Lily scale propagation method

There are four methods of lily reproduction: scale, bulb, bulb, seed propagation. Seed and bulb propagation, late flowering, easy to produce variation. Bulb seedling cultivation has the advantages of early flowering, low propagation coefficient, large seed consumption and high cost. Therefore, a large number of seedlings, the use of scale propagation.

1. Seed selection. In lily scale propagation, excellent varieties should be selected, bulbs with fully mature, disease-free and fat scales should be selected, and the scales with thick and complete outer layer should be stripped for seed.

2. Seedbed finishing. Lily scale seedling, seedling bed requires low groundwater level, sunny high dry land, soil fertile, loose ventilation, acidic. It can be mixed with river sand, rotten leaf soil and peat soil to make culture soil for high border leveling and sowing.

3. Sowing time. Lily scale seedling, sowing time is divided into spring sowing and autumn sowing. Spring sowing takes place from February to March, when the temperature rises, and can take root and sprout 2-4 months after sowing. Autumn sowing takes place from August to September after the bulb is harvested. The Beginning of Spring can sprout before and after, but autumn sowing should pay attention to covering and anti-freezing.

4. Sowing method. The bulb seed piece is inserted directly into the seedbed soil with the base down and the tip facing up, and the insertion depth is at the depth of the top exposed soil surface. The row spacing is 8cm × 15cm × 20cm. Lily scale cuttings can take root and sprout at the base and differentiate and grow into bulbs.

5. Sowing management. After the scale is sown, it should be watered once in time, then covered with grass for heat preservation and moisturizing, timely weeding, control of diseases and insect pests, drainage and waterlogging, watering against drought, and promoting rooting and sprouting. Generally, the nursery bed should be kept moist. If the humidity of the bed soil is too high, waterlogging and poor air permeability will affect rooting and sprouting, small bulbs are difficult to form, and seriously lead to scale decay. The bed soil is too dry, the scales are dry, it is difficult to take root and sprout, affecting the whole seedling. After rooting and emergence, combined with drought-resistant watering, soaking solution of rotten withered cake fertilizer was applied 2-3 times a year. It is necessary to prevent the application of alkaline fertilizer and ensure that the whole seedling is strong. After nursery bed cultivation for 2-3 years, the bulbs can blossom after digging and planting.