TOPIC: Seed Bed Roots

Guys I will be selling some seed bed roots this season as I did with TNhunter last year and they will be very good producing tops completly wild aged and mature roots you can follow the work I do with that this season at this link,

www.taylorsginseng.com/SeedBedRoots.html

Billy.

Count me in billy, I would like some for diversity in my beds. Just let me know a price and ill let you know how many I would like.

Hillhopper

You got it Hillhopper I will e-mail you when it is time.

Billy.

Bill

Are you sale'n 1,2,3 yr olds?

FTB - I do not sell young ginseng

As a wild ginseng dealer the law for digging in the State of Ky is that a ginseng root must be at least 5 years old before harvesting the root and have at least three prongs.

A rule that I disagree with to me the root should have at leaset 7 scares before being dug in the wild and at least three prongs.

I actualy do not dig ginseng that is less than 7 years olf myself some of the diggers that bring me seng through the season will bring ginseng that is 5 years old.I am a very strict buyer all of the guys that bring me seng know to dig it right and also to leave the little seng because I will not buy it.

Have you tryd the rootlets here at wildgrown I planted a couple pounds of Mikes seed and I am very happy with the amount of seed that did come up at least 70 percent So I would recomend seed and rootlets from this site.

If you ever want to plant some old mature wild roots already established I am good to talk to but the little seng is not my area.

Thanks for asking this FTB

I hope you get some very good beds going and that it grows good for you.I am a blessed in my area it is so good for ginseng to grow that I do not have to do anyhting but replant the seed wild and as I have learned this year stratified as well.

Billy.

I would be interested in a few wild roots as well. Thanks Billy

mhowa

Thanks for the reply Bill...

Being new at the growing thing,I don't want to kill 5 yr olds .I was thinking to get a bed of 3yrs olds and seeds going.Then if that works I'd have 1yr,4yrs and seed beds.If all goes well Then i'd be looking for good stock for seed...I'm worried about the doing 3 yr olds now.

Thanks again....Frank

Hey Billy,

I wish you good luck on helping others getting some of your excellent seed bed roots.

I just now looked up that youtube vid that you did where you showed collecting two of those big roots for me.

Every time I watch that video, my cheeks hurt from smiling so much



I would also like to say that you got me 5 very nice roots, they were cared for well and I planted them immediatly after they arrived and all 5 sent up tops this spring and have absolutely wonderful berry pods on now full of green berries.

If/when I do get around to making another seed producing bed I will sure be checking back with you for more roots.

Example below of one of the berry pods from root that Billy provided. I took this pic on 7/15/2011.

Those KY Mountain roots have tops with extra long berry stems. I love that.

TNhunter

FTB,

It is fairly common for various suppliers to sell 3 year old rootlets and they could sure be used to get some plants in the ground that should start producing seed soon.

Several folks on here have done that and have had good results.

What Billy is offering is in a completely different league though.

He is offering aged/mature wild seng roots.

Something that you might consider doing is buying some of those 3 year old roots and establish a seed producing bed planting and get some of Billy's aged/mature wild seng roots and mix them in with your 3 year olds.

What should happen is cross pollination and genetic diversity producing much better results than you would have had with the 3 year old rootlets alone.

When I established my seed producing bed I collected wild roots of mature plants from my County (3 different areas, some 10-15 miles apart) and then I got 5 roots from Billy and mixed those in right down the center of my seed producing bed.

Here is a pic of the full bed that I took back on 6/24/2011.

TNhunter

mhowa - I will post on the 1st link of this thread above when some of these roots are avaliable or you can e-mail me to talk and let me know what you want ahead and I will let you no when there ready.

FTB - your welcome

Tnhunter - Thanks alot I am so happy that you got those roots and I hope that they mix in and cause the average of your tops to grow high and stand out the way you like them to.I also appreciate your confidence.

Billy.