How to cultivate lilies
Sharing with everyone the methods of cultivating lilies and teaching you the correct techniques for caring for lilies, this is a related introduction to green plants and flowers. It's some very useful knowledge, recommended for collection!
Lilies are a common flowering plant with large, beautiful flowers, a pleasant aroma, and this flower symbolizes a hundred years of happiness and harmony. Lilies can not only be planted in the ground in the garden but can also be grown as potted plants. When they bloom, they can be cut and used as cut flowers, placed in a vase to decorate our living room, study, or bedroom.
The fragrance they emit fills the entire house, which is also quite nice. Flower enthusiasts, by the spring, especially in April, can grow a pot of lilies. Planting lilies at this time is just right. If planted in autumn or winter, their germination rate is generally slower. After planting, if the temperature is not enough, it usually takes one or two months to germinate.
But if planted in late March or early April, the bulbs can germinate in a week, with leaves sprouting out of the soil, growing very quickly. So, if you want to grow lilies, now is the perfect time to plant. Otherwise, it might be a bit late and miss their flowering period. So, how should potted lilies be planted?
Three tips for planting lilies, for large, fragrant, and beautiful blooms that flower every year
1. Choosing the pot for growing lilies
Because the stems of lilies can grow up to half a meter or even a meter high, and the bulbs are large, whether using clay pots, plastic pots, or ceramic pots, it is best to choose deep pots with a depth of over 15 centimeters. Each pot can hold one to three bulbs, not too many, as overcrowding can affect the growth and flowering of the bulbs and may not provide enough nutrients.
How to cultivate lilies
2. Soil for growing lilies
Lilies prefer a well-ventilated and breathable growing environment. They thrive in loose, crumbly, fertile soil rich in humus and with good drainage. They cannot grow in clay or lime soil. Therefore, when preparing the soil, it is best to add more sandy soil and leaf mold soil, as well as nutrient-rich soil.
In terms of fertilization, during the growing season, you can apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once or twice, with a small amount of nitrogen fertilizer to promote the plant's successful differentiation of flower buds and flowers. After flowering, less fertilizer should be given.