What are the key points of bamboo shoot planting and management methods?
What management methods are there for planting bamboo shoots? Please introduce them. The following methods can be used for managing bamboo shoot planting: 1. Uncovering and sunning: Uncovering the soil means exposing the shoot buds (shoot bud scales) on the bamboo stump above the soil surface to the sunlight, so as to raise the temperature, stimulate and promote the sprouting of shoot buds, and also make fertilizing easier. Generally in early March, use a hoe to dig away the soil around the bamboo from the outside inward...
What management methods are there for planting bamboo shoots? Please introduce them
The following methods can be used for managing bamboo shoot planting:
1. Uncovering and sunning: Uncovering the soil means exposing the shoot buds (shoot bud scales) on the bamboo stump above the soil surface to the sunlight, so as to raise the temperature, stimulate and promote the sprouting of shoot buds, and also make fertilizing easier. Generally in early March, use a hoe to dig away the soil around the bamboo from the outside inward, so that the shoot buds are exposed above the soil, but be careful not to damage the shoot buds.
2. Fertilizing: 3 times a year. Spring fertilizer (base fertilizer), applied after uncovering the soil and sunning in late March, promotes the sprouting of shoot buds and increases the yield of the bamboo clump. Commonly used organic fertilizer (farmyard manure) is 25-50 kg per clump, or decomposed cake fertilizer 7-10 kg. Apply the fertilizer around the bamboo clump that has already been uncovered, and cover with soil immediately after fertilizing. The second and third applications are topdressing, which should be done in the early and peak stages of bamboo shoot emergence (June-September) to promote bamboo shoot growth and increase yield. For topdressing, use human excrement and urine, pigpen manure, or manure from livestock and poultry such as cattle and sheep, applying 10-15 kg per clump. First open a trench 1-2 chi around the bamboo clump, apply the fertilizer into the trench, and cover with soil immediately. Be careful to prevent the fertilizer from directly touching the tender shoots, so as to avoid causing the bamboo shoots to shrivel and die, which would affect the yield and quality of the shoots.
3. Earthing up: For bamboo shoots that have not yet emerged from the soil, the shoot sheaths are pale yellow or brown, and the shoots are fine, white, crisp and tender, with a fresh taste. After bamboo shoots are exposed to light, the shoot sheaths turn green or brown. The bamboo shoots age, and shoot quality declines. Therefore, before the shoots emerge from the soil, use fine, moist soil to earth them up, which can prevent the bamboo shoots from aging and improve shoot quality. Through earthing up, large shoots can also be cultivated and the yield increased. The earthing-up thickness is generally 15-30 cm (about 4-8 cun).
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