How to grow lotus in autumn

1. Autumn maintenance is important

For the lotus plant, autumn care is extremely important. Due to its habit characteristics, it will hibernate in winter, sprout in spring, and grow fast in summer and autumn, so from this aspect, autumn maintenance is very important. In addition, it may bloom in autumn, sometimes from September to November, so autumn care also affects flowering.

2. How to maintain

1. Adequate light: It prefers stronger light, not to mention that it is in a period of vigorous growth and flowering. If the light is too weak, its leaves will grow very scattered and it will also affect flowering. In autumn, try to provide longer periods of light, even full sun, to accumulate nutrients and promote flowering.

2. Pest control: In autumn, there are fewer diseases, but sometimes pests may appear, such as "root mealybugs". They will affect flowering to a certain extent, so they must be discovered and controlled in time.

3. Watering: Watering is required in autumn, but the amount should not be too much, otherwise it will easily rot. After observing that the soil is completely dry, you can water it, and make sure to water it thoroughly each time. In order to make it permeable to water and air, the substrate can be river sand.

4. Temperature: In order to promote flowering, a temperature of around 15 degrees is more appropriate. In late autumn, in order to protect the lotus from frost damage, the temperature should not be lower than five degrees.