Detailed Explanation of Key Points for High-Efficiency Lily Cultivation

Lily, also known as white lily and lily garlic, is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its underground scales are used medicinally and have effects such as moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing the heart, and calming the mind. It is a medicinal and edible Chinese medicinal material. In recent years, the social demand for lilies has been increasing, but @#@125@#@ is insufficient, so the market prospect for growing lilies is good. The high-efficiency cultivation techniques for lilies are briefly introduced below for reference only.

1. Land preparation and fertilization

Lily has strong adaptability and prefers a mild climate with sufficient sunlight. The soil should preferably be deep sandy loam with good drainage, followed by clay soil. Waterlogged low-lying land is not suitable for planting. When planting, select a good plot and apply 4000 kg of barnyard manure and soil miscellaneous fertilizer and 40 kg of superphosphate per mu as base fertilizer; plow 20 cm to 30 cm, harrow fine, and level; make beds 130 cm wide, with the length determined by the terrain. In areas with especially abundant rain, beds should be raised into ridges 80 cm to 100 cm wide, with drainage ditches 10 cm to 15 cm deep to prevent water accumulation.

2. Cultivation techniques

Lilies generally mature and are dug in mid-to-late July. After digging, store them buried in slightly moist fine sand, but they can also be left in the field without digging and dug as needed for planting. Between September and October, take out the root buds, separate the root buds, and on properly prepared land, plant the root buds in furrows with the buds facing upward at a row spacing of 25 cm to 30 cm and a plant spacing of 5 cm to 20 cm. For flat beds, cover with 4 cm to 5 cm of soil; for pit planting, cover with 5 cm to 7 cm. If the soil is too dry at planting time, water lightly. Use 130 kg to 150 kg of root buds per mu.

3. Field management and pest and disease control

For autumn-planted lilies, the seedlings do not emerge from the soil in the same year, and the root system develops well. In early spring of the second year, the seedlings can emerge. Pay attention to intertillage and weeding. Intertillage should be shallow rather than deep. Lilies consume their own nutrients in the early growth stage, have base fertilizer in the middle stage, and flower in the late stage. When flower buds appear, remove them in time to reduce nutrient consumption and increase yield. Lilies basically have no diseases throughout the growing period. If root rot is found, during onset apply a 500-fold solution of 50% wettable powder Tuzet to the roots. The main insect pest is aphids, which can be controlled with commonly used low-toxicity insecticides.

4. Harvesting and processing

Autumn-planted lilies are harvested in July of the second year. Remove the stems, dig out the bulbs, clean off the soil, peel off the scales, put the scales into boiling water and blanch for about 5 minutes, then remove them and put them into clean water, wash off the mucus, and dry them in the sun immediately. Do not turn them casually before they are dry. If there is rainy weather, they can be dried over a heated bed. After being fully dried, they can be used medicinally. Each mu can produce 300 kg to 350 kg of dried product.