How To Grow Bonsai Lotus Seeds
You can plant fresh lotus seeds with skin.
How to grow bonsai lotus seeds. Purchase tubers in early spring. Choose a round container 3 to 4 ft 0 91 to. Maintain a water temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit 21 degrees celsius. Rhizomes are similar to bulbs.
Use a sharp knife to cut off the seed coat on the top 2 3 mm then put it in a container pour some water on it and soak it in the water for 2 3 days. Float the tuber in a bowl in water between 75 and 87 f 24 and 31 c. One and only most difficult part of this stage is to score the seeds opening one end of the seeds i ve seen people. 1 4 inch drill bit was my weapon of choice.
Plant the lotus in 3 5 inches of soil in its final growing place. The joint between the plant and tuber can be very brittle. I love california. Turn the bucket upside down after draining the water to release the lotus tuber roots and plant.
Growing from tuber 1. This will be your planting container. Give your lotus as much sun as possible. Be careful not to break off the plant as this will kill the lotus.
Cover the rhizomes with additional clay soil but keep the tips of. You can buy lotus tubers online or at a local nursery or garden center. A bowl that is at least 6 inches deep and at least 12 inches wide provides enough room for a lotus rhizome to be submerged so the plant s flower and leaves float on the water s surface. Lotus plants thrive in full sun but if your pond is not located in full sun you should at least give.
Hello doston kaise hain aap log aaj mai aapke liye nayi video lekar aye hu isse mai apko ghar pe lotus grow karne ka simple method bataungi. After expansion take out the seeds and plant them in a flowerpot then move them into a large water tank fill them with 3 4cm deep. Use a water tight container without drainage holes. Container water and temperature.
The plant only grows at temperatures that high or higher. Place your tuber gently on the surface of the. Fill container with at least 4 inches of soil.