Lets grow some water lotus from seed! It’s so easy and fun 🙂 Check out my Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/#!/PlantznThings?fref=ts Check out my Blog…
Lets grow some water lotus from seed! It’s so easy and fun 🙂 Check out my Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/#!/PlantznThings?fref=ts Check out my Blog…
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WOW! I knew it was somewhat easy, but now I will totally do this and save a
TON of money. Thanks Bill! They are like $25 for a nice mature plant from
the pond guy.
You know the itching is getting crazy ! I was out in the cold turning over
the raised beds getting ready for Veggies lol! Would suck if you were
planting Rabbit poop lol
Sorry, but I don’t think those are blue lotus seeds! 🙁 There is a blue
lotus called the nymphaea caerulea, but their seeds are wayyyyy smaller, I
actually hope i’m wrong, but I really don’t think those are blue lotus
seeds, sorry. :(
Hi bill, I live in canada too and I REALLY want to grow these. I’m going to
try and buy some off of eBay but I was wondering… Where did the seeds you
bought come from? Most of them on there are from china, and I don’t want to
end up paying duty when I go through customs. Recommendations?
On hard seeds, I use coarse sandpaper.
I’m laughing with you on that bag.they could’ve been a little bit more
selective on what they use considering not everybody is marijuana friendly.
lol
For such a Beautiful flower and plant, The Water Lotus is so easy to grow
from seed. Let’s grow some together :)
those are really cool and I love the packaging haha. Now I am wondering if
they would do well here in the desert as we get plenty hot, maybe too hot
:)
I wonder if a small amount of peroxide would helpin not having to change
the water as often? Maby do an experiment on one of them?
i use a small triangular file to make a hole. how long until these seeds
bloom?
Someone shipped you seeds in a weed baggie? Strange.
Bill, did you know we chinese use lotus seeds for everyday soups and
dishes?
if you didnt know you need to throw away the floaters because they will rot
and cloud the water something HORRIBLE!!!
Cool video Bill
Always a fun adventure – thanks for sharing 😉 love your videos
Great video by the way! :))
really nice video ,
Nice video Bill! Thank you for sharing with us!
It has been two weeks. Where is the next installment? I’m anxious to see
how things are coming along and what comes next with the seedlings.
I ordered seeds from Thailand years ago and had good success rate. I used a
dremel tool and held the seed in pliers and sanded down until you start to
see white then stopped.
Nice Weed baggies
What’s growing in that bottle? Looks like a Starbuck’s frappucinno bottle.
I really enjoy your videos Ty… May I suggest using kitty liter from
Walmart the non scented and non clumping works great with planting lotus
and safe for koi ponds…
This video gives an easy tutorial on how to plant a lotus flower. I can’t
wait to try this myself
Instead of opening them all you have to do is sand off the pointer edge of
the seed .i have grown 20 of them in the last 5 years .Lilies and lotus
seed s can all be grown the same way .I put them in a wine glass in my
kitchen window this way as the stems grow they have support from the tall
wine glass.I also plant them after that into 100 % clay kitty litter
I bought some pink lotus seed’s a month ago, but I didn’t try planting them
yet. Your video will definitely help, so thanks. I’m going to try a metal
file instead of a knife though. BTW sorry if I’m hard to understand, I live
in Germany and English is my third language.
What kind of heating pad are you using, where did you get it and what does
it run?
Thanks, :)
I’m itching! we got more snow tho…. hopefully it will stop :)
The best way to scarify the Nelumbo nucifera seeds is with a coarse-grit
sand paper. I usually grind both ends down until I can see the endosperm
(the white inner part of the seed) and its always a good idea to wear
gloves while scarifying the seeds, just in case of a slip-of-hand. Then you
can soak the scarified seeds in some water until the leaf seed erupts!
can I use tap water or what kind?
Enjoyed this 🙂 very informative and made super easy 🙂
Actually the blunt side is the part you want to cut or file at since that
is where the plant will send up its leaves. But in my experience usually
doing it backwards works also since once you get water into the shell it
becomes softer and eventually the seedling will break the shell. But
usually you want to aim for the blunt side. :)
was woundering how many of each seeds u have left and how ur lotus is
growing
You’ll chop all your fingers off and then how will you garden, my friend?
Get rid of that knife and simply SAND both ends of the seed until you see
the lighter color of the embryo. A coarse sheet of sandpaper will do the
job and leave your nurturing hands in tact!
Its great to see how enthusiastic you are about plants 🙂 Thanks for
sharing. I have grown lotus from seeds too. I live in Trinidad (in the
Caribbean) so its nice and hot here. My method is to rub the side of the
seed on 80 grade sandpaper this has worked well for me. Don’t know the
exact name of my lotus but the flower is a double, quite large and its
pink. Maybe I will make a video too soon.
I used a small belt sander. Just sanded off the pointed end had 100%
germination! Thanks for the great video!
Very fun and interesting !! Looking forward to see how it grow and
blooms..Thanks for sharing Bill :D
blue lotus i do believe has psychedelic properties. ancient Egyptian
priests and priestess would ingest it in an attempt to experience altered
perceptions as well as communicating with their many gods.
Some years ago I grew seeds from ANCIENT EGYPT which were the size of
grains of sand. I had a horrible time with them. I got ONE to grow and
now they are very widespread in my plastic pond outside. Nymphaea
caerulea. Yes it grew but it was incredibly difficult. ONCE they are
adult plants they are easy to care for and virtually impossible to kill LOL
🙂 You see on ancient egyptian art people holding this lilly.