What are some practical tips for box cultivation of Gastrodia elata?

(1) Box specifications: a wooden box with a length of 60 cm, a width of 40 cm, and a height of 30 cm is usually used as the container, with handles installed at both ends of the box for easy carrying.

(2) Filling and planting: first lay a piece of plastic film larger than the surface area of the wooden box inside the box, then spread a layer of a mixture of river sand with 45% humidity, humus soil, and sawdust on the film, then at intervals of about 5 cm, place one piece of fresh wood and one piece of fungal wood alternately in the box, fill the gaps with the mixture so that the fresh wood and the fungal bed are in a semi-buried state. Between the fungal wood and the fresh wood, place one seed Gastrodia tuber every 8-10 cm. After planting, spread a 4-6 cm layer of the mixture and cover with plastic film. If two layers of Gastrodia seeds are planted, the fresh wood and fungal wood of the second layer should be placed corresponding to the fresh wood and fungal bed of the first layer.

(3) Management: maintain the temperature at around 22°C. To prevent the mixture from becoming compacted and impermeable to air due to frequent watering caused by rapid water evaporation in box cultivation, insert a pipe 32 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter into each box, from the material surface straight down to the bottom of the box. Each time you water, pour 300-500 ml of water through the pipe opening; the water seeps into the mixture at the bottom and then evaporates upward from the bottom. Shading can keep the mixture consistently moist, loose, and breathable.