There are varieties about lotus flowers, cultivation methods and characteristics

1. First of all, the breeding environment, lotus needs rich pond mud or paddy mud as cultivation soil, and must not use industrial pollution soil. The second is the temperature, the lotus flower has strict requirements for temperature, the temperature will be 8 to 10 when the germination will begin, 14 lotus root will grow. However, it is also necessary to note that the high temperature in summer is not conducive to its growth and development, and the most suitable growth temperature for lotus flowers is 22 to 35.

2. Lotus likes fertilizer, but it should be applied diligently. If the lotus flower has rot and leaf blight, it needs to be sprayed with pesticides in time.

When cultivating lotus, there should be more than 7 hours of light to germinate flower buds, but also to keep the growth temperature at 22 35, usually about 15 20 days to apply a thin fertilizer, and to choose moist paddy soil or pond mud for planting. It is necessary to pay attention to the water level in the pot not to exceed the leaves, and to do a good job in the prevention and control of pests and diseases to make it grow healthily.

Cultivating lotus flowers should provide it with more than 7 hours of sunlight, so that it can germinate more buds for flowering, and keep its growth temperature at about 22 35.

Lotus should also provide sufficient fertilizer for it when breeding, generally it takes about 15 20 days to apply a fertilizer to make it able to grow vigorously, but pay attention to the fertilization should not be too concentrated and excessive, otherwise it will make the lotus appear thick fertilizer burns.

In the cultivation method and precautions of lotus, it is necessary to provide a substrate mixed with water and soil for planting, generally choosing moist paddy soil or pond mud, which is fertile and moist, and can well meet the growth needs of lotus.

(1) Water volume control

Breeding lotus to provide it with sufficient water, but the amount of water can not be too much, generally when the water level is excited at the bottom of the lotus leaf about 1 2cm or so, it can be hidden, too much water is easy to cause its leaves to rot, and to change the water frequently, to avoid water turbidity affecting the healthy growth of the lotus.

(2) Pest control

Usually, it is necessary to carry out pest control work on the lotus flower with leaf blight or dry blight, remove the damaged leaves, and spray relevant pesticides for treatment, so that it can grow vigorously away from the threat of diseases and insects.

The pots used for potted lotus flowers should be large enough, generally speaking, the diameter of the pot should be more than 60 cm to 80 cm, so that the lotus root will have enough space to grow, and the pots of small varieties such as bowl lotus can be placed in small containers for maintenance, but the minimum should not be less than 30 cm.

When planting potted lotus, you can choose natural pond mud or silt in the water body, or you can use garden soil, loess, and yellow sand to mix according to the ratio of 4:1:3.

Base fertilizer should be applied before planting, and rotten cake fertilizer or chicken manure can be used as base fertilizer.

Potted lotus flowers must be fully lit during the maintenance process, so it is more suitable for outdoor cultivation, which is difficult to achieve in indoor cultivation.