In addition, the bamboo stakes are arranged so closely together that the loose shifting sand and mud sometimes smothers them.
業者把竹枝一根根的插在淺灘上，讓蚵苗自行附著成長，由於插枝法的養殖場是在淺灘上，退潮後牡蠣會浮在海水之上，就無法繼續攝食，所以成長緩慢，大約一年才能收成。