A new method of planting Poria cocos

1. Select the target

The trees left behind after pine felling can be used to cultivate Poria cocos with a diameter of more than 16 cm. Generally use the tree trees cut down in the autumn of the previous year or the spring of the same year, requiring that the bark does not fall off, the wood is not eaten by insects and ants, and does not decay.

2. Peeling

In March-June or the winter of the first year, root out the weeds within 1 meter around the pine, cut off most of the bark on the tree stump, leaving only 4 equally spaced 1-finger-wide bark, and the branch roots more than 3 cm in diameter also cut off most of the bark, leaving only one piece of bark connected to the bark left by the tree so that it can be transmitted to the bacteria.

3. Dig the ground

Dig the soil within 1 meter around the tree tree, more than 40 cm deep, pick up miscellaneous grass roots and stones, make the main root and lateral root of the tree tree exposed to the ground, and cut off the branch roots less than 3 cm in diameter. The branch root left behind was cut off at 0.7 m-1 m to prevent the bacteria from spreading outward.

4. Seeding

Sprinkle anti-termites powder around the roots of the tree, cover it with a thin layer of soil, and then pick up the bacteria. There are two methods of inoculation: ① high stake inoculation method: if the pine tree is taller, saw a 10 cm deep gap near the root of the tree stem, place the strain wood chips tightly in the gap, tie them tightly, and wrap the back cover soil with wet papyrus. ② dwarf pile inoculation method: suitable for dwarf trees, cut off the bark on the side of the thick root, and dry a piece of pine wood (10 cm in diameter, 80 cm in length, leaving a piece of bark with a finger width, and the rest peeled to the xylem) and lean against it, then put the strain wood chips close to the bark of the thick root and on the pine section, cover with pine chips and press tightly. Where the pine is thick, there are 3-4 seed points.

5. Cover with soil

After inoculation, the covered soil was 4-7 cm thick and piled into steamed bread. After inoculation, pile the soil 4-7 cm above the inoculation site, and the top of the tree is exposed to the ground. A good ditch should be opened all around, and a circle of termite powder should be sprinkled on both sides of the ditch.

6. Management

Ten days after inoculation, the mycelium has begun to grow into the tree stump, at this time should check whether on the bacteria, not on the bacteria should be timely supplementary inoculation. The main pest of Poria cocos is termites, which often eat the pine wood hollow. Prevention and control methods: often open part of the cellar in the Poria cocos planting land to check whether there is an ant road in the cellar. Once found, termites should be sprayed on termites in time to bring them back to the nest to infect each other and die of poisoning.

7. Harvest

60 days after inoculation began to knot, with the expansion of Poria cocos, soil cracks, at this time to cover the thin soil to protect Ling. After 9 months, it can be dug, big and small when digging, and another batch of fresh cocos can be collected 4-5 months after covering the soil. The fresh cocos of trees with a diameter of more than 20 cm can be collected for about 7.5 kg, which can be picked continuously for 2 years.

8. Processing

Pile fresh Poria cocos indoors, cover them with straw and sweat for 5-6 days, then spread them out for 1-2 days. After stacking it with straw for 5-6 days, peel it, steam it in a steamer and steam it through the heart, or boil it with water until it is through the heart (change the water 3-4 times when cooking, and change when the water turns black). Take out and cut into 4 cm × 4 cm × 0.5 cm squares with a sharp knife. Then put the white pieces and red pieces in the bamboo mat or bamboo sieve, cover with a piece of white paper and dry in the sun. In case of cloudy and rainy days, it can be dried by charcoal fire (not by open fire).