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Post by coppice on Jan 10, 2011 10:49:39 GMT -5
Ginseng! gets lots of press when dried prices are high. Foraging is becoming reestricted in some states as stocks are reduced.
If I'm promoting anything here it is to seed undeveloped areas with readily available seed. And to remember this herb when-if you set up grape trellis.
It grows well underneath grape arbors. Likes being mulched. A-n-d if you can tell it apart from virginia creeper or poison oak, it tolerates being weeded.
You might never live long enough to harvest it, but somebody will.
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Post by coppice on Jan 27, 2011 6:58:25 GMT -5
Ginseng does make an insignificant flower, sets berry, dig root after berry sets. Likes filtered shade of established wood lots.
I really can not stress too much at how attractive and suited ginseng is as an understory planting under grape trellis.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2011 20:17:59 GMT -5
I just plant mine in the woods. Have been purchasing seed to plant for awhile. Mine is now at a size I can start harvesting my own seed. It definitely is becoming rare in the wild. Don't have the heart to dig it. Lol
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Post by coppice on Feb 8, 2011 10:30:35 GMT -5
Rusty, Ginseng clearly likes its shade. In NH I planted both in mixed hard/softwood settings and under grape arbors. Based on my trials it did about as well in either setting.
Just defer harvest untill after it sets seed.
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