![]() It usually takes 7 to 10 days for the Alfalfa microgreens to be ready for harvest. ![]() Harvest the microgreens once they reach about 2 inches in height.Keep the soil consistently moist and remove the cover once the seedlings have emerged.Place the tray in a warm, bright location, out of direct sunlight.It’s an impressive cover and forage crop, but it’s important to remember that the fall-planted alfalfa that nurtures your soil or provides mulch for the veggie garden is nothing you’d want to eat. Cover the tray or container with a lid or plastic wrap to create a greenhouse effect. Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, is an open-pollinated heirloom legume also known as lucerne.Gently press the seeds into the soil, and then mist the surface with water.Spread a thin layer of alfalfa seeds over the surface of the soil. Alfalfa sprouts, botanically classified as Medicago sativa, are the immature shoots of an herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae or pea family.The mature plant itself isnt used for culinary purposes because the mature leaves are bitter. ![]()
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