If you want to keep the seeds of lotus root, you need to harvest them after the lotus seeds are ripe, because only mature lotus seeds can be used as the seeds of lotus root. Immature lotus seeds are too tender to germinate, and are easy to rot after planting, which is not conducive to growth.

Lotus root can keep its own seeds, and it needs to be harvested when it matures, then stored and planted the next year.

How to collect lotus seeds?

When picking lotus seeds, lotus root needs to open the seeds and break a small hole at one end of the depression. Be careful not to hurt the seeds when you break the hole, otherwise it will cause rot.

How long can lotus seeds last?

Lotus root seeds can be preserved for several months, but they should have a suitable temperature environment and a relatively dry climate.

Lotus root seed preservation

Lotus seeds need to be dried in the sun when they are preserved, so that they can be preserved for a long time and can be guaranteed not to rot for thousands of years. But if you want to plant it, it is best to plant it within one year, otherwise it will not germinate, and it must be stored at a suitable temperature.

Method for plan lotus root seeds

The planting time of lotus root seeds generally depends on the region. Generally, it is planted in February in the south, April-May in the north, and harvested at 5438+1October in June.

When planting lotus root seeds, we must use loose and fertile soil and apply sufficient base fertilizer to make them have sufficient growth nutrients, sufficient sunshine and suitable temperature.