Zones 3-8 are appropriate for growing ginseng Ginseng does not grow in the warmer portions of the US and it requires deciduous forest canopy with 70% to 80% shade to grow. These habitat requirements tend to be the most limiting factors of ginseng horticulture.
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Growing ginseng under artificial shade is ideal for people who want to grow ginseng but have no wooded area available. The harvested ginseng root will be smooth and fat, large and heavy, appear cream in color with few concentric growth rings. PLANTING SITE: Select a planting site on gently sloping land (about 6-10 percent slope).
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Growing ginseng using the wild-simulated method will produce ginseng roots that are almost indistinguishable from wild ginseng roots. The Chinese believe that the slower growing wild ginseng root absorb more curative powers from the forest floor, hence, wild ginseng is more prized and more valuable. Of the three approaches to growing ginseng, the wild-simulated method
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