Ginseng advice needed
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09/19/16 05:08 PM
09/19/16 05:08 PM
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Camohoyt340
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Hello. I've got a few questions about ginseng that maybe you more experienced guys can help me with. First off, I've never sold any ginseng. Last week while on vacation, I spent some time hiking the woods. On Wednesday I came across what seems like a decent patch of ginseng. There were numerous plants that had 3-4 prongs. There were a few 2 prongs and also some plants that were very young. I guess they would be called 1-prongs. I ended up digging 3 of the bigger plants and they seemed to have decent roots. My questions are....Should I dig the bigger plants? or leave them until the price of ginseng goes up? There are roughly 20 3-4 prongs. The roots I dug, were from one 4prong and 2 3prongs, and the 3-prongs were bigger than the 4. I'm going to attach the pictures of the roots I dug. Maybe someone could critique my digging and give me some advice on wether to leave it or dig it, and tell me if the roots I dug are the kind of ginseng that buyers like. Thank you in advance for any help. The ginseng I dug has been drying since Wednesday.
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Re: Ginseng advice needed
[Re: Camohoyt340]
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09/20/16 04:55 AM
09/20/16 04:55 AM
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foxkidd44
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my first words of advice would be to check your state laws ...every state has different regs as far as size of plant, amount allowed, liscense requirements etc, whom to sell to, possession etc.
with that being said.....it appears you've found some nice seng and did a pretty good job of digging it..the bigger the seng, the better the price. the 3 and 4 prong plants I would most cert take if state laws permitted, but def leave the 2 prong stuff. although the 2 prong plants sometimes have roots comparable to 3 prong plants........usually there gonna be immature , dry up to nothing, and not legal to dig. here in il we can only dig 3 prong or bigger seng. the choice of wanting to dig now or wait til the market improves is entirely up to you......maybe it'll be better next year.....maybe it wont..
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