How to grow bowl lotus planting methods and matters needing attention

The bowl lotus is a kind of aquatic plant. Although its flowers are not as gorgeous as the lotus, many people still like its petite and exquisite. It can be cultivated in both soil and water. Today, let's learn how its soil culture is planted. If there is anything we need to pay attention to when planting, let's take a look at it.

How to grow lotus

If you buy sprouts already, choose 18cm~30cm pottery pots without bottom holes or plastic flowerpots when transplanting, add half a pot of pastoral soil or river and pond mud without chemical pollution, soak in water for about a week, observe the water quality, if it is dark green or have a large number of air bubbles, the soil is too fat, you need to rinse or change the potted soil with clean water until the water quality is light green and clear, and press the fine root of the lotus seedlings into the mud when transplanting. One plant per pot, add appropriate amount of water after transplanting, to the degree that the water does not submerge the small lotus leaves.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of bowl lotus

I. planting methods

1. Sowing time: Lotus seeds have no dormancy period. As long as the water temperature is kept above 16 ℃, the seeds can be sown in four seasons. Under the conditions of suitable temperature and light, it takes 60-80 days from sowing to flowering in spring. The best sowing time: from March to early May.

2. Seed treatment: the shell of the lotus seed is hard and dense, and the lotus seed must be artificially broken before soaking. There is a small protruding tip on one end of the lotus seed and a small concave spot on the other. Grind the small concave end on the rough cement floor or make a small cut with tiger pliers. Be careful not to pinch the embryo or remove the shell.

3. Soaking seeds to promote germination: the summer water temperature of 20 ℃ ~ 30 ℃ is very suitable for lotus seed germination, depending on how much water is filled in bowls or pots to soak the seeds. Put it indoors and change the water twice a day. It can sprout within a week. After sprouting, put it in the sunny place to strengthen the light and can not lack of water. Fine roots and 2-3 young lotus leaves grow after 2 weeks. When the leaves are like money, the roots can be planted separately.

4. Seedling transplanting: choose 18cm~30cm pottery pot without bottom hole or plastic flowerpot, add half a pot of pastoral soil or river and pond mud without chemical pollution, soak in water two weeks in advance, do not apply fertilizer. When transplanting, press the fine roots of the small lotus seedlings into the mud, one in each pot, and add appropriate amount of water after transplanting, so that the small lotus leaves are not submerged by water.

II. Matters needing attention in planting

1, bowl lotus delicate, summer noon should avoid the hot sun, move to a shady place, and indoor flower appreciation, display time should not be too long, not more than 3 days at a time.

2. The bowl lotus is most avoided to be maintained in the shade. The flowerpot must be placed on the outer edge of the sunny or southward balcony. It cannot be cultivated indoors like indoor foliage plants. If the light is insufficient, the lotus leaf will grow less green.

What if the water in the bowl of lotus is always muddy?

In fact, when breeding bowl lotus, pond mud is used as soil, it is rare to have such a phenomenon, the water is basically very clear. Therefore, when raising bowl lotus at home, if there is that condition, it is best to use pond mud as soil, which can properly maintain the water quality. when planting bowl lotus, you should pay attention to stirring the soil with a small stick and stirring it as finely as possible. when the soil is precipitated, the water will be relatively clear.

Secondly, when using the garden soil, sprinkle sand on the surface, pay attention to divide it into several times, each time, wait until the sand precipitates and then sprinkle a second time, so that you can keep the water clear. However, when using sand, it must be cleaned beforehand, and the soil can be soaked for a few more days and stirred several times before use, so as to clean up the impurities in the soil as much as possible.

How does the bowl lotus survive the winter?

Bowl lotus before and after Frosts Descent, must take measures to prevent the cold, so that bowl lotus safe winter, the easiest way is to put bowl lotus indoors, as long as not frozen on the line (even if there is a slight freezing), overwintering to avoid room temperature ups and downs, if room temperature for a long time less than 5 ℃, you can use plastic film on the pot cover, after the temperature rises again, to the spring temperature is appropriate will naturally germinate.

It should be noted that even in winter, it is necessary to keep the basin soil moist and watery. If you find that there is a shortage of water, you should add water in time. Watering is best when it is warmer at noon, and use pre-dried water to keep the temperature of the bowl lotus basin soil consistent with the water temperature. If you spend the winter outdoors in the south, you can take the method of plastic bags to prevent the cold.

It seems that if you want to cultivate bowl lotus with clear water, you can try it, so that your bowl lotus can really fulfill the phrase "come out of the mud but not stained, Zhuo Qinglian but not demon", in addition, in the process of breeding, we should remind everyone to give the bowl lotus enough sunshine, otherwise it will affect its growth.