tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post7143665481913885408..comments2024-03-29T05:29:47.363-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: My Favorite Thing to Do with Kohlrabi? Purée it! (Seriously.)Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-7949580469234843772011-06-25T17:57:59.236-05:002011-06-25T17:57:59.236-05:00I discovered your blog about a month ago and have ...I discovered your blog about a month ago and have been a frequent guest since then. I am a first-time gardener and have a tiny (18 x 24 foot) garden in Southeastern PA. While looking through seed catalogs last winter, I saw a picture of a vegetable that, to me, looked a lot like an alien spaceship, and I had to have it! It is the only brassica that has grown well for me this year (due to the wild temperature fluctuations this Spring and a barrage of cabbage worms). I started harvesting my bulbs this week. Last night, I julienned some and made a slaw using my tiny cabbage heads, Vidalia onions, apples and dried cranberries and it was really delicious. I will try your suggestion to puree it.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188885230711052494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-23787146683682389652011-06-16T09:53:06.114-05:002011-06-16T09:53:06.114-05:00Hi Everybody,
Thanks for all the fun kohlrabi feed...<b>Hi Everybody,<br />Thanks for all the fun kohlrabi feedback, and the great serving ideas - just in case somebody isn't as enamored with kohlrabi puree as I am. ;)<br /><br />Sheila,</b><br />I've tried growing kohlrabi from seed as a fall crop a few times and so far haven't succeeded. We have the opposite weather problem in fall as we do in spring - it stays really hot often through September, so it's too hot for cool crops (for example - lettuce seeds won't even germinate if the soil is above 72 degrees), and then it'll start getting so cold at night (and sometimes during the day) that the plants don't have enough time to mature before winter. <br /><br />It can be really frustrating, but I haven't given up, though! I have found that Asian greens do well as fall crops here because they're cold tolerant as well as fairly heat tolerant. You can read about <a href="http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2010/09/garden-journal-91410-how-to-grow-asian.html" rel="nofollow"><b>growing Asian greens here.</b></a><br /><br />And of course, my beloved and extremely heat and cold tolerant Swiss chard grows in the garden year round. Read about how easy it is to <a href="http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-grow-swiss-chard-from-seed-why.html" rel="nofollow"><b>grow Swiss chard from seed here.</b></a>Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-67316758344762198382011-06-12T07:00:30.087-05:002011-06-12T07:00:30.087-05:00Have you tried growing kohlrabi as a fall crop?Have you tried growing kohlrabi as a fall crop?sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216149086520612937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-3314632304338299422011-06-11T21:55:06.035-05:002011-06-11T21:55:06.035-05:00I've used it with parsnips to make a really gr...I've used it with parsnips to make a really great puree. Though, to be honest, my favorite way of serving it is lightly pickled tsukemono style. I normally add a little bit of thinly sliced chile peppers for a spicy kick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-75881912165015134362011-06-11T12:34:09.444-05:002011-06-11T12:34:09.444-05:00I've never gotten around to cooking kohlrabi. ...I've never gotten around to cooking kohlrabi. I just slice it and eat it raw with some buttermilk dressing. Mmmmm!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006495651241822267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-77492904392531185392011-06-11T10:51:23.493-05:002011-06-11T10:51:23.493-05:00I tried growing kohlrabi last year, but the rabbit...I tried growing kohlrabi last year, but the rabbit got to it before it really took off (and this year, its progeny has figured out how to eat THROUGH my fence and munch my attempts at swiss chard grown from the seeds you recommended). But I just got some lovely kohlrabi from my CSA, and I'm excited to try a few things with it!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310042926621648689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-67808963013019575422011-06-10T06:27:42.655-05:002011-06-10T06:27:42.655-05:00it's my favorite topping for fish tacos - shre...it's my favorite topping for fish tacos - shredded or cut into matchsticks and tossed with lime juice and cilantro. so good!Kellyhttp://kitchengardentable.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-8601038690510325162011-06-09T23:03:56.706-05:002011-06-09T23:03:56.706-05:00Never tasted it and we are growing it for the firs...Never tasted it and we are growing it for the first time. Hopefully we have a glut and we can make this puree.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62014691562290000012011-06-09T14:47:29.424-05:002011-06-09T14:47:29.424-05:00Thanks! I'm growing kohlrabi for the first tim...Thanks! I'm growing kohlrabi for the first time this year (although mine haven't even started filling out yet). This will help me decide what to do with them!Green Zebra Market Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030147550078130741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-51669198408859757692011-06-09T14:29:54.658-05:002011-06-09T14:29:54.658-05:00My dad used to grow kohlrabi in our suburban St. L...My dad used to grow kohlrabi in our suburban St. Louis garden. I honestly don't remember how mom fixed it but I remember not hating it, which is more than I can say for some of his garden produce. I'll ask my almost-90-year old dad when I see him next week how he and/or mom fixed kohlrabi and whether he had difficulty growing it. As I recall, it was rather prolific.Sandy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15724518800430532026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66850826670225355072011-06-09T13:47:24.135-05:002011-06-09T13:47:24.135-05:00Puree sounds good. I did get rather tired of kohl...Puree sounds good. I did get rather tired of kohlrabi here. It came in bountiful amounts in my CSA last year.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74626092760431085472011-06-09T13:42:31.705-05:002011-06-09T13:42:31.705-05:00My favorite way is to chop it into small chunks, a...My favorite way is to chop it into small chunks, add a 1/2 cup of water, a few T. of butter and a sprinking of sugar - delicious! I agree - I can't get enough of this stuff! When cooked this way, my husband says it tastes just like sweet corn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-29371590694860835792011-06-09T13:42:13.652-05:002011-06-09T13:42:13.652-05:00I had to laugh when I saw this post!! To make a l...I had to laugh when I saw this post!! To make a long story short, my husband and I were purchasing quite a few vegetables for our new garden in Kentucky. We were shocked because the broccoli we bought didn't look like broccoli! But we continued to let it grow, since we were just newbie gardeners and figured we didn't know any better. A few months later we had 4 large Kohlrabi plants we had no idea what to do with! <br /><br />Thanks! I am a farm girl at heart and counting down the days until I can move and live off the land!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323553885771478744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-84875166910732710392011-06-09T13:32:15.774-05:002011-06-09T13:32:15.774-05:00Hey, you're half right. We make a cold soup wi...Hey, you're half right. We make a cold soup with it by pureeing it in our Vita Mix (which could shred firewood). Anyhow, I think it is also great in slaws. I took a vegan cooking class and the slaw with kohlrabi was a home run.<br /><br />All joys,<br /><br />Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green IslandSharon Lovejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321160956925191137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-88526942288235892192011-06-09T13:31:21.773-05:002011-06-09T13:31:21.773-05:00Thanks for the post. I have been inquiring for a l...Thanks for the post. I have been inquiring for a long while what the heck people do with kohlrabi!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069117326093443006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-65436349766365174202011-06-09T13:29:50.420-05:002011-06-09T13:29:50.420-05:00Mmm, kohlrabi! We grew it in our Wisconsin garden...Mmm, kohlrabi! We grew it in our Wisconsin garden while I was growing up. It's not so terribly popular out here in the Northeast, but I get my fill when I visit home. <br /><br />I have to say, I have never eaten a cooked kohlrabi in my life! The only way we ever ate them was sliced, with a sprinkle of salt. When people ask me what it tastes like, I tell them it's just like peeled raw broccoli stems. Yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com