If possible, just raise a pot of lotus. You can enjoy flowers, eat fruits, drink tea, and your whole

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Planting potted lotus in summer

Pick a few lotus leaves in summer and use them to make tea!

Harvest lotus seeds in autumn and use them to make soup!

Harvest lotus roots in winter and use them to make a dish!

If you have a balcony or yard at home, Huahua advises you to keep a pot of lotus, because lotus flowers can not only be enjoyed in summer, but also eat lotus seeds in autumn and eat lotus roots in winter. Even the leaves can be picked to make tea. It clears away heat and detoxifies, making your whole body full of treasures!

Growing lotus in pots in summer

Lotus can be grown from lotus seeds or lotus roots. It is recommended to use the buds of lotus roots, which grow quickly and are 100% capable of blooming and setting seeds.

1. Prepare a piece of intact lotus root bud. Do not use the middle part of the lotus root, but use the top piece. Only this piece can germinate and grow lotus.

2. Prepare a large basin, the bigger the better, the diameter should be more than 30 cm. If you have a large vat for flour at home, it is best to use a large vat!

3. Go to the river or pond to dig some silt, or dig some garden soil and mix some chicken manure at the bottom, and prepare the silt yourself. No matter what the silt is, it must be thoroughly disinfected, otherwise it will kill mosquitoes and small insects. Black fly!

4. Put the lotus root buds facing up, bury them in the mud, and then pour in water to keep the water layer on the upper part of the mud at about 3-5 cm.

5. At this temperature, leaves will grow quickly!

6. Apply some decomposed chicken manure for half a month, and it will bloom in one month!

Pick a few lotus leaves in summer and use them to make tea !

The summer is hot and it is easy to get angry. At this time, it is better to pick a few lotus leaves, dry them and make a pot of tea to clear away the heat and relieve the internal heat. The taste is still very refreshing!

1. Pick off the lotus leaves, as long as the leaves are not stems, wash them clean, and expose them to the sun for dehydration until the leaves break into pieces when pinched.

2. Break the dried lotus leaves into small pieces and put them in a tea bucket. When drinking tea, take out a few pieces and brew them with boiling water and you can drink it!

Harvest lotus seeds in autumn and use them to make soup!

After the lotus flowers bear lotus seeds in autumn, they can be picked and eaten raw or cooked into porridge. They are very delicious!

1. Fresh lotus seeds can be picked and eaten after peeling off the shell. They are very tender and sweet!

2. You can also dry the lotus seeds in the sun, and then make porridge with white fungus, wolfberry, and rock sugar to make it soft, waxy and sweet.

Harvest lotus roots in winter and use them to make a dish!

As summer turns to winter, the lotus leaves and flowers are withered. You can pour the lotus flowers out of the big bucket and harvest a bucket full of lotus roots, which can make several meals!

1. Lotus root can be stir-fried with chili peppers for a crispy and refreshing taste!

2. You can also stew it with the pork ribs, which is a great supplement!

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