Detailed planting methods of lotus seeds

Many flower friends start planting bowl lotus seeds from bowl lotus seeds, because it is difficult to blossom that year without experience. Today, the editor will tell you how to raise bowl lotus.

Essentials of breeding bowl lotus

First, sowing time: Lotus seeds have no dormancy period, as long as the water temperature can be maintained above 16 ℃, the four seasons can be sown. Under the conditions of suitable temperature and light, it takes 50-60 days from sowing to flowering in spring and 60-80 days in autumn.

Second, seed treatment: the shell of the lotus seed is hard and dense, and the lotus seed must be artificially broken before soaking. One end of the lotus seed has a small protruding tip and the other has a small concave spot. 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.

Third, soaking seeds to promote germination: the summer water temperature of 20 ℃-30 ℃ is very suitable for lotus seed germination, depending on how much the seeds are filled with water 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 in the shape of money, the roots can be divided.

4. Transplanting sprouts: choose ceramic pots or plastic flowerpots with no bottom hole of caliber 18cm~30cm and add half of them in the pot.

Pot field garden soil or river pond mud without chemical pollution should be soaked with water two weeks in advance and 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.

5. Autumn and winter management: 2-3 weeks after transplanting, if the leaves turn yellow, a small amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizer can be applied frequently. The lotus likes warmth and light, but is not tolerant of darkness. When the external temperature is lower than 16 ℃, the growth is slow and should be moved to the sunlight greenhouse.

Planting process of bowl lotus

First of all: learn to distinguish between the two ends of the lotus seeds.

The seed coat of lotus seed is very thick, in order to germinate smoothly, simple treatment is needed. First of all, please distinguish between the two ends of the bowl lotus seed, one end is a small bulge, one end is a small concave point, to deal with the concave end.

Second: deal with one end of the concave point

In general, there are several ways to deal with one end of a concave spot, and the conventional methods are:

1. Grind off the seed coat on the cement floor

2. Break it with pliers

3. Cut off a small seed coat with a sharp knife.

You can also drill a small hole with an awl in the concave, soak in the water for a period of time and cut off a small fast seed coat with scissors! Be careful not to drill too deep, do not drill into the benevolence inside!

The following is the lotus seed ↓ that has been drilled with an awl.

Then: soak the treated seeds in water

Soak the treated seeds in a small box or plate or any container.

Note:

1. If the temperature is low, you can use an insulation cup with 30 degrees warm water. Indoor and outdoor bubbles are fine if the temperature is above 20 degrees.

2. Change the water twice a day. I usually change it once in the morning and once in the evening.

3. The water should be flooded beyond the depth of the seed.

4. If the temperature is high, it will sprout quickly. Generally above 20 degrees, sprouting from 3 days to a week.

Soaked lotus seeds, the hard skin can be easily peeled off by hand, peeling off no more than 1/3 of the seed skin is conducive to the seed budding as soon as possible.

Continue to soak after peeling.

On the fifth day, I saw the green bud.

From the seventh day on, I put it in the sun every day. In addition, pots for planting lotus flowers are prepared, filled with soil, soaked with water and ready. Nine days later, the first floating leaf was about to unfold and the second leaf came out. On the tenth day, the first floating leaf unfolded and the lotus seed began to take root.