The simple way to plant lotus root is to pay attention to the following points, which are dealing with the root field, choosing the soil, choosing the seed of lotus root, planting into the soil, and field management.

1, deal with the root field

Lotus root is suitable for growth in the hot and rainy season, if planted in the southern region, mostly selected March-April planting, if planted in the northern region, mostly planted in early May.

2, choose the soil

Lotus root belongs to aquatic plants, to choose a deep soil, rich in organic matter, slightly acidic to neutral clay soil, but also in the soil to add 5-6 cm of shallow water.

3, choose root seeds

root in the lotus root should be selected root head full, root body fat, item bud complete, root section small, bright color, but also can choose to fully mature child lotus root, such lotus root seeds can guarantee the survival rate after planting, it is best to dig, with the selection, with planting.

4, planting method

Directly prepared lotus root seeds planted into the soil, control the depth, after planting, but also pay attention to the water level management, keep 5-6 cm of shallow water at the beginning on the line, to promote the germination of the leaves; wait until the middle of the growth of the amount of water to increase the water, the depth of water control in the 15-16 centimeters, and the late release of shallow water, so as to promote the better knot lotus root.

5, field management

Lotus root is very like fertilizer, growth period of fertilizer demand is also relatively large, but too much fertilizer is easy to burn seedlings, to use thin fertilizer diligently method, can be sprayed with a new high fat film, which can greatly improve the utilization of the active ingredient of fertilizer, not afraid of the sun.

The quality of the lotus root is demanding, but also sprayed with ground fruit strong tilling, prompting the underground fruit nutrient transportation conduit thick, so that the root body is more fat, crisp flesh, high quality and high yield; in addition, pay attention to the prevention and control of pests and diseases, once found in a timely manner to use medication to save the case of pests and diseases.