How to grow Alfalfa plant growing and care:
Well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive
Planting season:
Spring or autumn in hot climate
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Just for design
Size of the plant:
60-100cm, 24-40 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full sun / Half shade / Full shade (only sprouts)
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Summer
General information about the flower:
Pea shape flowers in purple color
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Seeds
Seeds harvest season:
Autumn
Seeds pests or diseases:
Birds
What can be done with big quantities of Alfalfa seeds?
Cooked
Work requirements on the seeds:
Collect
How long does it take to bear seeds?
0.5-1 year
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
Spring to autumn in cold climate, and in hardiness zone of 10b can be all year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish (take at least half year) possible to start to prune how much that needed
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible color green in elliptic shape
Uses of Medicago sativa leaves:
Cooked
Scientific name:
Medicago sativa
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Herbaceous, Legumes, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Drought tolerant plants, Edible plants, Ground fixing plants, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water, Small amounts of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Purple flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Seeds
Culinary uses: Cooked
