1. Planting time: The planting time must be chosen well, because its seeds have no dormancy period, so the seeds can germinate as long as the water temperature is above 16°C, and can be planted all year round. Its growth rate is very fast. It usually takes 50-60 days from planting to flowering in spring, and 60-80 days in autumn.
2. Seed processing: The planting time must be chosen well, because its seeds have no dormancy period, so the seeds can germinate as long as the water temperature is above 16°C, and they can be planted all year round. Its growth rate is very fast. It usually takes 50-60 days from planting to flowering in spring, and 60-80 days in autumn.
3. Soaking and germination: Prepare a basin of warm water, the water temperature is about 20-40℃, then put the broken seeds into the water, and the germs will grow after soaking for about 3-5 days. It protruded from the breach. During the germination period, the water should be changed frequently, and the water should be changed every 1-2 days. The water temperature should not be too low. If it is lower than 20℃, the germination speed will be slower.
4. Choose a container: When cultivating bowl lotus without soil, you should choose an opaque container. You can use a round glass fish tank, porcelain basin, or purple sand basin. If the container is transparent, you can use a black plastic bag to wrap it to prevent mucus from growing under the sun, and to prevent the underground rhizomes of the bowl lotus from turning green.
5. Nutrient solution: Bowl lotus is maintained using soilless cultivation method. It cannot absorb nutrients from the soil and needs to use nutrient solution. The nutrient solution can be prepared by yourself. You can use inorganic fertilizers to form an aqueous solution, or you can use plant nutrient solutions rich in various elements. When preparing your own nutrient solution, you can use well water or tap water as the solvent. If you feel that self-preparation is too troublesome, you can go to the market to buy specialized nutrient solution, which is more convenient.
6. Planting method: When planting water-cultivated bowl lotus, you must choose a suitable substrate to fix the seeds so that they will not float in the water. You can choose to use fine sand to fix the seeds, which is relatively soft. , will not harm the plant roots, while other places can be fixed with pebbles.