Taking advantage of Taiwan's warm and humid climate, Chou further stimulated the growth of bamboo shoots by placing weeds around the roots of the bamboo as a soil enricher and covering them with chemical fertilizer.
竹筍性喜濕熱，如果有較高的熱度、較潮濕的土壤，就可以增加竹筍的產量。根據這個道理，周重義把雜草收集成堆肥，覆蓋在竹筍的根部，然後再施加一般化學肥料。