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Detailed Methods and Techniques for Preventing and Controlling Pests and Diseases of Mountain Lilies
Lily gray mold, anthracnose, and late blight are common diseases of plants in the Liliaceae family. If not controlled in time, they will cause reduced yields. (1) Lily gray mold, also known as leaf blight, belongs to the Deuteromycetes. It mainly occurs on stems, leaves, and flowers, and mostly damages the tips of young leaves, causing the stem growing points to soften and rot. When it occurs on leaves, it forms yellow or reddish-brown spots with water-soaked margins. In humid weather, gray mold-like substances are produced on the diseased parts. Control: In the early stage of disease, spray 1:1:150 Bordeaux mixture or mancozeb 600-800 times dilution, spraying 2-
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How does the mountain lily reproduce? A detailed guide to common propagation methods
(1) Seed propagation: collect wild fruits in September, dry them in the sun, thresh them, and set them aside for later use. In mid-to-late April of spring, sow the seeds in rows on a bed at a row spacing of 20 cm, cover with 2 cm of soil, press down lightly, cover with a straw curtain, water frequently to keep moist, and remove the straw curtain after the seedlings emerge. (2) Bulb propagation: at harvest time, collect the small bulbs from disease-free plants, soak them for 30 minutes in a 500-fold aqueous solution of benomyl or captan for disinfection, then sow them at a row spacing of 20 cm x 5 cm. After one year of growth, some of the small bulbs reach
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Harvesting, Processing Methods and Medicinal Uses of Mountain Lily
Harvesting and processing: In September to October, after the aboveground stems and leaves of the lily have withered, dig up the bulbs, remove the residual stems and fibrous roots, and peel off the scales (first cut off the basal plate of the bulb, and the scales will fall off naturally). Wash clean of soil, then boil in boiling water or steam in a steamer for 3 to 5 minutes, until the edges of the scales are soft while the center still retains some rawness, or until extremely small cracks appear on the back; then remove quickly. If there is mucus, rinse with clean water, spread out immediately on a reed mat and sun-dry until completely dry. In case of rainy weather, they may be dried on a heated kang or by artificial drying; when drying by heat, they need to be turned so as to be heated evenly. When turning, lift them with both hands and flip them over quickly to prevent them from forming into pasty clumps. When they are 70 to 80 percent dry, they may be fumigated with sulfur and then sun-dried until fully dry.
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Methods and Technical Key Points for Storing Lilies in Sand
Storing lilies buried in fine sand limits the oxygen supply available for their respiration to a certain extent, which helps prevent aging. At the same time, the temperature and humidity in the fine sand remain relatively stable. In the early storage period, when the lilies respire vigorously, the sand can absorb part of the moisture; in the later storage period, when the lily bulbs need moisture, the fine sand can supply some of it again, thereby keeping the lilies in a relatively suitable storage environment throughout. Sand storage can keep lilies until the following spring. Pre-storage handling: lilies prefer warmth and fear cold, and cannot tolerate wind; after exposure to wind, the scales easily turn red and dry out.
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Edible Lily Cultivation Methods and Key Technical Points
1. Site selection and land preparation. It is best to choose a site whose previous crop was beans, melons, or vegetables, ideally with high, dry, sunny terrain, deep and loose soil, and good drainage. Before planting, plow the soil deeper than 25 cm, then break it up finely and rake it level to make raised beds or flat beds 1.3 m wide, with furrow width of 30 cm, and dig deeper drainage ditches around the perimeter to facilitate drainage. In hilly areas, flat beds may also be used. 2. Propagation methods. In cultivation, mainly daughter bulbs are used for propagation, though bulbils or daughter bulbs can also be used. When propagating with daughter bulbs, the
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How to cultivate lilies? Detailed planting methods and techniques
Lilies belong to the Liliaceae family and are perennial herbaceous plants. Their varieties include Longya lily, willow-leaf lily, Tiegu lily, Suzhou lily, Yixing lily, and others, among which Yixing lily and Longya lily are of relatively better quality. 1. Fine soil preparation: choose a sandy loam field with good drainage, deep and fertile soil, and no continuous cropping of lilies for planting. Plow deeply and sun-dry the soil clods, and dig the inner and outer three ditches well. 2. Apply sufficient base fertilizer: generally apply 75 kg of cake fertilizer, 20 kg of potassium chloride, 50 kg of diammonium phosphate, or 50 kg of 45% Lexishi compound fertilizer per mu, and at the same time use 25 kg of carbofuran per mu
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Detailed Explanation of Scientific Propagation Methods and Techniques for Lilies
Lilies can be propagated by seed sowing, scale cuttings, separating small bulbs, and separating bulbils, but separating small bulbs and scale cuttings are the main methods. ① Separating small bulbs. The primary requirement is to have enough small bulbs. Methods to increase the number of small bulbs include: a. When planting large bulbs, increase the depth appropriately. b. Before and after flowering, cut off the stems and leaves more than 40 cm above ground. c. After flowering, cut the stems with leaves into small sections with 3-4 leaves and shallowly bury them in moist sandy soil. Small bulbs planted for 2 years can then flower. ② Scale cuttings
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How to handle nitrogen and iron deficiency in lilies? Nutrient management methods
Symptoms: The mesophyll tissue between the veins of young leaves turns yellow-green, especially in fast-growing plants. The greater the iron deficiency, the yellower the leaves become. Cause: Iron deficiency is most likely in calcium-rich soil (high pH), silty soil and soil with excessive water. If the soil temperature is too low, iron deficiency can also occur. Iron deficiency is caused by the plant lacking absorbable iron. If the yellowing is only slight, it can recover to normal by the harvest period. Lily groups and varieties sensitive to iron deficiency include Oriental hybrids and Lilium longiflorum (Easter lily) hybrids
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Identification of Physiological Disorder Symptoms in Lilies and Their Prevention and Control Methods
Physiological disorders, also known as non-infectious diseases, refer to the disruption of normal physiological metabolic functions in the plant itself caused by factors other than pathogens. The causes of physiological disorders may be internal factors such as mineral element deficiency, tissue aging, or environmental factors such as temperature, light intensity, and abnormal gas composition. I. Leaf scorch: The typical symptom of leaf scorch is the formation of semicircular necrosis at the tip and margin of the leaf, sometimes also manifested as chlorosis or necrosis at the leaf margin, or yellow-green spots appearing on parts of unexpanded or expanded young leaves
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What are the control methods for bulb mites on lilies?
Control methods for bulb mites on lilies: 1. Crop rotation and changing the crop for 4a. When planting lilies along a slope, plant from the bottom upward to reduce the spread of pathogens. 2. Select bulbs free of disease, mites and mechanical injury as seed stock, or mix into farmyard manure and apply, or apply together with irrigation water; or use 2% isofenphos-methyl powder at 2 to 3 kg per 667 sq m mixed with 25 to 30 kg of fine soil to make poisonous soil, or use 3% isofenphos-methyl granules, or 3% carbofuran granules, or 5% phoxim granules, or 5% diazinon granules, at 2
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