Table 3.

Materials used and environmental conditions of artificial shading facilities.

Item	Specific conditions
Materials	Black shading net, steel pipe, and steel wire were used to construct the shade shed for American ginseng planting
Height	2 m
Construction of shading facilities	A single layer of shading network was adopted to construct the shading facilities
Pot position	In the center of the shade
Light transmittance	18–22%
Temperature	Natural temperature without manual intervention, about 15–25℃
Moisture content	Natural precipitation was utilized during most of the planting process, with occasional artificial watering. Soil moisture content was generally 15–16%, maintained by watering when it was less than 10% and draining when it was higher than 18%
Soil property data	As shown in Table 1

American ginseng is geo-authentic, and the climate of Wendeng area is suitable for its growth.