Learn the planting method of bowl lotus seeds to let the small lotus bloom at home.

If you want to plant a lotus successfully, you should first choose the right seeds, because the seeds of the lotus will only sprout in the current year, and the seeds will not germinate for more than a year. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not go online to buy, it is best to go to the flower market to buy the lotus seeds of that year back for hydroponics.

Don't rush to plant the lotus seeds you bought, because the skin of the lotus seeds is too thick. If you don't help them manually, they won't sprout. We can carefully look at the seeds of the next bowl lotus one end is sharp and the other end is round, we can use pliers to clip a small hole in the round end. If you are afraid to hurt the seeds with pliers, you can also grind the round head of the seeds on the floor. With this small hole, the seeds of the lotus can germinate by hydroponics.

The hydroponic lotus seeds must be taken from tap water the day before, and the water is particularly turbid for the first few days, and the water should be changed four to five times a day. After the third day, the water will not be so turbid. At this time, you can add nutrient solution to the water, because the nutrient solution can help the lotus sprout as soon as possible.

If nothing unexpected happens, the lotus will sprout within a week to ten days. After this period of time, the lotus seeds that still did not germinate were thrown away. It was normal for the survival of the fittest. After germination, let the lotus seeds receive more light, but do not be exposed to the noon sun. When the buds of the lotus seeds grow to more than five or six centimeters, you can change the cultivation containers for them.

We will have sprouted normal growth of the lily moved to a better pot, the bottom put two centimeters after the mud so that the lily will grow better. Serve every half month to apply nutrient solution to the lotus, at least once a day to change the water, so as to ensure the normal growth of the lotus. After three months, you can see the lotus blossom the size of a copper coin.

How to grow lotus 1. Planting time

Lotus seeds can be sown in all seasons, as long as the water temperature is suitable for seeds to germinate normally, you can choose to sow in spring.

2. seed soaking

Lotus seeds have a sharp end and a round end. A small opening should be made at the round end to allow moisture to seep in and germinate faster. Then the broken seeds are soaked in warm water at 30 ° C for germination, soaked for more than two days, and the water can be changed every day. Generally, seeds can germinate in a week, otherwise they will not germinate and can be thrown away.

3. hydroponic seedling

After the seeds germinate, they are placed in an environment of 25℃ for hydroponic cultivation. After a period of time, leaves will unfold and white roots will grow. Then they can be planted in mud.

4. upper pot planting

Prepare silt or fine sand, add soil, water and fertilizer, stir evenly and let stand, plant seeds, and spread leaves on the water surface.

The method of planting lotus seeds

Lotus is a very beautiful potted flowers, flowering period is very charming, so loved by flower friends, lotus seeds are generally cultivated, the following is a summary of lotus seed planting methods.

1. How to plant lotus seeds

The seed coat of the lotus seed is very thick. In order to germinate smoothly, it needs to be treated simply. First of all, please distinguish the two ends of the lotus seed, one end is a small bulge, the other end is a small concave point, and the end to be processed is the concave point. It's a little more difficult to handle, usually with a sharp knife to cut off a small piece of seed coat, slowly expand, do not hurt the embryo inside.

2. Seedling germination

Greenhouse about 20 degrees is more appropriate, with the temperature in May now directly with tap water in the container to soak seeds, soaking a day later, to embryo water absorption embryo expansion, peel water absorption becomes soft, you can use your hands along the broken shell to peel off 1/3 of the peel, so that the embryo exposed, so that the embryo elongation, after changing the water every night can be, the third day on the germination, in order to prevent the bud from drying, but also spray some water from time to time, in reality must let the bud all soaked in water.

3. Seedling

After germination, the seedlings should be cultured in water for 5~7 days at about 25℃. During the period of hydroponic cultivation, the root absorption of lotus seedlings was weak, and the growth mainly depended on the embryo to provide nutrients, and generally did not need fertilization. In the process of hydroponic cultivation, the water layer should be kept about 10 cm deep, and sufficient light should be given; it is not advisable to change the water or flip frequently, so as to avoid excessive elongation of the leaves due to frequent changes in their growth direction; the petioles should be kept in the water, and the leaves should be freely spread on the water surface.

The actual seedlings must be kept at a depth of about 10 cm.

4. Transplanting

After the roots grow obviously slender roots, they can be transplanted. It is best to use a small round jar with a diameter of 25 cm and a height of about 20 cm. Fertile pond mud is the most ideal for cultivation. After the pond mud is put into the flower bowl, the hydroponic seedlings are planted in the center of the flower bowl. The seeds are all in the mud, so that the leaves can be freely extended on the water surface.

5. Transplanting and maintenance

Add some water every day, water can not be over the leaves, let nature frivolous on the water is good. No more fertilizer is needed during the growing period of the lily. Too much fertilizer will do harm. Lotus is delicate and vulnerable to freezing. In winter, the bowl should be moved indoors to the sun, and a small amount of water should be added every week. When the next year is clear, turn over the pot, take out the lotus root and replant it.