How to plant and make the lotus bloom

1. Light. It prefers to grow in sunny places. It can be placed in a bright place with good airflow, such as a balcony. Be sure to ventilate it a lot, which will be more conducive to its growth. It should be noted that in summer, it is necessary to shade the sun to avoid being affected by strong direct sunlight.

2. Moisture. It is more afraid of waterlogging. It is usually enough to wait for the soil to dry out before giving it enough water. Keeping the potting soil relatively dry will be conducive to its growth, not too wet, otherwise it will affect its normal growth. Be careful not to water too much and control the water in time.

3. Temperature. It is usually kept above 5 degrees. It prefers a warmer environment. It should be noted that it needs to be moved indoors for winter farming. Avoid frostbite on the plant.

5. Reproduction. Usually a split is sufficient. The operation is simple and easy to survive. Give it appropriate conditions, etc., and then put it into the pot normally for maintenance.

If you want to bloom with the lotus, you need to let it have enough light, and it needs to be maintained in a well-lit place every day. It also needs to be well controlled to allow it to grow in a warm environment, and it is best to control the temperature between 18-26 when it blooms. It is also necessary to apply a reasonable fertilizer, applying phosphorus and potassium fertilizer during the flower bud formation period and before flowering.

1. Sufficient light

It is a sun-loving plant, its growth and flowering need sufficient light, so that it can fully carry out photosynthesis, so if you want to bloom, you need to let it have enough light, spring, autumn and winter let it receive about 8 hours of light every day, and proper shade at noon in summer.

2. Warm environment

If you want it to bloom, you need to let it grow in a warm environment, and the best temperature for it to grow is between 18-26, and it is best to control the temperature within this range when it blooms. In summer and winter, it is necessary to take temperature control measures, cool it down when the temperature is too high in summer, and keep warm when it is colder in winter.

3. Reasonable fertilization

And the flowering of the lotus needs sufficient nutrients, so if you want it to flower, you also need to apply a reasonable fertilizer, it can be applied every half a month during the growth period of thin decomposed liquid fertilizer, and so on until it flower bud formation period and before flowering need to apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, pay attention to the fertilization can not use raw fertilizer, so as not to cause fertilizer damage.

And the lotus is a stem to produce two flowers, the flower has its own pedicle, the pedicle is connected together on the flower stem, also called the head lotus, concentric hibiscus, acacia lotus, Ruilian, and the appearance rate of the lotus is only one in 100,000, belongs to the treasure in the flower. perennial aquatic herb; The rhizome is transverse, hypertrophied, with enlarged internodes, with many longitudinal ventilation channels in it, and the nodes are constricted, with black scales on the upper and adventitious roots on the bottom. The leaves are rounded, shield-shaped, 25-90 cm in diameter, the whole margin is slightly wavy, the upper part is smooth, with white powder, the lower leaf veins shoot from **, with 1-2 forked branches; The petioles are stout, cylindrical, 1-2 m long, hollow, with small spines scattered on the outside.

And the lotus is a stem to produce two flowers, the flower has its own pedicle, the pedicle is connected together on the flower stem, also called the head lotus, concentric hibiscus, acacia lotus, Ruilian, and the appearance rate of the lotus is only one in 100,000, belongs to the treasure in the flower. perennial aquatic herb; The rhizome is transverse, hypertrophied, with enlarged internodes, with many longitudinal ventilation channels in it, and the nodes are constricted, with black scales on the upper and adventitious roots on the bottom. The leaves are rounded, shield-shaped, 25-90 cm in diameter, the whole margin is slightly wavy, the upper part is smooth, with white powder, the lower leaf veins shoot from **, with 1-2 forked branches; The petioles are stout, cylindrical, 1-2 m long, hollow, with small spines scattered on the outside.

peduncle and petiole equal or slightly long, also scattered with small spines; Flowers 10-20 cm in diameter, beautiful, aromatic; petals red, pink or white, oblong-elliptic to obovate, 5-10 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, tapering from outside to inward, sometimes becoming stamens, apex rounded obtuse or slightly acuminate; anthers streak-shaped, filaments elongated, born under receptacles; The columella is extremely short, and the stigma is apical; The receptacle (lotus room) is 5-10 cm in diameter. Nuts oval or ovate, long centimeters, leathery, firm, black-brown when ripe; The seeds (lotus seeds) are ovate or oval, centimeters long, and the seed coat is red or white. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

1. The choice of lotus root.

Paddy fields planted with lotus root should consider rotten fields in low-lying terrain with sufficient sunlight, stable water volume, and high quality and fertile quality, as well as paddy fields in low-lying locations. While planting shallow water lotus roots, paddy fields can be used to plant aquatic crops such as water chestnuts, water chestnuts, cress, and mushrooms in turn, and lotus roots can also be planted in rice seedling fields for one season.

