet, crispy textured kohlrabi is notably rich in vitamins and dietary fiber.

⦁ Fresh kohlrabi stem is rich source of vitamin-C; provides 62 mg per 100 g weight that is about 102% of RDA.

⦁ Kohlrabi, like other members of the Brassica family, contains health-promoting phytochemicals such as isothiocyanates, sulforaphane, and indole-3-carbinol that are supposed to protect against prostate and colon cancers.

⦁ It especially contains good amounts of many B-complex groups of vitamins such as niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, pantothenic acid, etc., that acts as co-factors to enzymes during various metabolism inside the body.

⦁ Knol-knol notably has good levels of minerals; copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, iron, and phosphorus are especially available in the stem.

⦁ In addition, it contains vitamin A and carotenes.

⦁ Kohlrabi leaves or tops, like turnip greens, are also very nutritious greens abundant in carotenes, vitamin-A, vitamin K, minerals, and B-complex group of vitamins."

Growing Instructions:

"The plant requires well-drained fertile soil and average sunlight to flourish. Its edible stem attains maturity and ready for harvest in 55-60 days after sowing. Approximate weight is 150 g. Being a modified stem-vegetable, kohlrabi is less prone for cracking and has a good standing ability for up to 30 days even after maturity."

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