The latest planting methods of Lotus Seeds

Lotus seed science is called lotus seed, lotus seed sowing and reproduction can save lotus root, labor and capital, convenient transportation, easy operation, strong vitality after planting, and rapid propagation in a large area, but the seedlings are easy to mutate. can not maintain the good characters of the variety, generally used to cultivate new varieties, let's take a look at the lotus seed planting method!

Seed selection

Lotus seeds have a long life, and seeds of hundreds or thousands of years can germinate and germinate strongly. Sometimes in order to speed up reproduction, when the seed coat changes from cyan to yellowish brown in mid-July, it can also sprout immediately. However, if the seeds are sown after the next year, the lotus seeds should not be harvested until the lotus seeds are fully mature and the seed coat is black and hardened. The harvested seeds should be dried and stored in an indoor dry and ventilated place. Therefore, mature and full seeds should be selected for propagation.

Sowing time

It is suitable to sow lotus seeds at a daily temperature of about 20 ℃. In order to reach the number of lotus seeds harvested in the same year, the general sowing time is mid-early April, and Hualien can generally blossom from early April to mid-July. It can also be sown from late July to early September, but because of the low temperature in the later stage, it can only form plants and can not achieve the purpose of flowering.

Promote budding and sowing

The method of sprouting is to cut the flat end of the lotus tail through the hard shell with scissors to expose the seed coat and be careful not to hurt the germ. Put the broken lotus seeds in the sprouting basin and soak the seeds with clean water. The water depth is generally maintained at about 10 cm. The water is changed once a day. 4-6 days later, the germ can be exposed. When it is hot in summer, sowing should be properly shaded, and the change of water every day should be increased to once in the morning and evening. Because of the high temperature at this time. It takes only 2 days for lotus seeds to show their germs.

Seedling cultivation

There are two main ways of raising lotus seedlings: pot breeding and seedling bed. Pot cultivation means that the pond mud is sparse in the basin, and the basin soil accounts for 2 to 3 of the basin. To raise seedlings in a seedbed, generally choose a nursery bed that is 100 centimeters long and 100 centimeters wide and 25 centimeters high, and then add 15-20 centimeters of thin pond mud to flatten it. Finally, the seeds that promote budding are arranged at a distance of 15 centimeters, sow in turn into the mud, and keep 3-5 centimeters of water.

Timely transplanting

When the seedlings grow to 3-4 floating leaves, they can be transplanted. One seedling per pot should be planted along with the transplant and transplant with soil to improve the survival rate. In the field, 700 seedlings are generally planted per mu. In order to promote the normal growth of the seedlings, the shallow water should be kept in the early stage, and the water level should be raised gradually according to the growth of the seedlings.