Where to Buy Russian Fodder Kale Seeds and How to Grow Seedlings

Russian fodder kale is a kind of forage grass very suitable for raising cattle, with characteristics such as cold resistance and high temperature tolerance, strong reproductive capacity, and good palatability. Pigs, sheep, cattle, rabbits and grass carp all particularly love to eat it, and many regions grow it for livestock feed. So if you want to grow Russian fodder kale, where are the seeds sold? How do you grow the seedlings? Let's find out below.

Where are Russian fodder kale seeds sold?

There are many channels for buying Russian fodder kale seeds. You can buy them at local seed shops, flower and nursery stock markets, agricultural supply stores, and so on. To ensure you can buy high-quality Russian fodder kale seeds, it is best to choose large, legitimate manufacturers and platforms, and buy from seed companies with a good reputation and credibility, which can guarantee quality and after-sales service. When selecting seeds, you should also choose carefully: buy mature, plump, well-preserved new seeds, and strictly screen out substandard seeds, which can better help increase the germination rate. Finally, the retail price of Russian fodder kale seeds is about 70 yuan per jin. If you buy in very large quantities, it can be calculated at wholesale price, which is considerably cheaper. The seeding rate is about 3 to 4 jin per mu, so the planting cost is not very high.

How do you grow Russian fodder kale seedlings?

1. Choosing and preparing the land

Because Russian fodder kale has high yield and is cut many times, it is suitable for planting in fertile spots beside ditches and in the four-side lands around houses, with flat, deep-loam and sandy loam soils being most suitable. Before planting, the land should be deeply plowed, with a plow layer of more than 20 cm, and after turning it should be raked level in time to facilitate planting. Before planting, apply base fertilizer, including various farmyard manures, stable manure and garbage compost, with pig and cattle manure having a particularly notable effect.

2. Planting

Any main root and lateral root with a diameter of more than 0.3 cm and a length of more than 2 cm can be used as root seedlings. There are two planting methods for root seedlings: vertical insertion and horizontal placement. For vertical insertion planting, pay attention to polarity, that is, the upper end faces up and the lower end is inserted into the soil. Vertical insertion sprouts, roots and emerges quickly, and the seedlings grow robustly, but it is more labor-intensive. Horizontal placement planting emerges slightly more slowly, but it is easy to cultivate and suitable for large-area planting. Generally, the thicker the root and the larger the cut section, the faster it sprouts and grows, and the higher its yield. In Guangdong, planting can be done from March to November each year, and the planting density is suitably 40 cm x 50 cm between plants and rows.

3. Field management

After planting, when the surface soil becomes dry, the first intertillage and weeding should be carried out. For perennial plantings, intertillage should be carried out once after each cutting to loosen the soil. Harvesting and topdressing should be carried out together. After each cutting, topdress once, mixing compound fertilizer with urea and evenly scattering it among the plants. Russian fodder kale grows quickly and consumes a lot of water, so in dry seasons, irrigation should be carried out once in combination with harvesting and fertilizing. When there is too much rain, timely drainage should be carried out to prevent waterlogging from causing root rot and death.

4. Harvesting

The feed portion of Russian fodder kale is the leaves and stems. It can be cut 5 to 6 times per year, and in the year of planting it can be cut 1 to 2 times. To ensure good development of the mother roots and overwintering buds, according to its growth conditions, cut once in winter when growth stops. Generally, when the lower leaves change from yellow-green to brown or the leaf tips turn yellow, the yield is relatively high and the nutrition is rich, making it the suitable harvest time. If harvested too late, the basal leaves turn yellow and the stems become old, and yield and quality decline. The stubble height left when cutting Russian fodder kale has a relatively large impact on yield, and generally a stubble of 5 to 6 cm is more suitable.

Russian fodder kale is a feed crop with wide adaptability and high yield, rich in protein, vitamins and calcium. Its nutrition is even higher than soybean, and feeding it to pigs makes them gain weight quickly. It is a good forage grass for farmers to improve breeding efficiency and reduce costs.

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