Growing your own alfalfa sprouts

[Mike Nolan]

Just ran across this in the Wikipedia article on alfalfa

Sprouting alfalfa seeds is the process of germinating seeds for consumption usually involving just water and a jar. However, the seeds and sprouts must be rinsed regularly to avoid the accumulation of the products of decay organisms along with smells of rot and discoloration. Sprouting alfalfa usually takes three to four days with one tablespoon of seed yielding up to three full cups of sprouts.

I bought a pound of alfalfa seeds last year and planted them in my garden, because the soil there needs improvement. I've got a nice crop of alfalfa again this year (it is, after all, a perennial) and I'm thinking of cutting it down periodically and composting it.

But I still have quite a bit of that alfalfa seed on hand, and I was thinking about growing my own sprouts.

Has anybody ever tried something like this?

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[navlys]

The rotten smells and decaying organisms is enough to dissuade me.

[Mike Nolan]

Rinsing them several times a day is supposed to prevent that. If you've done much rooting of plants, the smell isn't all that noticeable unless you really let something go too long without proper care.

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