Red Russian Kale Microgreen Seed

Red Russian Kale Microgreen Seed Highlights

• Germination: 2 to 3 days
• Soak: No need.
• Harvest: 8 to 12 days.
• Flavor: A nutty broccoli flavor.
• Nutrients: Vitamins A, C, and K, copper, iron, and antioxidants.

Red Russian Kale Microgreens have dark-green serrated leaves outlined in light purple and variegated pink, purple, and reddish stems.

Kale Microgreens have all the nutritional punch of mature kale but without bitterness. They are mildly sweet. They have thick leaves, giving a crisp mouthfeel and explosion of flavor when chewed.

Kale Microgreens are great to eat fresh, but you can also lightly sautéed them to tame their flavor. They also make a great addition to salads, eggs, sandwiches, and smoothies.

Red Russian Kale microgreens also have more iron per calorie than beef.

Red Russian Kale microgreen seed is easy to germinate and grow, with harvest times from 8- to 12 days from planting.

Red Russian Kale Microgreen Seed Package Sizes

• The Home Microgreens tray seed packet weighs 3.5-grams and contains approximately 950 seeds.
• The 1010-tray seed packet weighs 8.0 grams.

We also sell Red Russian Kale Microgreen Seed in the following sizes.

• 1-ounce package
• 4-oz package
• 1-pound bag

How Much Seed Do You Need For Your Tray?

You don’t need to worry about how much seed you need if you use Home Microgreen planting trays or 1010 trays. Each seed packet has the correct number of seeds for a perfect tray of Red Russian Kale.

The seeding area of a Home Microgreen Tray is 37.5 square inches.

However, if you’re using a different planting tray, use the calculator in the article below to figure out how much seed you need.

Click this link to use the calculator: Home Microgreens Seed Density Calculator.

Seeding Density

Seeding Density for Red Russian Kale Seed

By Weight

Home Microgreens Tray: 3.5 grams

1010 Tray: 9.3 grams

1020 Tray: 18.7 grams

By Measuring Spoon

Home Microgreens Tray: 1.1 teaspoons

1010 Tray: 2.9 teaspoons

1020 Tray: 5.8 teaspoons

All volumetric measurements are level, not heaping spoons.

I use these vertical-sided measuring spoons because the seeds are easier to level with the straight sides.

These are my recommended seeding densities to produce a great-looking Red Russian Kale microgreens tray. 

I like to allow microgreen leaves to develop to a larger size as they provide more nutrition & flavor than producing smaller leaves and stems.

Microgreen density depends on many environmental factors and seed germination percentages.

You may prefer to modify the seeding density, but my seeding densities are a great starting point, if nothing else.

Check out the Home Microgreens Seed Density Course if you have a different-size tray.

Conversions

28.35 grams equals 1 ounce.

Three teaspoons equal 1 Tablespoon

Four Tablespoons equal 1/4 cup