Bowl lotus planting method
1, seed treatment: first of all, the seed shell treatment, we eat lotus seeds will notice a layer of green green skin outside, lotus seeds after maturity outside the skin becomes black and hard. It is said that as long as this white skin is preserved, lotus seeds can be buried in the soil for a hundred years or even the year before without rotting. If you don't treat the seed before planting the lotus, I'm afraid you'll never see it germinate in your life.
The lotus seed has a pointed end and a round end. Make a small opening in the rounded end, either by grinding it on a rough concrete floor or by cracking it with a file. In any case, be sure to make an opening to allow moisture to seep into the seed and germinate as quickly as possible.
2, soak the seeds to germinate: the next step is to have broken the shell of the seeds immersed in 30 ℃ of warm water to germinate, soak 2 ~ 7 days, change the water 2 ~ 3 times a day. General seeds in the 5th day will grow small buds, if 7 days has not sprouted, it will not be in the germination, throw away this type of seed. In addition to soak the seeds in water temperature control at about 30 ℃, not higher than 40 ℃ or lower than 20 ℃, otherwise the seeds germinate slowly.
3, hydroponics seedlings: after the seeds germinate, place them in a 25 ℃ environment hydroponics 5 to 7 days. In the process of hydroponics, ensure that the water is about 10 centimeters, sufficient light, do not change the water often and turn, so as not to affect the growth of the leaves. Hydroponics for a period of time, the first leaf unfolds, the second leaf is about to unfold, and grow white roots, at this time you can plant on the mud.
4, select pots and planting: according to the needs of planting, will be ready to silt or fine sand into the pot, add soil and water, fertilizer, mix well, and let stand. After the water is clear, plant the seeds of the bowl of lotus.
Seeds all into the mud, the leaves are free to stretch on the water surface, the water must not be over the leaves. In addition, during the planting process, it is important to hold it gently and not to break the petiole. Home planting, for the sake of aesthetics, after the seeds are planted, lay a layer of gravel on the water surface to ensure that the water is clear and increase the ornamental.
5, flowering: different varieties of water lily flowering time is different, in general, the water lily grows 5 ~ 17 pieces of standing leaves slowly began to flower buds. However, some varieties in the long standing leaves, soon after the buds bloom. As long as you take good care of them, it's only a matter of time before they bloom!
Expanded information:
Planting of lotus planting precautions:
1, containers to be large : planting bowl of lotus containers appropriately large, if you only use the ordinary bowl at home, too small and shallow, loaded with nutrient soil, too little, the bowl of lotus can not be fully grown, the root system leaves can not be very good stretch, so that planting the bowl of lotus does not have any significance!
2, the sun should be enough: in the maintenance of the Lotus, can not just focus on the Lotus indoors to decorate the environment, long time indoor maintenance, the Lotus can not see the sun, slow growth. From time to time, the bowl of lotus to the outdoors, accept the sun, only the sun to warm up the potting soil, growth will be more vigorous.
3, fertilization should be light: lotus like fertilizer, like nitrogen fertilizer, growth period to ensure that the nutrients are sufficient, in addition to planting before adding enough nutrients in the soil, but also timely fertilization. Fertilizer is based on the size of the pot, the plant is small, the pot is small also need less fertilizer. If too much fertilizer, there will be the phenomenon of light growth of leaves and not flowering, and then a little more serious, the plant died.
4, leaf long to cut: maintenance process, the bowl of lotus leaves will grow more and more dense, which to a certain extent will affect the growth of the bowl of lotus, to properly remove a part of the leaves, to promote plant respiration and air permeability.