The most accurate method for digging winter bamboo shoots to find bamboo roots is as follows:
The first method is the sweeping digging method: the disadvantage of this method is that it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the advantage is that it can also help the bamboo pine trees. Fertilize the soil. The method is to plow the bamboo forest carefully and deeply along the bamboo roots to a depth of 40 cm. When plowing the soil, if you encounter winter bamboo shoots, dig them out at once and apply farmyard manure at the same time.
The second method is to dig out bamboo shoots by turning over the soil along the bamboo whip: select a mother bamboo with a bamboo age of 3 to 4 years, thick branches and leaves, dark green leaves with a few yellow leaves, and use a hoe to dig out bamboo shoots. Dig shallowly at the roots until you find yellow or brown bamboo whips. Dig along the bamboo whips until you reach the point where the bamboo whips extend underground, and you will find the bamboo shoots.
If you can see green bamboo roots floating on the ground 3 to 4 meters around the bamboo, you can use a hoe to gently dig along both sides of the bamboo roots. There will be bamboo shoots under 5 cm.
The third method is to dig holes for bamboo shoots: around the bamboo, if the surface soil is found to be loose or cracked, and the cracks extend from a center to all sides, and the soil is soft when stepped on, there must be winter bamboo shoots here. You only need to dig it gently to get the bamboo shoots. But it should be noted that if the crack extends forward like a long dragon and reaches 1 meter, then there is no need to dig, it must be new bamboo roots.
As the saying goes: It is easy to dig bamboo shoots but difficult to find them. To dig bamboo shoots, you must first find bamboo shoots. The main method is to look around. Look at the bamboo forest and its age. The bamboos are growing tall and healthy, with lush branches and leaves. The bamboo leaves are dark green. The darker the bamboo leaves, the more bamboo shoots there are. Look at the age of the bamboo. Young bamboo will not grow bamboo shoots. Yes, the leaves and stems of tender bamboo are lighter in color.
Look for bamboos that are more than two years old and less than four years old. The bamboo leaves are dark and dark green with clear leaf texture. Secondly, look at the male and female bamboos. The first long branch of the bamboo is a double branch, and a female bamboo has a single branch. It is a male bamboo. The winter shoots of female bamboo are many and large, while the winter shoots of male bamboo are few and small. Thirdly, look at the cracks in the soil. If you see any soil on the surface that is slightly raised, loose or cracked, it will definitely feel soft when you step on it lightly with your feet. There are winter bamboo shoots below.