1、 Planting time

Bowl lotus is not strongly dependent on season, but it has high requirements for water temperature. It can be planted when the water temperature is above 16 ℃. It can be sown indoors in all seasons. The best time is before and after Qingming. If the water temperature is too low, the seeds may be frozen to death, and even cause great damage to the germination of seedlings

2、 How to plant

1. Seed treatment: the seed shell of bowl lotus is very hard and needs to be worn out before sowing. Place one end of the seed with small pits on the ground until the seed coat is worn out. Be careful when grinding, do not hurt the seeds inside, and do not remove the shell

2. Soaking seeds to promote germination: after the seed coat is abraded, the seed buds can grow. Soak it in warm water at 20-30 ℃ and change the water three times a day. It will germinate in about a week. After germination, put it in the sunny place, and pay attention to adding water to wait for the growth of roots

3. Planting: wait until the bowl lotus seed grows roots, you can plant it. The pond mud is selected as the substrate, and the root of the seed is pressed down into the soil. Then start adding water. The depth of water is between 5-15cm to ensure that the leaves can be on the water surface

4. Follow up maintenance: after planting, put it in the sunny place and shade it properly at noon to avoid strong light burning seedlings. As it grows, the thickness of the water layer should be gradually increased. In addition, add a little nutrient solution to provide nutrients for its growth