How to plant the seeds of lotus pod

There are many scattered honeycomb holes on the surface of the receptacle of lotus, which are gradually enlarged after fertilization and called lotus pod. To put it simply, the fruit in the center of the lotus is the lotus canopy, like a bowl, and its seed is the lotus seed. So, how to grow the seeds of lotus pod?

First, how to grow the seeds of lotus pod?

1. Sowing time

Lotus seeds do not have a specific dormancy period, as long as they can keep the temperature above 16 ℃ when sowing, they can be sown all the year round. If the light and temperature are suitable, from sowing to flowering, it usually takes 50 to 60 days in spring and 60 to 80 days in autumn.

2. Deal with the seeds

The outer shell of the lotus seed is very hard. Before soaking the seed, the small concave end of the lotus seed should be crushed with pliers or a small opening on the ground.

3. Soaking seeds to accelerate germination

Soak the seeds in a container filled with water and soak them in a warm environment. They will sprout in about 1 week, and fine roots and young leaves will grow after 2 weeks.

4. Transplanting bud seedlings

Prepare a flowerpot without a bottom hole, add half a basin of river mud, soak in water in advance, and press the root of the germinated lotus seed into the river mud.

Second, the edible value of lotus canopy

The lotus canopy includes lotus chamber, lotus seed and lotus seed. Lotus room can be used to make tea, can prevent diabetes, can also be used to make soup, add rock sugar can disperse blood stasis and cure disease. Lotus seed is sweet and astringent in taste and flat in nature. it has the effects of tonifying spleen and stopping diarrhea, tonifying kidney astringent essence, nourishing the heart and calming the nerve. it is often used for long-term diarrhea of spleen deficiency, spermatorrhea, palpitation and insomnia. It is a common medicinal material. Lotus seed is fried with Euryale seed, Coix seed, Poria and other traditional Chinese medicine. Dongping Lake in Shandong Province is rich in lotus seeds, in which Taian famous food "Dongping porridge powder" contains lotus seeds, Euryale seeds and other traditional Chinese medicine, which is well known at home and abroad. Tremella soup is a common way of eating, lotus seed mung bean lily soup, lotus seed red jujube soup, loved by the majority of ladies. Lotus seed, has a significant cardiotonic effect, can dilate peripheral blood vessels, has the effect of lowering blood pressure and removing heart fire. Lotus core is commonly used to soak water to drink, which can clear away heat and remove fire. Braised Ham in Honey Sauce is a traditional famous dish, Zhejiang cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine have this dish, the production materials are Jinhua ham, lotus core and so on.