When to plant Kohlrabi in Missouri, United States

Kohlrabi can be planted after April 22, 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 Missouri

Days suitable for growing Kohlrabi in Missouri

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

It could prove difficult to start growing Kohlrabi in Missouri, 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

Missouri has 2 distinct seasons for growing Kohlrabi

In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 11 and March 26
Seeds started after March 26 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kohlrabi growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 44 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for September 20 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 09 and August 27
Seeds started after August 27 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Kohlrabi growing season in Missouri is quite short, with only 27 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

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	180
Last frost expected date	April 22
First frost expected date	October 19
Dates with ideal conditions	May 19
Dates with suitable conditions	March 29 to March 30 (2 days) April 04 to April 13 (10 days) April 20 April 22 to June 04 (44 days) June 06 June 08 to June 12 (5 days) August 15 to August 16 (2 days) August 31 to September 02 (3 days) September 05 September 08 to September 17 (10 days) September 20 to October 16 (27 days) October 18 to October 27 (10 days) November 04 November 06 to November 10 (5 days)
Total days ideal for growing Kohlrabi in Missouri	1
Total days suitable for growing Kohlrabi in Missouri	122
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 Missouri

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Missouri

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	31°F to 45°F	13°F to 61°F
2	January 04 - January 10	30°F to 45°F	9°F to 62°F
3	January 11 - January 17	30°F to 44°F	18°F to 59°F
4	January 18 - January 24	25°F to 40°F	7°F to 52°F
5	January 25 - January 31	23°F to 39°F	-4°F to 54°F
6	February 01 - February 07	27°F to 45°F	6°F to 64°F
7	February 08 - February 14	24°F to 40°F	-1°F to 59°F
8	February 15 - February 21	23°F to 43°F	-12°F to 66°F
9	February 22 - February 28	31°F to 49°F	15°F to 64°F
10	March 01 - March 07	34°F to 55°F	3°F to 73°F
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 54°F	12°F to 70°F
12	March 15 - March 21	38°F to 57°F	21°F to 72°F
13	March 22 - March 28	42°F to 59°F	31°F to 76°F
14	March 29 - April 04	42°F to 63°F	28°F to 82°F
15	April 05 - April 11	47°F to 68°F	32°F to 83°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	44°F to 63°F	32°F to 78°F
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 66°F	31°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	52°F to 70°F	40°F to 80°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	54°F to 71°F	43°F to 86°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	56°F to 73°F	39°F to 90°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	59°F to 75°F	49°F to 85°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	62°F to 79°F	47°F to 86°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 82°F	53°F to 90°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 83°F	54°F to 96°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	68°F to 87°F	57°F to 96°F
26	June 21 - June 27	69°F to 87°F	57°F to 95°F
27	June 28 - July 04	71°F to 88°F	64°F to 98°F
28	July 05 - July 11	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 97°F
29	July 12 - July 18	71°F to 89°F	65°F to 97°F
30	July 19 - July 25	72°F to 89°F	64°F to 98°F
31	July 26 - August 01	72°F to 88°F	65°F to 99°F
32	August 02 - August 08	70°F to 86°F	59°F to 94°F
33	August 09 - August 15	71°F to 87°F	64°F to 95°F
34	August 16 - August 22	69°F to 86°F	61°F to 98°F
35	August 23 - August 29	71°F to 88°F	63°F to 98°F
36	August 30 - September 05	68°F to 84°F	61°F to 92°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	66°F to 83°F	56°F to 91°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	65°F to 83°F	56°F to 93°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	62°F to 80°F	52°F to 95°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	61°F to 79°F	44°F to 89°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 74°F	43°F to 85°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	52°F to 70°F	38°F to 83°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 68°F	31°F to 82°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	44°F to 56°F	28°F to 75°F
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 61°F	25°F to 74°F
46	November 08 - November 14	41°F to 58°F	14°F to 76°F
47	November 15 - November 21	38°F to 55°F	22°F to 70°F
48	November 22 - November 28	36°F to 51°F	25°F to 61°F
49	November 29 - December 05	35°F to 52°F	24°F to 67°F
50	December 06 - December 12	35°F to 51°F	24°F to 64°F
51	December 13 - December 19	32°F to 45°F	19°F to 69°F
52	December 20 - December 26	32°F to 48°F	-4°F to 67°F
53	December 27 - December 31	34°F to 50°F	14°F to 63°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Kohlrabi in Missouri

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