Intercropping and interplanting techniques of lilies

In the southern Taihu Lake area, intercropping is often used in lily production to increase income per unit area. Intercropping had some effects on the growth of lily, the bulb yield decreased, but the total income per unit area was higher than that of single lily. If the intercropping time and management are arranged properly, it is beneficial to the growth of lily, and high yield can be obtained at the same time.

Yixing lily bulbs are propagated with bulbs, which only multiply 2.5-3.5 times in a year, and the ground space is free for a long time. The experience of interplanting in the local arrangement is that lilies are planted from September to October and emerge in the middle and late March of the following spring, and the ground space can be used for about 5-6 months. if lilies are planted early, radish can be planted in the first and middle of September, and the radish can be harvested and put on the market in late November. If the lily is planted late, it can be intercropped with Wutan cabbage and cabbage, and the supply is listed in winter and spring, and the benefit is also higher.

After the emergence of lily seedlings, interplanting summer and autumn crops, ginger is better, it and lily can promote each other. Ginger sprouts in the middle of April and is interplanted in early May. Generally, a row of ginger is interplanted in the middle of two rows of lilies. The ginger density is about 4000-5000 holes per mu. In the implementation of intercropping and interplanting, we should pay attention to the following points: 1) the row spacing of lily plants should be neat and uniform, so that intercropping crops can be planted and harvested at the same time. 2) increase the amount and times of fertilization to ensure that the soil contains enough nutrients to meet the growth of lily and intercropping crops. 3) the row spacing of intercropping is generally larger than that of single cropping, so as not to affect the growth of lily.