What to do with the bowl lotus after winter?

The bowl lotus is a small kind of lotus, which grows in the water and produces pink flowers in June, which is very beautiful. Many people like to keep a pot at home. How to deal with the bowl of lotus after winter?

1. Protect against cold and keep warm

Bowl lotus overwintering, the outdoor temperature is still very low, if moved outside, the temperature difference changes greatly, stimulate plants, affect growth, so pot bowl lotus moved to indoor maintenance, placed in a ventilated place, bowl lotus is relatively delicate, be sure to avoid the wind, the room temperature is kept at about 10 ℃, if less than 5 ℃, you should bag the plant to keep warm, wait until the temperature rises and then open it.

2. Proper watering

Generally speaking, during the dormant period, the water requirement of bowl lotus is not high, but the potted soil can not be dry either. If the plant is too dry, it is easy to rot. How to water the bowl lotus safely through the winter is a very important link. Therefore, in winter, the pot should also be fully watered, the flowerpot is full of water, and should often check whether the flowerpot is short of water.

3. Lighting requirements

The bowl lotus likes to have plenty of light, but there may not be the sun after the winter, so try to put it in a bright, bright place with light. If you are afraid that the plant will be harmed by the permafrost, it is best to keep it in a place with plenty of indoor light. Potted lotus bowls can be moved out to bask in the sun when the weather is fine and the temperature is high.

4. Fertilization requirements

If the stem of the bowl lotus is relatively thin, the flowers are small, the color is light, and the plant is relatively thin, you can chase the winter fertilizer appropriately. It can be diluted with potassium dihydrogen phosphate and irrigated. Without this fertilizer, chopped eggshells or horseshoe slices can be added to the flowerpot to make the root system of the plant grow stronger.