How to plant lotus seeds

Lotus can not only grow lotus roots, but also lotus seeds. Lotus seeds have a long period of planting lotus seeds, but the sowing time is good and they can bloom in the same year. The planting method of lotus seeds is actually very simple, just need lotus seeds, flower pots and mud. These need to be stored before planting.

First, the method of planting lotus seeds with lotus seeds

1, choose a good lotus seed

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

First, prepare some lotus seeds. You can plant as many as you want. You can make soup and porridge if you buy too much. After buying lotus seeds, we should distinguish which side is the growth direction of lotus root buds. The two ends of a lotus seed are different, one end has a small bump, the other end has a small pit, and the end with the pit is the direction of bud growth.

Step 2 prepare flower pots

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

Lotus seeds are planted in a different way from ordinary flowers and plants. It needs mud. You can buy it online or dig some in the lotus pond. The flowerpot should be as large as possible, with a diameter of more than 30 cm. If it is too small, you may not be able to bloom, but you can only appreciate the leaves.

Step 3 deal with lotus seeds

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

Friends who have eaten lotus seeds know that when they get old, the skin of lotus seeds will become hard and difficult to peel off. Therefore, lotus seeds need tools to break their skins. It can be polished with sandpaper, directly on the cement floor, or slowly cut by path. But no matter which way, you can't destroy the fruit inside.

Step 4 soak and germinate

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

Lotus seeds need to be soaked after they are opened. The water in the container will overflow the lotus seeds. Change the water every morning and evening. Buds usually grow within a week. During soaking, the skin of the seed can be cut again to facilitate the germination. If the temperature is very low, the water temperature should be as high as possible. Lotus seeds don't like cold. The higher the temperature, the faster the germination.

5. Seedling leaves grow.

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

In 10 days, the tender buds of lotus seeds will grow to about 10 cm, and they will be ready to be transplanted into the flowerpot prepared in advance. Put the germinated lotus seeds into the mud and add water 2 ~ 3 cm away from the mud surface. Remember to let the buds come out of the water so that they can grow quickly. In sunny conditions, lotus leaves can grow within one month.

Second, matters needing attention in planting lotus with lotus seeds

1, sowing time

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

The best sowing date of lotus seeds is around 20℃, so the general sowing date is in the middle and early April. Sowing at this time is very likely to bloom that year. Sowing can also be done from late July to early September, but because of the low temperature behind, only lotus leaves can grow in that year, and it is impossible to bloom.

2. Plenty of light

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

Summer is the fastest growing season for lotus. As long as the water is not stopped, it will grow wildly in the face of hot summer and heavy rain. Lotus is a sunny plant. If it is deprived of light, it will wither slowly, so it should be given enough light every day, so it can be raised directly outdoors.

3. Water in winter

The planting method of lotus seeds takes only 5 steps from lotus seeds to lotus flowers.

You don't need to water too much in winter, you don't need to keep the water overflowing with mud, just keep the mud from drying up. Wait until around Qingming next year, take the lotus root out of the flowerpot and plant it with new mud. If you manage it well, you can even open 5 or 6 flowers a year! The flowering period of lotus is as long as three months, so you can see enough.