Galega dalnovostochnogo

Goat's Rue – years herbaceous plant of the legume family.
In height it grows up to 1 m under favorable conditions, grows to 1.5 m. Goat's Rue is like light and heat, while the winter remains persistent. For all its merits, the milk vetch and even has a beneficial impact on the earth, cleaning it and saturating it with nutrients. On a plot of grass can grow for 15 years. In one season it gives about 2-3 harvests. Planting should be done in any soil except sandy and acidic soil. Endures winter frosts. High winter hardiness. If there is enough snow it can withstand temperatures down to -40 °C. in the absence of snow it is not terrible even -25 °C. Seedlings can withstand recurrent spring frosts to — 6 °C.

Seeds need to be sown in the soil at 2-2. 5 cm, and then roll. After 12-13 days the treated seeds can give the first shoots. To plant the plant should be several near the interval of 45 cm to Sow them immediately in moist soil. Seeding depth of 1 to 2 inches. Planting is done in rows with inter-row distance 45-70 centimetres . Consumption of seed per hectare is 25-30 pounds.

At the end of the season the first year after planting the plant in very rare cases reaches a height of 50 cm With the arrival of autumn goat's Rue is recommended to cut up to 20 cm So in the first year it is possible not to wait for a rich harvest. After flowering, the green mass can not be removed from the site if it is not grown for fodder.

Goat's Rue belongs to the green manure is used to enrich and improve the quality of the soil.

Also goat's Rue is a very good honey plant.Blossoms bloom in the morning and secrete nectar before noon, attracting bees robust flavor. Thanks to the convenient structure of flowers bee get not only valuable pollen but also nectar.

Galega as a honey plant is quite productive. The collection of honey from one hectare of plantations ranges from 150 to 200 pounds.

Flowering time is from late may, early June allows you to get pollen to ensure a good development of bee colonies to the main summer honey flow.

This plant is used as fodder. A few cuts (and they are, as a rule, sometimes up to 3) you can get a good crop of grass and seeds. Goat's Rue is used for making silage, grass meal and protein concentrates. The aftermath can be fed until frost. The grass is very useful for cows, because it promotes lactation. It is recommended to give a feed in the flowering stage: this time it's biological value is significantly superior to alfalfa.

This culture is rich in carbohydrates, ash elements, protein (milk vetch even recommend the use of farmers in order to cover the deficit of protein in animal diets). The high value of this culture is maintained throughout the growing season.