How to plant medicinal lilies

Medicinal lilies are distributed in Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan and Guangxi provinces. Growing in shady and humid forests and hillside grass at an altitude of 650-900 meters. How to grow artificial medicine lilies?

I. selection of land and land preparation

Lily likes a warm and humid environment, and it is appropriate to choose sandy or humus soil with high topography, sunny, deep soil layer, loose soil and good drainage; after land selection, turn the soil deeply and apply 2000 kg of rotten farm manure or compost per mu and 25 kg of superphosphate as base fertilizer.

II. Planting time and method

It is generally better for lilies to be planted in autumn, from September to October in the south and slightly ahead of schedule in the north. On the finished border surface, open a horizontal trench according to the row spacing of 25 cm, with a depth of about 12 cm, and then put a bulb every 15 cm. The top is up, covered with fine soil, and covered with a thin layer of straw.

III. Field management

Intertillage weeding and fertilization: in the second year after planting, weeding and weeding was carried out for the first time after finishing seedlings in spring, topdressing once, mixed evenly with rotten human and animal dung water, calcium superphosphate and compost, ditched and covered soil. During the bud appearance from May to June, the bud should be cut off in time to concentrate the nutrients on the bulb growth, which is beneficial to the yield increase.

IV. Pest control

Aphids often suck sap from tender stems and leaves at the beginning of summer, withering the top of the plant, affecting growth, and spreading diseases. Prevention and control method: spray with 1000 times of dimethoate.

V. harvesting and processing

Generally in the second year after planting before and after the Beginning of Autumn, when the stems and leaves withered, choose sunny day to dig. Remove soil, stems and fibrous roots, use large bulbs as commodities and those with small bulbs as seeds.

The bulb of medicinal lily can be used as medicine or edible. Its flowers are elegant, exquisite and extremely beautiful, so they are good ornamental plants.