High benefit of cultivating Gastrodia elata in courtyard

At the beginning: the artificial cultivation of Gastrodia elata has a special law, and the technical level directly affects the yield of Gastrodia elata. Comrade Zhang Youyun of Yunzhou Gastrodia Research Institute in Heze City has studied the cultivation techniques of Gastrodia elata since 1992 from Mr. Xu Jintang, a researcher at the Institute of Medicinal plants of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the father of Gastrodia elata. Over the past ten years, he has explored a set of effective cultivation techniques of Gastrodia elata and accumulated a wealth of practical experience. In order to let more Gastrodia elata enthusiasts learn to master the cultivation techniques of Gastrodia elata, this newspaper has opened a column on "lectures on cultivation techniques of Gastrodia elata" from now on, systematically introducing Zhang Youyun's scientific research achievements.

Whether in urban or rural areas, there are many projects for courtyard economic development, among which planting Gastrodia elata is one of the most suitable projects. It has the following advantages:

First: Gastrodia elata is a degraded orchid plant, it has no roots, no chlorophyll, it grows and propagates by digesting Armillaria mellea, and Armillaria mellea is cultivated by abandoned broad-leaved tree sticks, so it is very rich in resources.

Second, after cultivating the tree stick into a bacterial stick, it can be planted directly in the interior, inside and outside the wall, cellar, basement, air-raid shelter, open shed, etc., and can be planted in earth pits, wooden boxes, plastic boxes, plastic bags, brick ponds, etc. The method is simple and flexible, the area can be large or small, and it does not compete with crops for land.

Third, every winter or early spring planting, then only need to maintain the humidity in the nest, the following winter or spring harvest and planting at the same time, it does not compete with crops for farming time.

Fourth, because Gastrodia elata only absorbs the nutrition of bacterial sticks and does not need to apply any fertilizer, so planting Gastrodia elata does not compete with crops for fertilizer. And the bacterial stick can be used continuously for 2 ~ 3 years.

5. A whole labor force is invested in a total of 30 working days a year, which can grow Gastrodia elata 100 square meters, with an annual income of more than 10000 yuan, which is a good sideline with less investment and high income.

Sixth, as long as there is a strain, it can be cultivated into a bacterial stick; as long as there is a bacterial stick, it is easy to grow into Gastrodia elata, and the technology is very simple.

Seventh, after the successful introduction of several nests of Gastrodia elata, it expands at a rate of more than ten times every year, and a small number of bacteria culture sticks can be purchased every spring. There is no need to buy Gastrodia elata seeds. The part of expanding the area only invests about 1 yuan per square meter every year, which is a good sideline that can benefit from one-time investment for many years.

To sum up, planting Gastrodia elata in the courtyard, not competing with crops for land, fertilizer and farming time, has the advantages of simple technology, convenient management, various forms, more but less, less labor intensity, wide resources, one-off investment and benefits for many years. It is a very good courtyard economic development project and a way for the broad masses of farmers and urban workers to get rich.