How to fertilize bamboo shoots? Master scientific fertilization methods to promote high yield

We are certainly no strangers to bamboo shoots. Since childhood we have heard the phrase "springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain." Today's bamboo shoots include not only spring shoots but also winter shoots. They are all nurtured by mother bamboo, and their reproduction speed is quite fast. In the past, bamboo shoots were basically dug from the mountains, but now there are dedicated bamboo forests planted specifically for growing bamboo shoots. So how is fertilization carried out for artificially planted bamboo shoots? Let us follow along with Qinnong Network and take a look.

1. Rhizome-stimulating fertilizer

The rhizome-stimulating fertilizer is generally applied during the spring and summer each year, preferably from early May to the end of June, because during this period the remaining bamboo shoots gradually grow larger and become bamboo, so we can speed up their growth rate and thus enter the rhizome-growing stage more quickly. The more bamboo rhizomes that are produced, the more shoots will emerge later. First, we can irrigate near the bamboo with manure and urine water as well as urea. Second, we can apply quick-acting organic fertilizer or farmyard compost. Generally, a trench is opened around the bamboo, about 20 cm deep, for deep application, which is more conducive to the growth of bamboo rhizomes.

2. Shoot-bearing fertilizer

The shoot-bearing fertilizer is generally applied from the end of August to mid-September each autumn. At this time the bamboo rhizomes have basically fully developed. If fertilizer is added at this point, small bud points can grow on the rhizomes, and if well cultivated later, these bud points will all grow into bamboo shoots. During this period we should use manure and urine water for sprinkling, and we can also appropriately broadcast compound fertilizer. The compound fertilizer is also applied by opening a trench, but this time the trench only needs to be about 8 to 10 cm deep, and then covered with soil to prevent nutrient loss.

3. Shoot-emergence fertilizer

The shoot-bud fertilizer is mainly used to promote the growth of shoot buds and improve their survival rate, so it is generally applied when the shoot buds begin to develop, usually around late November to early December. The shoot-bud fertilizer is mainly organic fertilizer, supplemented by an appropriate amount of livestock manure and urea. In order not to harm the shoot buds, this time fertilization is mainly carried out by broadcasting or piling.

4. Pre-shoot fertilizer

The pre-shoot fertilizer generally refers to the time when the shoot buds poke out their tips, that is, around early February each year. If you go to the bamboo forest at this time, you will see small cracks appearing one by one in the soil, and on closer inspection you can see the small shoot tips. In order to speed up the growth of bamboo shoots and extend their growth period, so that the bamboo shoots increase in weight while remaining tender, we generally use urea or manure and urine water to promote growth. The fertilization method is generally to mix with water and then irrigate one by one.