How do lotus seeds open - The Plant Aide

If you want to make the lotus seed have an opening, you should first find the end that should be broken, that is, the end that has pinhole like holes, and break it manually. You can use a vice to cut a small hole in the seed tongs. Do not use too much force to avoid crushing the seeds. Or use sharp to see, cut out small mouth. You can also grind hard on the cement floor until the grinding out opening stops.

I. find the breach

To break the seed of lotus, we need to find the end that needs to break. In fact, both ends of the seed are in a protruding state, and the protruding position of one end is sunken, and the sunken mouth has a pinhole like hole, so we can break it at this position. Its seeds are very hard, we must use artificial to break them.

2. Method of breach

1. Clamp open: the simplest and direct way is to use a vise, put the seeds into the pliers, and press hard until there is a break to let go. When using forceps, you should use skillful force, or you will crush the whole seed.

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2. Cut: use sharp scissors to cut a small hole for it. But, use scissors to cut carefully, don't hurt the germ in the seed, cut less, or it will affect germination.

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3. Grinding: pick up the seeds and grind them hard on the rough surface, such as cement ground and sandpaper, and grind them back and forth with force. If there is a small opening, it is OK. Also, don't grind too much.

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