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 for

propagation. When propagating with daughter bulbs, select mother bulbs with well-developed roots, large size, good clumping, and 3 to 5

daughter bulbs of uniform size as seed bulbs during harvest. In production, large bulbs are often used for medicinal purposes, while the remaining

small bulbs are broken off and kept for seed. Before planting, separate the daughter bulbs so that each daughter bulb retains

a basal plate. In September, dig shallow holes and plant, generally with row spacing of 24 to 27 cm and plant spacing of 17 to 20 cm, 12,000 to 15,000 plants per mu, with a seeding rate of 300 to 350 kg, and a growth cycle of 1 year. Propagation by scales, bulbils, or daughter bulbs requires a growth and development process of 2 to 3 years; after the seed bulbs are cultivated, they are transplanted, and harvested 2 years later, with the entire production cycle being 4 to 6 years. If propagated by seed, the seeds can be harvested in autumn in September, and in the prepared bed, shallow furrows are opened at a row spacing of 10 cm and a depth of 3 cm, the seeds are evenly sown into the furrows, covered with soil and straw, and transplanted after the seedlings emerge in the following spring.