1) Climate:
Liliums are best grown in green houses. Day temperature of 18-22°C and night temperature of 10-15°C are ideal.

2) Soil:
Well drained sterile medium (preferably leaf mould, cocopeat and FYM in equal parts) with pH 5.5 to 6.5 is ideal. Fumigate the beds with Dazomet @ 30g/m2.

3) Propagation:
Liliums are commercially propagated through bulbs. A six week cold storage period at 2oC to 5oC is needed to break dormancy. Bulbs can be stored at - 20C up to one year.

4) Spacing:
20 x 15 cm, 15 x 15 cm or 15 x 10 cm (plant density varies between 30 and 60/m2 depending on cultivar and bulb size)

5) Irrigation:
6- 8 litres/m2/day during summer and 5 - 6 litres/m2/day during winter

Nutrition:
The following fertigation schedule can be adopted.

Nutrients	Quantity (g/m2/week)
	Asiatic	Oriental
Calcium Nitrate	2.5	2.5
19:19:19	0.5	0.5
Potassium Nitrate	2.2	2.3
Micronutrient mixture	1.2	1.2

Crop support:
Supporting plants withnylon mesh is advisable.

Pests:
Aphids:
Apply Imidacloprid 17.8 % SL @ 1 ml/l or Dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml/l

Mites:
Spray Wettable sulphur @ 1.5 g/l or Abamectin @ 0.4 ml/l or Propargite @ 2 ml/l.

Thrips:
Spray Methyl demeton 25EC @ 2 ml/ or Dimethoate 30EC @ 2ml/l

Grey mould
Spray Zineb @ 2g/l

Bulb and scale rot
Soil drenching with Carbendazim @ 1g/l or Difenoconazole @ 0.5ml/l

Foot rot & Root rot
Soil drenching with Metalaxyl @ 0.1%

Yield
The average yield is 30 - 40 flower stems/m2