Digging the winter bamboo shoots:

1. The soil with cracks at both ends of the green edge, chasing back at the broken edge.

2. Phyllostachys pubescens can be divided into so-called "male" and "female". If the first node of mature Phyllostachys pubescens branches into pairs and grows symmetrically, it is a female bamboo with bamboo shoots around it. If the first section is a single branch, it is a male bamboo without bamboo shoots.

3. I saw that the leaves appeared about five centimeters, and the leaves were blue and slightly yellow, and then the shovel dug down slightly.

4. There are generally older winter bamboo shoots near the tender bamboo that has just grown.

5. The direction of the extension of the last bamboo branch of the bamboo plant is roughly parallel to the direction of the bamboo whip. Observing the ground along this direction, wherever there is a slight uplift, looseness and cracking of the soil block on the ground, it is a sign of bamboo shoots if you lightly step on it.

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Professional methods of digging winter bamboo shoots:

1. Choose the right bamboo. When you go to the bamboo forest to send winter bamboo shoots, you must choose the right bamboo. Those fresh bamboos that don't grow for a long time will not grow winter bamboo shoots. The biggest feature of fresh and tender bamboos is that the surface color is relatively light. Bamboo that grows for more than two years has a greener surface. Generally, bamboo that grows for two to four years has the greatest chance of growing winter bamboo shoots.

2. Look at the soil quality. If you want to dig the winter bamboo shoots successfully, you must look at the soil quality. It is best to choose the area where the soil quality is soft and uplifted, because the direction in which the bamboo branches in the bottom wall of bamboo extend is similar to that of the bamboo whip. As long as you look along this direction, you can see the places where the soil is loose and uplifted. These are the manifestations of bamboo shoots underground, and it is particularly possible to see winter bamboo shoots after digging.

3. Search by machine. If you want to dig winter bamboo shoots smoothly, you can also use special tools. Now there is a special winter bamboo shoot detector, which can be easily detected in the mountains, so you can know where winter bamboo shoots can be dug underground, which can save a lot of effort and greatly increase the number of winter bamboo shoots dug.

4. Selection of winter bamboo shoots. Not all bamboo shoots can be dug. Only those bamboo shoots with two sharp ends bent in the middle can be dug out as winter bamboo shoots. Those bamboo shoots with thin top and thick bottom can grow new bamboo in the coming year, which is not suitable for heavy digging in winter. In addition, those aged bamboo shoots with thin base or cracked shell are also winter bamboo shoots that can be dug out. After removing the shell, their meat quality is still particularly fresh and tender.

China Green Times-Professor Jin Aiwu, a farmer.