Lotus seed price and planting method

Lotus has always been a very popular flower plant, not only beautiful shape, but also the color of flowers is also very beautiful, because of its noble character of "straight outside, no vine, no branch, no dirt, no evil". It has always been one of the themes sung and painted by ancient and modern poets and Mohist. Let's take a look at the seed price and planting method of lotus.

How much is the lotus seed per jin?

The price of lotus seed is about 20-30 yuan per jin, but the price varies greatly due to the quality, variety, producing area and market of the seed. The lotus should break its shell before using seeds to raise seedlings, wear out the sunken end of the seeds on the cement ground or rough stones from May to June, soak the seeds and raise seedlings, keep the water clear and change water frequently, sprout in about a week, and take root and transplant after two weeks. Usually about 90% can blossom in that year, but there are not many flowers in that year.

Sowing method of Lotus

1. Seed selection: when breeding lotus seeds, full, dark, dry and mildew-free seeds should be selected, which should be fully mature.

2. Seed treatment: the end of the lotus seed without bulge is worn out or cut off with scissors to expose the seed coat slightly.

3. Seed breeding: after being treated, the lotus is soaked in warm water to germinate, and the water temperature is kept at 10 to 15 degrees to fully see the sun.

4. Seedling transplanting: Lotus seedlings can be transplanted when they grow to 3 or 4 floating leaves, and one seedling is planted in each pot.

The planting method of Lotus

1. Containers: Lotus potted plants choose flowerpots (or vats) with a diameter of 30cm to 60cm and a height of not more than 50cm, requiring water retention and durability, courtyard planting available high-grade potted pots, industrialization to produce commodity pots in large quantities.

2. Soil: the lotus requires fertile soil rich in humus. The soil is usually lake and pond mud. It can also be mixed with 4 parts of garden soil, 3 parts of loess and 3 parts of sandy soil. Do not use chemical pollution mud and sewer sludge.

3, water quality: during the lotus growing period, the water layer should be controlled at about three centimeters in the early growth period, and the tap water had better be reused for one or two days. The basin must not be short of water in summer, and the basin soil should be kept moist after winter to prevent the seed lotus root from drying up.

4. Lighting: the lotus likes light. Receiving light for 7 to 8 hours a day can make its buds grow and blossom continuously. Do not cultivate in the shade. The lotus in the family pot must be placed on the balcony or in the courtyard and move to a shady place at noon to avoid the scorching sun.

5. Temperature: Lotus is very strict on temperature, generally 8: 10 ℃ begins to sprout, 14 ℃ lotus root begins to elongate, 25-30 ℃ is the most suitable temperature for growth and development, especially in rainy and sunny weather.

6. Fertilization: when planting lotus, 200 grams of 500 grams of chicken manure is applied as base fertilizer according to the size of the pot. after planting for one month, 10% cooked bean cake water or liquid fertilizer based on human manure and urine can be put in one time, and once every 7 days after standing leaves, superphosphoric acid is applied once every 7 days.

7. Moisture: the lotus pot is planted in summer and water is added once every two days, and the pot plant is watered once or twice a day, which is required to be roughly the same as the water temperature in the tank basin and to keep the water quality clean. when people enter the dormant period in late autumn and early winter, it is not necessary to add water frequently and keep shallow water.

8. Overwintering: the lotus can be put indoors or buried under the permafrost after winter. in addition to being buried under the permafrost, the area north of the Yellow River should be covered with agricultural film and keep the basin soil moist throughout the winter.

9. Diseases and pests: the common lotus pests are aphids on floating leaves or small standing leaves and Spodoptera litura occurred from July to August, which can be sprayed with 500 times of 50% dimethoate emulsion or 2.5% fish rattan essence 500 times.