The invention relates to a method of planting Dendrobium officinale and belongs to the field of agricultural planting. The method comprises the steps of first, selecting a Dendrobium officinale planting land, building a greenhouse, transplanting tissue culture seedlings of Dendrobium officinale to a culture medium made by mixing self-made organic fertilizer, fine river sand, limestone, brick rubble, tree bark, wood chips, rice straw, mushroom residue and sawdust, wherein the self-made organic fertilizer is made by fermenting cotton seed cake, soybean meal, river mud, chicken manure and duck manure at a specific ratio; paying attention to field managements, including irrigation, applying nutrient solution and pesticides, and harvesting after 3 years of cultivation. The overall planting method provided herein is scientific and reasonable, provides high survival rate of Dendrobium officinale plants, can also prevent disease and pest damage, save fertilizers, reduce production cost and increase the survival rate of Dendrobium officinale, enables high property of Dendrobium officinale, and is suitable for large-scale systematic reproduction and is high in practical operability.