Alfalfa Sprouting

Having tried to sprout alfalfa once I have learnt a few things:
Retail people don't actually have any knowledge of their products; but they rarely/admit know it.
You need to explain to anyone who might clean the house the difference between a science experiment and a dirty plate.

However on attempt two my little seedlings started to sprout:

I took an even closer shot of the area where the casing has cracked for the sprout to grow: