Very nice. I like the responsible harvesting theme. Good description of the plant. What is the reason you squeeze the berry? Is it to separate the seeds?
Great video. I didn't know that ginseng grew so well in the Ozarks. I will have to check that out. I have several patches back in West Virginia where I planted stratified seeds ordered online more than 10 years ago. Will be checking on those soon.
The section between the stem and the root is called the neck and the number of rings is the number of times it's had a successful growth season. Aging the plant is impossible and the size and number of prongs have absolutely NOTHING to do with the size or age of the root...anyone who says different is a liar...I've been doing it for 40+yrs
Wolverine2050652. A hordacultralist that plant's it an watches it over a period of time and then counts the rings are going to get a GOOD idea of the age of THAT particular plant... BUT, BUT, BUT!!! I Agree with your findings of Not knowing an exact Age in the Wild or Naturally grown sang , conditions in certain areas, effects the way it grows and at what rate it will mature or be harvest ready . I'm in agreement with you, unless/until otherwise proven to be differently!
timothy longmore Yeah I thought the same thing. Upstate were I go by Hunter mountain the ginseng is no where as big as down south. Some of these videos the ginseng is huge.
Well if you dig a root then yeah ill put the berries in around the host plant but if your talking as in just johnny appleseeding the berries you come across then no as mother nature can do this task far far better than I could ever have done.
Great and informative video! Thanks for being so enthusiastic on the sustainable harvest of this herb. It's sad so many folks are unconcerned. What were the other herbs you mentioned that grows around ginseng?
If you're in MO I think that ginger is "wild ginger" (Asarum canadense). It looks like ginger, tastes like ginger, and quacks like ginger, but it's unrelated. I could be wrong, I'm no expert, but I did a lot of research on it a couple of years back when I found some in the Ozarks. It makes an amazing syrup reduction and then you can candy the leftover rhizomes which also tastes great. But, wikipedia says it can contain an unknown concentration of aristolochic acid so your mileage may vary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum_canadense Good video, thanks for the info.
We love our wild Wisconsin Shang.
Wonderful video man and great info. Thank you.
we don't have it here in the north but it's interesting to see how to harvest it, thanks!
Very nice. I like the responsible harvesting theme. Good description of the plant. What is the reason you squeeze the berry? Is it to separate the seeds?
Great video. I didn't know that ginseng grew so well in the Ozarks. I will have to check that out. I have several patches back in West Virginia where I planted stratified seeds ordered online more than 10 years ago. Will be checking on those soon.
Nice video, thank you
Cool ! Very good info .
Thanks for the video and information on how to tell the age and when it is good to harvest the plant I didn't know any of that
Thank you! What a great video
The section between the stem and the root is called the neck and the number of rings is the number of times it's had a successful growth season. Aging the plant is impossible and the size and number of prongs have absolutely NOTHING to do with the size or age of the root...anyone who says different is a liar...I've been doing it for 40+yrs
Wolverine2050652. A hordacultralist that plant's it an watches it over a period of time and then counts the rings are going to get a GOOD idea of the age of THAT particular plant... BUT, BUT, BUT!!! I Agree with your findings of Not knowing an exact Age in the Wild or Naturally grown sang , conditions in certain areas, effects the way it grows and at what rate it will mature or be harvest ready . I'm in agreement with you, unless/until otherwise proven to be differently!
Great Vid . Instructional and educational. Thumbs up!
Its called the neck
How do you keep the deer and other animals from eating the plants before you can harvest them?
Ya'll don't take them seeds from the small plants and replant? You guys in the south have huge ginseng compared to NY
timothy longmore Yeah I thought the same thing. Upstate were I go by Hunter mountain the ginseng is no where as big as down south. Some of these videos the ginseng is huge.
Well if you dig a root then yeah ill put the berries in around the host plant but if your talking as in just johnny appleseeding the berries you come across then no as mother nature can do this task far far better than I could ever have done.
Does this ginseng grow in Oregon
no
Thank you, how about a video on how to prepare the root for consumption
Great and informative video! Thanks for being so enthusiastic on the sustainable harvest of this herb. It's sad so many folks are unconcerned. What were the other herbs you mentioned that grows around ginseng?
If you're in MO I think that ginger is "wild ginger" (Asarum canadense). It looks like ginger, tastes like ginger, and quacks like ginger, but it's unrelated. I could be wrong, I'm no expert, but I did a lot of research on it a couple of years back when I found some in the Ozarks. It makes an amazing syrup reduction and then you can candy the leftover rhizomes which also tastes great. But, wikipedia says it can contain an unknown concentration of aristolochic acid so your mileage may vary. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum_canadense
Good video, thanks for the info.
Ginseng wont ever Grow twice AT the exact same place so dont harvest young plants
Yeah it will. cultivated ginseng won't grow in the same field , but wild does. The little ones pop up right under the mama.