Settle the seeds by moistening the soil surface with a spray-mist bottle. There's no need to cover the seeds with soil. From that point until harvest, you can use a watering can without disturbing the plants. In about 6 weeks, you will have a beautiful pot of edible greens. Once the greens are ready to harvest, they'll hold for a week or two.
Salad greens grow very quickly.
In order to keep growing, these plants require a steady source of nutrients to be available at all times. Salad plants are ready from seed to harvest in only 6 weeks.