The whole lotus plant is a treasure; if you have the space, why not grow a pot to enjoy the flowers and eat the fruits
If you have a balcony or a yard, then Huahua urges you to definitely grow a pot of lotus, because the lotus not only lets you enjoy flowers in summer, eat lotus seeds in autumn, and eat lotus root in winter, but even the leaves can be picked to brew tea, clearing heat and detoxifying, it is simply a treasure from head to toe!
Growing a pot of lotus in summer
Some lotuses are grown from lotus seeds, and some from lotus root. Huahua suggests it is best to use the sprout from the lotus root, as it grows fast and will 100% flower and set seed.
1. Prepare a segment of intact lotus root sprout; do not use the middle part of the lotus root, use the very tip piece, as only this piece can sprout and grow into a lotus.
2. Prepare a large pot, the bigger the better, with a diameter over 30 cm. If you have a big flour vat at home, it is best to use the big vat!
3. Go to a riverbank or pond edge and dig up some silt, or dig some garden soil and mix a little chicken manure into the bottom to make your own silt. No matter what kind of silt, it must be thoroughly sterilized, otherwise it will be full of mosquitoes and black flies!
4. Place the lotus root sprout facing up and bury it in the silt, then pour in clean water, keeping the water layer above the silt at about 3-5 cm.
5. At the current temperature, leaves will grow very quickly!
6. Apply a little decomposed chicken manure fertilizer every half month, and it will bloom after 1 month!
In summer, pick a few lotus leaves and brew some tea!
Summer is hot and you easily get internal heat. At this time, you might as well pick a few lotus leaves, dry them in the sun, and brew a pot of tea. It clears heat and reduces internal heat, and the taste is very fresh and fragrant!
1. Pick the lotus leaves, use only the leaves and not the stems, wash them clean, and place them in the sun to dehydrate until the leaves crumble when pinched.
2. Break the sun-dried lotus leaves into small pieces, put them in a tea tin, take out a few pieces when drinking tea, brew them with boiling water, and they are ready to drink!
Harvest lotus seeds in autumn and use them to make soup!
In autumn, after the lotus sets fruit and produces lotus seeds, you can pick them and eat them raw or make porridge with them; both are very delicious!
1. Fresh lotus seeds can be picked, shelled, and eaten directly; they are very tender and very sweet!
2. You can also dry the lotus seeds, then cook them into porridge with white fungus, goji berries, and rock sugar; it is soft, glutinous, sweet, and fragrant.
Harvest lotus root in winter and use it to make a dish!
When winter comes, the lotus leaves and flowers have all withered, so you can tip the lotus out of the big bucket and harvest a full bucket of lotus root, enough to make several meals!
1. Lotus root can be simply stir-fried with chili peppers; it is crisp and refreshing!
2. It can also be stewed into soup with pork ribs; very nourishing!
After reading all these wonderful uses of the whole lotus plant that Huahua introduced,
fellow flower lovers, do you feel like you have missed out on the whole world?
Do not regret it, hurry and plant now,
there is still time!
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