Looks like you're well on the way, still winter here but I have started warming up some tubers inside.
Bert

Glad to hear that ^^
Where do u lives bert? Still winter on pebruary?

I never try starting lotus from tuber before
Looks so thrilling :)
Please post it how do u plant the tuber
Maybe i can try it later
Cheers ~

Milano,
I grew some lotus from seed last year. Each seed produced about 5-6 small tubers - 1/3 " diameter. I carefully removed them from the pots last Oct., cleaned them up and packed them in jars full of water and placed them in the refrigerator till about a week ago. I unpacked and separated them, warmed them up and began to see new growth. I have planted them in individual small tubs and they seem to be doing well.

Just an experiment but looks like a neat way to winter the tubers.

BB

I let my lotus get almost dry again this year as I want to move it. There are 5 or 6 tubers connected like sausages. I don't know if I should separate them or leave them in a string? They are about a half inch wide and 3 or 4 inches long each one.

Welcome Hendrik.

I am not familiar with lotus, so I will defer to the others on this thread.

From what I gather you should separate the tubers being sure to have at least two growing eyes per tuber, if there is only one eye on a tuber leave it with another so that unit has two eyes.
I'm still learning.

@bert : so we can keep tuber with jar fulll of water in a refrigerator. And how u plant the tuber in the tub? Just lay it down on soil surface or need to push some part of it in the soil? And how much water we need for starting tuber? Thanx a lot for your help bert
^^v

@carolyn : hello carolyn, thats fine, thank u for your help

Milano - Welcome to ATP!

This is one of my favorite online website for information about growing lotus and waterlilies:

http://www.victoria-adventure....

If you click on "Index to Cultivation and Other Articles", you will find a wealth of information!

This is a really good YouTube video explaining dividing lotus tubers and replanting them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Hopefully this will be helpful to those interested.

Thanx Becky
Its so helpful to me!!
Cheers

You are welcome!

Perfect video Becky! Thank you! I had used Victoria gardens website for the info when I planted my lotus seeds a year (maybe 2) ago. It's a great site, with wonderful information. However, that video you posted is exactly what I needed. My lotus tubers look identical to the ones in the video and now I know what to do.

Hai everyone
I wanna ask information about lotus leaves
When they are tear off can they still do their job for
photosintesys?? Instead becoming rotten and dead

It rain so hard this afternoon and the water tearing 3 of my delicate aerial leaves it never happen before

Help me

Just let nature take it's course, it will grow some more if it needs them

I separated and planted my lotus tubers yesterday using the video from Becky as a guide. In order to get 2 growing tips per bunch I only split it into 2 pots. I planted them in my roof pond which is in full sun all year and I hope will be much better for them than where they were downstairs.

Here's what was in the pot after rinsing the dirt away.


Divided in two and planted in some good jungle soil with 4 plant tabs per bucket.


One bucket at either end of the pond, the water got pretty dirty even though I put some sand on top of the soil to keep it down.



I let it settle overnight and it is much clearer today but I didn't have time to clean the filter. I'll do that tomorrow and it should be all clear again. One of the growing tips has already sent a shoot towards the surface

I am curious - do we know why there has to be 2 growing points as opposed to 1? I have never grown lotus, so I am really unfamiliar with them.

I guess it gives you twice the chance of the tuber surviving? Other than that, I have no idea. I can see several leaves coming up on one of the pots today and one shoot on the other pot.

I think the idea of two growing tips is just for insurance, from what I can gather.

Jonna, you made a good haul. We are months behind you but spring is a comin!

Jonna - I wondered. It makes sense. With Waterlilies, I just leave one growing point - but I ended up with so many wl's it would not have been a problem if any of the starts didn't work.

What a lovely fat tubers jonna
Hopes they grows fast and lovely ^^

Just for fun
" how beautiful the rain drops on lotus leaf "

It is afternoon after quite heavy rain in my city
And surprised with the water droplets on my lotus