The difference between mustard greens and kohlrabi

1. Difference in appearance

The mustard tuber is about 60-150 cm tall. The whole plant is hairless with a slight layer of powdery frost. The tuber is conical, about 7-10 cm in diameter, the outer skin is white, the root is fleshy, yellow or white, and smells spicy.

Kohlrabi is much shorter than the former, about 30-60 cm tall, with a shorter stem, which begins to grow into a fleshy bulb about 2-4 cm from the ground, and is oblong, oblate or spherical. The skin is usually light green, but can also be purple or green, and the flesh inside is white.

2. Difference of blades

The mustard bulb has a few basal leaves, about 10-20 cm long, with a few prickles when young, the terminal lobes are broadly ovate, obtuse at the apex, and serrated on the edges. The stem leaves are similar to the basal ones, the upper ones are oblong-lanceolate, entire, and sessile.

The leaves of kohlrabi are relatively broad, about 20-40 cm long, ovate-rectangular or ovate, covered with a layer of white powder, with obvious serrations or notches on the edges.