When to Plant Kohlrabi in North Carolina
North Carolina spans USDA hardiness 6b to 9a (zones 6b to 9a on this page). Plant kohlrabi by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 2
Transplant outdoors
Apr 6
Projected first harvest
May 31
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 6
Projected first harvest
Sep 30
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 25
Transplant outdoors
Apr 1
Projected first harvest
May 26
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 11
Projected first harvest
Oct 5
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 20
Transplant outdoors
Mar 27
Projected first harvest
May 21
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 21
Projected first harvest
Oct 15
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 8a
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 11
Transplant outdoors
Mar 18
Projected first harvest
May 12
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 1
Projected first harvest
Oct 26
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 8b
Average last spring frost
March 20
Average first fall frost
November 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Jan 30
Transplant outdoors
Mar 6
Projected first harvest
Apr 30
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 11
Projected first harvest
Nov 5
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Kohlrabi planting calendar for North Carolina, Zone 9a
Average last spring frost
March 1
Average first fall frost
December 1
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Jan 11
Transplant outdoors
Feb 15
Projected first harvest
Apr 11
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 22
Projected first harvest
Nov 16
spring planting
fall planting
Kohlrabi is ready to harvest in about 55 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
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Varieties to grow
1 variety of kohlrabi in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.
Common problems with kohlrabi
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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