Anyone dig ginseng?

[bocefus78]

It'll be thick for sure. 26 trees an acre is a good hair cut. Not familiar with the maple borer. It's not the Asian long horned beetle is it? You better get your sang out of there now, you'll not be able to find it for years.

Here's some reading on the maple borer for you How to Identify and Control the Sugar Maple Borer

And yes, I plan on digging it all if its 3+ years old. Either dig it or the skidders will just destroy it is the way I look at it.

 

[ghitch75]

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

That's a nice plant. I love how easy it is to spot them when they turn yellow. It's almost as if they glow! My wife and I have about a pound dried that I am holding on to until prices come up some.

 

[ghitch75]

That's a nice plant. I love how easy it is to spot them when they turn yellow. It's almost as if they glow! My wife and I have about a pound dried that I am holding on to until prices come up some.

i will have close to a pound dried now.......i didn't dig it but i dug the ones down hill from it.......i'll leave it as a seeder....

 

[yetti462]

Any price reports????? I haven't called the buyer yet. I sure miss the 800-900/lb days. Buyer last year said it will be a long time before those prices are seen again. He said the market crashed and all the high dollar root is still sitting over seas. I'm hoping for $550 around the middle of November.

 

[ghitch75]

mine is still drying haven't been to the buyer and i dug some more today.....

 

[Leadeye]

This time of year is an issue for me with seng hunters moving in from the HNF.

 

[ghitch75]

This time of year is an issue for me with seng hunters moving in from the HNF.

can't you get the CO's out to keep them off?........i thought it was against the law to dig root on state/government land?

 

[Leadeye]

can't you get the CO's out to keep them off?........i thought it was against the law to dig root on state/government land?

Very true, the issue is just the land to the north and east of me is over 3000 acres with several access points. I'm sure there are COs out there, but my ground is a long hike from those access points.

 

[yetti462]

This time of year is an issue for me with seng hunters moving in from the HNF.

His knees are dirty, good sign hes been digging sang.

 

[Leadeye]

Usually come up with some on the cameras, one year it was two guys on horses. Those we caught and told to leave.

 

[Small's]

$110 a pound wet and i forget the exact number but it was in the $315-350 dry. Thats in Bloomington

 

[ghitch75]

$110 a pound wet and i forget the exact number but it was in the $315-350 dry. Thats in Bloomington

was that the guy on smithville rd?

 

[yetti462]

^^He's the only show around isn't he? I sure hope $350 is not the going price, might have to sit on it for awhile.

 

[ghitch75]

there was one other on Allen street in bloomington.....some years they buy and some years they don't...

 

[2in1evtime]

Yep dirty knees, soil under finger nails. Ran a man and woman off the farm the other day,and also confiscated what they had dug. just added it to my bunch drying. Trespassers are pretty low in my book.!!

 

[Small's]

Yes smithville rd. Duncan botanical.

 

[bocefus78]

Dug a few more ounces today before the rain. Found a couple really nice old ones...one of which took 15 minutes to dig. It was a double root, and it was intertwined with tree roots. I managed to get it out unbroken.

My plants have turned yellow and finding them is now much easier.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

Has anyone sold yet? Just wondering what it going for. I need to get a hold of a buyer to sell mine. Thanks.

 

[ghitch75]

i called 3 weeks ago and it was 400 at Duncan's.......i'm calling today to see what the price is......time to sell and get Christmas gifts.....