Lily Cultivation Methods: A Detailed Guide to Bulb Cultivation Techniques

Bulb cultivation Cultivated lilies generally use asexual propagation. The seed material is the small bulb, called the "bulb". First the bulb is cultivated, and then the bulb is used to cultivate commercial lilies. For some types, such as Yixing lily, the bulbs used for planting are obtained by peeling off the scales of finished lilies and planting them, so there is no need to cultivate special bulbs.

Methods for cultivating bulbs include:

1. Small bulb cultivation of bulbs Small bulbs, namely small bulbs, are formed by axillary buds. At harvest, the small bulbs are collected and stored separately; those of 30-50 g are large bulbs and can be directly used as 5 types of bulbs, while those below 30 g need to be cultivated for 2-3 years before they can be used as bulbs.

2. Scale cultivation of bulbs For types that do not produce small bulbs or bulbils, scales are used to cultivate bulbs. Select finished bulbs that are white, round and neat, with tightly clasped scales and free of pests and diseases as seed bulbs. Peel off the scales one by one from the stem plate; each finished bulb can have its peeled scales promptly planted into the soil. For the planting period of scales, in the south it is generally around Chushu, and in the north it is generally best from Qingming to Guyu. For scale planting depth, in the north it is about 15CM, and in the south about 3-4CM.

Bulbil cultivation of bulbs Bulbils, namely stem bulbs, can sprout and take root to form new individuals. After the bulbils mature, they are first stored, then planted and cultivated on high ridges around Chushu, with furrows opened at 30CM row spacing and 15CM deep; after continuous cultivation for two or three years, they can be planted as bulbs.