There are dozens of varieties of lotus seeds. At present, the main varieties cultivated in Hainan are Taiwan Province Black Pearl and Thailand Red Diamond. Taiwan Province Black King Kong Lianwu is a pink variety with drooping bell-shaped and shiny fruit. When ripe, the fruit is dark red and the flesh is white. Because the fruits cultivated out of season are purple, they are commonly known as black pearls and black diamonds.

2 Suitable planting time

Planting methods should be wide. Generally, the row spacing is 6 m, the plant spacing is 5 m, and about 330 plants are planted /hm2. The specifications of plant spacing can be selected according to the terrain, and dwarfing and close planting can also be considered, and the spacing between plants will be thinned later. Dig planting holes according to the selected plant spacing, and the specifications of the holes are length, width and depth1m.

3 Water and fertilizer management

For young trees, we should focus on cultivating strong and evenly distributed backbone branches and expanding the crown to lay a good foundation for early fruiting and high yield. Lotus mist has lush foliage and strong evaporation, so pipeline irrigation system should be laid reasonably in the park. At the same time, cover the tree tray with weeds and crop straws in the field to cultivate thin soil and keep the water moist. The growth of lotus needs a lot of fertilizer, and more nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are applied in the early stage.

4 plastic decoration

Lotus grows fast and has many branches. Pruning is very important in order to dwarf trees, facilitate management such as harvesting and spraying, reduce typhoon hazards, and keep the tree shape and sunshine well ventilated, so as to promote early flowering and improve quality.

Step 5 urge flowers

Generally, drugs are used to promote flowers, and fertilization and watering are used to promote germination. Spraying drugs to promote flowers should be carried out when the weather is sunny during the day and cool in the morning and evening, and the best conditions before and after promoting flowers are similar. Avoid spraying chemicals to promote flowers after typhoons and rainstorms. If there is heavy rain after spraying, it is difficult to achieve the ideal level of flower promotion effect, and it must be sprayed again 1 time.

6 flower protection and fruit protection

Apply fertilizer in time to strengthen flowers and fruits to prevent fruit from falling and cracking. After picking the lotus buds, apply organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer, and spray trace elements, gibberellin, anti-falling elements, etc. Foliar spraying for 2 ~ 3 times.

Nutritional value of lotus root;

Lotus mist, also known as peach, peach or peach, is a sweet and delicious fruit. Lotus spray is not only delicious and sweet, but also a very nutritious fruit, which is rich in various nutrients needed by human body, such as protein, sugar, dietary fiber, vitamin B, vitamin C and other elements.

Lotus mist contains a lot of water, so it has the functions of calming the heart and calming the nerves, clearing away heat and diuresis. It can treat many diseases, is a rare nutritional fruit, can moisten the lungs, cool blood, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and is a good fruit for relieving fever.

Lotus mist can also relieve alcohol. At the banquet, the lotus mist can not only be used as a plate of delicious fruit, but also be a good medicine for hangover. Lotus mist has the dual functions of delicious and hangover relief, and it is a frequent visitor at banquets.

The carbohydrates contained in lotus mist can supplement brain glucose, relieve brain fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, forgetfulness, thirst and other symptoms, and play a role in calming the mind and helping sleep.