Several key points to note when introducing Gastrodia elata

1. Suitable growing conditions. Gastrodia elata has no roots and no leaves and cannot carry out photosynthesis; it relies on Armillaria mellea to supply nutrients for growth and reproduction. Therefore, the first step in cultivating Gastrodia elata is to produce a certain quantity of high-quality Armillaria mellea-infected wood, and the second step is to purchase Gastrodia elata seeds. And promptly plant them together with the Armillaria mellea-infected wood.

2. Suitable growing range. "Wu X Hong" and "Hong X Wu" hybrid Gastrodia elata have stronger adaptability than traditional vegetatively propagated subcultured Gastrodia elata. Any region where potatoes can be grown is suitable for cultivating it. Its method is as extensive and simple as growing potatoes, and it does not compete with crops for land, fertilizer, or labor.

3. Suitable growing environment. The suitable temperature for Gastrodia elata growth is 10-30°C, the optimum temperature is 20-25°C, the relative air humidity is about 80%, the soil water content is 50%-55%, and the pH value is 5-6, that is, a slightly acidic ecological environment.

4. Suitable growing time. For outdoor cultivation, winter planting (January to January of the following year) or spring planting (March to May). Indoors, in cave dwellings, or in air-raid shelters using the patented technology - the one-step box cultivation method for Gastrodia elata - it can be grown soilless year-round. After sowing, supplemented by artificial temperature control and humidity increase measures, it can be harvested after 180 days of fully enclosed management.

5. Cultivation of Armillaria mellea-infected wood. The growth of Armillaria mellea can be carried out year-round. Generally, 90 days before sowing Gastrodia elata, purchase high-quality Armillaria mellea test-tube mother culture, and through expansion, transplantation, and cultivation, produce Armillaria mellea-infected wood. The process flow is: mother culture (grade 1 spawn) -> stock culture (grade 2 spawn) -> cultivation spawn (grade 3 spawn) -> Armillaria mellea-infected wood (Gastrodia elata growth medium), then purchase hybrid Gastrodia elata seeds and plant them together. It is also possible to purchase high-quality Armillaria mellea cultivation spawn 40 days in advance and directly cultivate the infected wood, because the cultivation of Armillaria mellea-infected wood can be carried out under fully open conditions with no technical difficulty.

6. Product @#@136@#@. The most reliable sales channel for harvested commercial Gastrodia elata is local self-sale, or delivery to the local medicinal materials purchasing department. First-time introducers should inspect the local medicinal materials market conditions and demand on site to avoid economic losses caused by blocked sales.