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How to plant lotus root seeds

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Lotus root is the fat lower stem of Nymphaeaceae plant lotus, also known as Rong Yujie, Yulinglong, Jade arm Dragon, etc., with high cultivation value. It was cultivated in China as early as more than 3,000 years ago, and now carbonized ancient lotus seeds have been found in Liaoning and Zhejiang.

Lotus root is the fat lower stem of Nymphaeaceae plant lotus, also known as Rong Yujie, Jade Linglong, Jade arm Dragon, etc., with high cultivation value. It was cultivated in China as early as more than 3,000 years ago, and now carbonized ancient lotus seeds have been found in Liaoning and Zhejiang, and successfully re-germinated. So how to plant lotus root seeds?

How to plant lotus root seeds?

The lotus seed used for sowing must be mature and the fruit without peeling off the seed coat. The seeds need to be opened before sowing. One end of the seed is pointed, the other is obtusely round and has a small depression in the center. Grind the sunken end on the rough cement floor or make a small cut with a file. Pay attention to the break must be careful, do not hurt the embryo, otherwise it will cause lotus seed rot.

How does lotus root spread seeds?

The lotus root spreads its seeds by water. The seeds of the lotus root grow in the lotus canopy. When the lotus canopy matures and ages, it will fall into the water and follow the current to a new area. After the lotus canopy is rotten, the lotus seed will stay in the mud to grow and develop.

Lotus root likes fertilizer and has more demand for fertilizer, but too much fertilizer will burn seedlings, so it is necessary to apply thin fertilizer frequently, spraying new high-fat film can greatly improve the utilization rate of effective components of fertilizer, is not afraid of sun exposure and evaporation, and can adjust the absorption of water-saving.

Pest control needs to be carried out during the growth period. the main diseases and insect pests are aphids, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera litura, etc., which can be sprayed with 80-1000 times of 90% trichlorfon or 40% dimethoate 2000 times.

The lotus root is cold in nature and has the effect of clearing away heat and cooling blood, which can be used to treat febrile diseases; lotus root flavor Ganduo liquid is especially beneficial to those with fever and thirst, bleeding, hemoptysis and bleeding.

 
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