When to plant Kohlrabi in Kansas, United States

Kohlrabi can be planted after April 20, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 45°F and 84°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

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Growing Kohlrabi in Kansas

Days suitable for growing Kohlrabi in Kansas

On average Kohlrabi needs from 50 to 70 days to mature and produce harvest.

It could prove difficult to start growing Kohlrabi in Kansas, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Kohlrabi .

In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.

Start seeds indoors

April 20 is on average first day in Kansas that has required temperatures for young Kohlrabi seedlings to grow, without worrying about cold damage.

Seeds can be started indoors beween March 09 and March 25, this way they will be ready just in time for transplanting on April 20.

Seedlings started after March 25 might not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 84°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Kohlrabi , consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	181
Last frost expected date	April 21
First frost expected date	October 19
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	March 29 April 03 to April 04 (2 days) April 06 to April 10 (5 days) April 12 April 20 to June 03 (45 days) June 11 to June 12 (2 days) September 11 to September 12 (2 days) September 22 to September 24 (3 days) September 29 to October 16 (18 days) October 18 to October 24 (7 days) October 26 November 06 to November 10 (5 days)
Total days ideal for growing Kohlrabi in Kansas	0
Total days suitable for growing Kohlrabi in Kansas	92
Days needed for Kohlrabi to mature and produce harvest	50 - 70
Seed can be planted directly into soil	no
Seed has to be started indoors	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Kohlrabi in Kansas

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Kansas

Tolerable temperature range for Kohlrabi : 45°F to 84°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Kohlrabi
1	January 01 - January 03	24°F to 42°F	3°F to 54°F
2	January 04 - January 10	29°F to 47°F	9°F to 59°F
3	January 11 - January 17	29°F to 46°F	17°F to 59°F
4	January 18 - January 24	25°F to 42°F	9°F to 57°F
5	January 25 - January 31	23°F to 41°F	3°F to 61°F
6	February 01 - February 07	26°F to 46°F	8°F to 67°F
7	February 08 - February 14	23°F to 41°F	0°F to 59°F
8	February 15 - February 21	22°F to 44°F	-14°F to 68°F
9	February 22 - February 28	26°F to 47°F	7°F to 67°F
10	March 01 - March 07	32°F to 56°F	-3°F to 76°F
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 56°F	13°F to 73°F
12	March 15 - March 21	37°F to 58°F	20°F to 75°F
13	March 22 - March 28	40°F to 59°F	25°F to 74°F
14	March 29 - April 04	42°F to 65°F	26°F to 83°F
15	April 05 - April 11	46°F to 70°F	28°F to 81°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	43°F to 66°F	28°F to 86°F
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 69°F	31°F to 82°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	51°F to 72°F	39°F to 85°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	54°F to 74°F	41°F to 90°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	55°F to 74°F	39°F to 90°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	57°F to 75°F	45°F to 89°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	61°F to 78°F	49°F to 89°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 82°F	52°F to 94°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 85°F	52°F to 96°F
25	June 14 - June 20	70°F to 90°F	60°F to 99°F
26	June 21 - June 27	69°F to 88°F	59°F to 98°F
27	June 28 - July 04	71°F to 90°F	61°F to 99°F
28	July 05 - July 11	71°F to 89°F	62°F to 97°F
29	July 12 - July 18	72°F to 92°F	62°F to 101°F
30	July 19 - July 25	73°F to 92°F	62°F to 102°F
31	July 26 - August 01	73°F to 91°F	63°F to 101°F
32	August 02 - August 08	71°F to 89°F	60°F to 99°F
33	August 09 - August 15	72°F to 91°F	60°F to 98°F
34	August 16 - August 22	70°F to 90°F	63°F to 104°F
35	August 23 - August 29	72°F to 91°F	61°F to 101°F
36	August 30 - September 05	69°F to 89°F	61°F to 97°F
37	September 06 - September 12	66°F to 86°F	48°F to 95°F
38	September 13 - September 19	66°F to 85°F	55°F to 97°F
39	September 20 - September 26	63°F to 83°F	53°F to 97°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	62°F to 81°F	45°F to 92°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 76°F	42°F to 90°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	50°F to 71°F	35°F to 87°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 71°F	32°F to 85°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	40°F to 56°F	24°F to 77°F
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 63°F	26°F to 76°F
46	November 08 - November 14	40°F to 58°F	15°F to 74°F
47	November 15 - November 21	39°F to 58°F	22°F to 72°F
48	November 22 - November 28	34°F to 52°F	20°F to 65°F
49	November 29 - December 05	34°F to 52°F	24°F to 70°F
50	December 06 - December 12	34°F to 52°F	24°F to 66°F
51	December 13 - December 19	30°F to 46°F	16°F to 71°F
52	December 20 - December 26	30°F to 49°F	-4°F to 70°F
53	December 27 - December 31	31°F to 48°F	18°F to 66°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Kohlrabi in Kansas

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