The favorable climate with its ample rain, coupled with the natural protection provided by the mountain range (which reduces the threat of typhoons), have given farmers an easier task than many other bamboo producing regions. Besides weeding and caring for the young shoots, they do not have to worry about irrigation or fertilization of the groves like many farmers on the Chianan Plain do.
竹山境內的竹林，東有中央山脈的「庇護」，又有自然孕育的氣候、土壤，竹農不用擔心隨時襲捲的風災雨害，除最基本的覆土、除草外，毋須費心去施肥、灌溉。因此比起嘉南平原上苦心經營的農民，山裡人臉上自有分怡然自得的神色。