The kohlrabi seeds have sprouted well and are close together. Before the small kohlrabi plants compete for space in the bed and hinder their growth, they must be pricked out. Large, strong plants move to a new place, weaker plants are sorted out.
Why prick?
Kohlrabi is thinly sown in rows in the garden bed or in pots for the windowsill. If all the seeds sprout, it will be tight in the bed or in the container. The plants hinder each other's growth and must therefore be isolated.
The right time
Cotyledons + 2: you should prick out your young kohlrabi plants according to this rule. About a week after germination, two leaves have formed in addition to the small cotyledons. Then it's time to prick.
Here's how
- Carefully remove the plantlets from the soil one at a time
- use a pricking stick or hold the plant between your thumb and forefinger
- Shorten the roots very slightly
- Drill a hole in the ground with your finger or the pricking stick and follow the plant with the roots
reinsert below - the leaves must not touch the ground
- Press down the soil, water lightly, done
Where to put the young plants
Pricked plants are replanted in a new location. In the garden bed you should keep a distance of at least 15 cm. Kohlrabi plants, which you prefer to keep on the windowsill, are now placed individually in prepared, small pots or yoghurt pots. Here they can continue to grow in nutrient-rich substrate until they get their place outdoors.
Most of the time, more kohlrabi plants will develop than you need. Then you sort out the weaker ones and the strong plants are preserved.
tips and tricks
Put transplanted plants back into the ground immediately! If left in the sun, they quickly dry out and wither.