The survival rate of beautiful lotus artificial breeding is very high, but if it is a novice breeding, it is easy to cause the seeds of the lotus to be soaked and rotted in the water because of some small skills that are not mastered, in fact, these are because the two places are not done well, as long as you master these two tips, it is difficult to make it not bloom.
What are the tips for cultivating lotus flowers?
1. Seed treatment
Many people have ignored the step of processing seeds when breeding lotuses, especially for novices, lotus seeds and other seeds are completely different, lotus seeds are its germ outer layer includes a layer of hard shell, before planting need to cut the bottom of this hard shell with scissors or blades to cut a gap, the gap does not need to be too large, so that the seeds are soaked in water, the seeds are very easy to germinate, otherwise even if the seeds germinate, they can not break through this shell and grow.
2. Configure the soil
As we all know, lotus flowers are plants that grow in the silt, and the fertile soil in the breeding time has a great help to its growth, the choice of silt can be configured by itself, our family breeding can go outdoors, choose some soil containing humus, and then mix with water into thin mud, if conditions permit, you can also directly take the silt in the pond to use, the nutrients in the silt are very good, you can also use loess, sand and pastoral soil to configure in accordance with the ratio of 3:3:4.
3. Select the container
Lotus flowers should choose some larger containers when choosing containers, because lotus flowers are relatively large after they grow up, and it is very suitable for breeding outdoors, for example, a deep tank can be placed in the courtyard, and sufficient silt is placed in it, and the nutrients in it can supply the nutritional needs of the lotus during the growth process, otherwise the container is too small and the nutrients are insufficient, which may cause its growth to be thin or not flowering.
When choosing to plant lotus flowers, you can choose to buy seeds directly, you can also choose lotus root for planting, both of which can grow lotus flowers, if there is planting experience, then it is more cost-effective to choose seeds, but if you have no experience in planting, then you can also choose lotus roots that already have tenacious vitality, and can be fed directly in the mud.
Small Tips:
When the seeds are soaked in water, pay attention to changing the pot for soaking according to the growth of the germ, the germ can be soaked in a bowl when it is a few centimeters long, and then it is necessary to replace a larger container to soak according to the growth height of the germ to provide the necessary space and nutrients and water during plant growth.
(Original article, some pictures from the Internet, infringement please contact, like attention, help forward)