Harvesting methods of Lotus Root

Lotus root is a kind of aquatic vegetable, and its planting area is very large in our country. When we plant lotus root, we should not only do a good job of management. When it is mature, we should do a good job in harvesting lotus root, because lotus root is easy to be broken, but also divided into shallow water, deep water lotus root and so on. Therefore, the harvest of lotus root is very important, so how to harvest lotus root? Let's take a look at the lotus root harvesting method with the editor.

1. Determine the location of lotus root.

When we harvest lotus root, we must first determine the birth of lotus root, so as to ensure a better harvest of lotus root. In order to find the location of the lotus root, we first need to find the back leaf and the terminating leaf of the lotus root. The connection between the two kinds of leaves is basically the position of the lotus root. However, because the underground part of the lotus root plant is more complex, it is sometimes impossible to determine which leaf is connected with the terminating leaf. At this time, we can remove these two kinds of leaves, then insert the petiole into the water, and then blow into the air hole of the petiole.

After blowing, if bubbles appear from the petiole inserted into the water, it means that the two leaves are connected. It also means that it grows on the same underground stem and is in a straight line, so it can basically determine the location of lotus root. After entering the winter, the aboveground part of the lotus root has basically withered, and the petiole has been dry and crisp, leaving only some short terminating leaves with a certain degree of flexibility. At this time, you can basically know the location of the lotus root by hand.

2. Harvesting method of shallow lotus root

The harvesting method of shallow water lotus root is relatively simple, not only can be harvested directly in the water, but also can be harvested after the water is drained, which is more simple. When harvesting, we can dig up the soil around the lotus root according to the position of the lotus root, then break the lotus whip down along the leaves of the lotus root, and then drag the whole piece of lotus root out directly. If the soil is more dry and solid, then we should pay attention to dig up the dry soil layer by layer, and be careful not to hurt the lotus root, and then dig out the whole lotus root directly.

3. Harvesting method of deep-water lotus root

After the aboveground part of the lotus root begins to turn yellow and dry and the lotus root is mature, the deep-water lotus root can be harvested. The drainage of deep-water lotus root is generally difficult to carry out, so most of them are harvested with water. At the same time, the position of lotus root should be determined during harvest, and then the position of lotus root can be determined by foot. When you feel the position of the lotus root, use your feet to push away the soil on both sides of the lotus root. Then from the position of the petiole of the lotus root, step on the whip from the outside, then grab the back of the lotus root, hold the middle of the lotus root with the other hand, and gently pull the lotus root out until it comes out of the water.

The above is a brief introduction to the lotus root harvesting method. This is the end of today's introduction, this article is for reference only, I hope it can be helpful to everyone!