2. Seed selection. When selecting lotus roots, we should pay attention to observe whether there are new shoots growing in the lower part of the lotus root, and some new roots will grow next to the shoots, so that the seedlings can be planted directly. In addition, when selecting seeds, it is best to choose at least three or more intact lotus roots, try to choose some complete lotus roots that look relatively large and have no disease, and the newly grown buds look more vigorous, so that the young lotus roots that develop at that time will be better.

3. Planting time.

Generally, the best time for lotus root planting is March and April every year. The most suitable temperature for the growth of lotus root is about 20 to 30 degrees, so the temperature of the earliest planting of lotus root must also reach more than 15 degrees, otherwise the probability of survival is not high.

4. Planting method.

At present, the planting method of shallow water lotus root is generally oblique insertion, that is, the head of the lotus root is obliquely inserted into the mud*, the depth is 8-12 cm, the slope is 20-25 °, the head of the lotus root is opposite to each other, and the planting points around the even head are all facing the field, and it is usually better to arrange them in a three-way manner.

5. Field management.

1) After about a month of planting, the lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the pond will slowly grow, at this time we need to remove some leaves and flower buds to prevent them from absorbing a lot of nutrients and hindering the growth of lotus roots.

2) Apply basal fertilizer 2 weeks before planting, generally green manure can be applied per mu, about 5 square meters of manure, and then deep ploughing 25 cm, rake flat, put shallow water. In order to meet the demand for fertilizer in the process of lotus root growth, growers should achieve reasonable top dressing. Generally, after about 5 weeks of planting, when the plant grows a few leaves, it begins to apply lotus root fertilizer.

15 kg of urea per mu can be applied; When the lotus root field is full of vertical leaves, and some lotus root plants have appeared tall leaves, the underground stems of the lotus root have entered the lotus root setting stage, and the growers should apply the lotus root fertilizer in time.

3) In order to increase the temperature of the lotus root field in the early stage of growth, the water level should be controlled between 5-10 cm; The leaves of the shallow lotus root begin to stretch in the middle stage of growth, which requires a large amount of water, and the water level is generally adjusted to about 20 cm; In the late growth stage, the water level can be lowered to between 10-15 cm to help the lotus root form after the leaves appear.

6. Harvesting. When the color of the back of the terminal leaf of the lotus root is a little red, it means that the lotus root is ripe and ready for harvesting. The harvest of the lotus root is usually carried out in water, and when harvesting, the mud* near the lotus root is removed by hand, and then the whole root is slowly pulled out with a whip along the back leaves.

In general, lotus root planting is very common in our country, and we should also pay attention to careful management in the planting process, so as to ensure the high yield of lotus root fields, and the quality of the lotus root planted is good, which can attract more buyers.

Lotus (nelumbo nucifera), also known as lotus, lotus, lotus, hibiscus, whip rong, water hibiscus, water zhi, water rue, water dan, water bloom, etc., Xike, Yuhuan is its elegant name, the unopened flower buds are called Hanlian, the flowers that have opened are called whip ferns, lotus family, is a perennial aquatic root herbaceous plant.

Handling seeds: When you see ripe lotus seeds, you will notice that there will be a tiny depression at one end, which is where the germination takes place, and the black skin needs to be ground off on the concrete floor or rough surface to facilitate germination.

Germination: Put the ground lotus seeds into a small water tank, add water just to submerge the lotus seeds, change the water once a day, and it will germinate in about 4 days, at this time you should carefully remove the black bud tip seed coat. After about 10 days of germination, the lotus seeds reach about 10 centimeters.

Drain the water, then add river mud or soaked garden soil to the tank, half a tank is good, be careful not to drown the lotus leaves, and wait for rooting.

Transplanting: When the lotus leaves grow to a diameter of 10 to 15 cm, you can transplant them to a tank with half a pot of river mud or garden soil soaked for two weeks, and carefully press the rooted seedlings into the soil, one for each pot.

Forming vertical leaves: When the lotus leaves grow out of the water surface vertical leaves, water should be added continuously, and the lotus leaves will grow wildly. At this time, the sun should be abundant. Pay attention to the planting season, preferably in late spring.