How to plant lotus and when is the best time to plant lotus

Lotus is a common flower in our daily life. It is loved by people because of its elegant flowers and simple care. So how to grow lotus? What should we pay attention to when growing lotus? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help you.

How to grow lotus

seed

The seeds must be artificially broken before soaking. The end with a small dent should be broken without damaging the kernel inside and without removing the shell.

Seed Soaking

Soaking seeds in warm water is conducive to germination. Put the broken seeds in warm water at 20-40 degrees, change the water every 1-2 days, and they will generally germinate after 3-5 days. Remove seeds that cannot germinate in time.

Seedling transplanting

Add half a pot of farmland soil or river pond mud to the pot, and press the thin roots of the small lotus seedlings into the mud. Lotus can be hydroponically cultivated, but the seeds of hydroponics will not bloom.

illumination

The lotus likes sunshine and needs 7-8 hours of sunlight every day. If there is less sunlight, it will not bloom. The lotus plant is delicate and needs to be properly shaded around noon in summer and early autumn to avoid direct sunlight.

prune

Improper fertilization, too dense soil in the pot will affect the growth of the stems and prevent flowering. If the leaves grow too densely, you can remove some leaves appropriately to facilitate the plant's breathing and ventilation. It also helps flowering

What should you pay attention to when growing lotus?

1. Although the bowl lotus is a small variety of lotus, it is best planted in a larger container.

2. Bowl lotus must have soil. Those who say it can be grown purely in water are all fake sellers.

3. Bowl lotus is a sun-loving plant and the sunlight should not be less than six hours a day.

4. The lotus does not bloom in all seasons. The lotus is a summer flower.

How to prevent mosquitoes when planting lotus

Fish in flowerpots

Generally, the pots for growing lotus are larger, with a wider mouth and not too deep, so it is very suitable to raise a few small fish in the lotus pot. You don't need to buy small fish specially, just go to small rivers and lakes to catch a few, these fish raised in the wild have stronger vitality. If mosquitoes lay eggs in the water, the small fish will eat the larvae.

Get more sun

If you want the water lily to bloom well, you need to get more sunlight, which can also prevent mosquitoes. Insufficient sunlight will breed more mosquitoes, and the leaves and stems of the water lily will be weak and fall over, and you won't be able to see the leaves.

Throw a few vitamin B tablets into the flowerpot

Vitamin B has a little smell, not to mention mosquitoes, some of us don't like the smell. Usually, throw a few vitamin B in the lotus pot, and it will leave a smell after dissolving, and mosquitoes will not come when they smell it. And vitamins are beneficial to the growth of lotus.

Throw a few garlic cloves into the flowerpot

Once in a while, you can throw one or two cloves of garlic into the water lily pot. When throwing it, be careful to break the garlic apart so that there will be a slight smell of garlic in the water. Mosquitoes don't like the smell of garlic. Sometimes we can't smell it, but they can, so they won't lay eggs in the water. You can also drop a few drops of cooling oil or floral water.