The invention provides a cultivation method of selenium-rich kumquats and belongs to the field of agricultural planting. The cultivation method specifically includes: firstly, selecting the land fit for growth of the kumquats for soil preparation; selecting suitable kumquat seedlings for planting and applying base fertilizer prepared from self-made organic fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer and potash fertilizer in planting pits before planting, wherein the self-made organic fertilizer is prepared from mixed fermentation of kumquat rotten branches, red-pine rotten branches, peanut meal, pineapple leaves, spartina alterniflora loisel, sweet photo vines, charcoal dust, pomegranate bark, pig manure and a rush corrosion inhibitor; irrigating planting water after the seedlings are transplanted to the land; performing reasonable field management till harvest of fruit. With the cultivation method, percentage of fertile fruit of the kumquats can be increased, the fertilizer is saved, the yield is increased, selenium content in the fruit is increased, nutrition value of the products is increased, and the method is suitable for large-scale systematic planting and can increasing the yield and income of farmers.