Harvest Bamboo According Moon Phase
Unlike a tree, harvesting bamboo does not kill the “tree”. Bamboo is not a tree at all, it is a giant grass. By harvesting bamboo each year, the clump is strengthened and the quality of future yield is enhanced. To increase the longevity of the bamboo, the traditional ancestral bamboo method of only harvesting during the perfect moon phase days and optimal hours of the day was used. It is critical to time the bamboo harvest so that the sugar content is at its lowest. Harvested bamboo has a low sugar content, making it less appealing to pests and fungi.