Posted By: mike mason
Digging Mayapple - 05/09/13 12:07 AM
What is the easiest way to dig mayapple ?
Posted By: ohbuyer II
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/09/13 11:24 AM
small shovel. its pretty easy to dig as it grows close to the surface.if you find it in the right spot, like along a sandy creek bank, all you have to do is pull it out.
Posted By: foxkidd44
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/09/13 11:30 AM
just get on your knees with a roundpoint shovel , start at the edge of the patch and start digging thru the middle..........maypples are not far under the ground usually 2-3 inches. you can dig a bunch in a short time,,,,,just stay at it.
Use a nusuery shovel and slide under the roots and peel like a carpet and then roll and lift....Not sure I can explain so you understand but thats how I do it like a Matt or roll of carpet. Take a LOT to make a pound dried...you'll ned some good fans to circulate and dry proper.
Posted By: don Wolf
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/20/13 06:27 PM
Takes around 3 1/2 lbs. to make a lb. dry. Bobcat is a good idea but;;;;;;
Posted By: wfallsva
Re: Digging Mayapple - 03/06/14 04:40 PM
whats mayapple worth a lb?
Posted By: Kris Myers
Re: Digging Mayapple - 03/28/14 07:28 PM
saw it at $4.00 dry this morning as advertised from my buyer.
Posted By: Ghost323
Re: Digging Mayapple - 03/31/14 02:03 AM
Much of a market for mayapple?
Posted By: Whitebasser
Re: Digging Mayapple - 03/31/14 12:52 PM
Mayapple is up and blooming at my place. When is best stage to dig. Just starting to dig for roots. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance. Jane
Posted By: ohbuyer II
Re: Digging Mayapple - 04/02/14 01:05 PM
I dig when ever the conditions are good.
Posted By: don Wolf
Re: Digging Mayapple - 04/15/14 05:09 AM
I can give 4.00 a dry pound for mayapple.
Posted By: wamp
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/04/14 11:53 PM
Don is there a market for the tops as well as the roots, if so what is the price for the tops
Posted By: don Wolf
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/05/14 04:50 AM
No market on mayapple tops.
When should i start digging for mayapple?
As soon as they sprout? Or should i wait for the fruits to growing? Or inbewteen?
Very vague on this in the previous posts
Okay so i went out n is this mayapple root?
Ik i gotta clean it still but didnt wanna tear up my woods digging up the wrong stuff
Posted By: ohbuyer II
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/20/14 06:47 PM
looks good, getter dryin..
Is the apple edible on a mayapple plant?
Posted By: ohbuyer II
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/20/14 07:31 PM
Posted By: peacekeeper
Re: Digging Mayapple - 05/22/14 09:53 AM
May Apple fruits are only good when fully ripe. They are ready when the plants are turning brown and falling over, usually in August. The fruits will be golden-yellow and a little soft. If you touch a fruit lightly it will fall off the plant into your hand. The raw fruits are OK, but better when prepared as a drink or preserves. By the way, the recipe for May Apple preserves on the Mother Earth News website was first published in Stalking the Wild Asparagus, by Euell Gibbons.