Growing Alfalfa

How to Grow Alfalfa

Alfalfa is a salad plant which has long been recommended by nutritionists as having life giving properties inducing the body cells to remain active. It makes fresh green growth of excellent taste and contains a high percentage of protein as well as various vitamins. Professor P R Cheeke of Oregon State University, discovered that when fed to animals, alfalfa contains cholesterol reducing agents with emerging evidence that these benefits extend to man as well.

Alfalfa Sprouts

Alfalfa seed can be sown in succession throughout the year and is ready for eating within four or five days, being particularly valuable as a winter salad. It grows best in a temperature of 19 to 22°C. And sprouting can be done in a jam jar or similar receptacle or on a muslin flannel in a saucer which should be rinsed once a day and then drained.

Some herbs, such as chervil and sorrel, bring an added piquancy to almost any salad as does a suggestion of garlic.