TOPIC: Last Planting & Hopes

Guys I will be going out tomorrow the Lords will and planting my last seed for the year.I will be planting in a area where their is a clift line that holds alot of shade up to 150 foot below the bottom,the clift line is approximatly 5 to 600 ft across with a couple braking points.It is moist but not to moist,moss loves the area and ginseng tops will out last in an area like this by up to 3 weeks on any dry year and longer in good harvest times.I once had a disussion with Tn Hunter in 2010 concerning areas like this on a topic when I had a good harvest after everyone elses seng had fallen.

This area I found looking from one top of a mountian over to another one.After studying and figuring away to get to this area ( it was not easy,no direct/easy accsess ) I made the journey their.Once their I quickly realised that all the companions where their but ginseng was scarce however for reasons,sevral in fact I do not think that the ginseng was absent because of harvest from another digger,but that it just has never had a good start their.What ginseng was their was healthy but not to old and sevral other good money roots where their very large and plentyful but not harvested,also the ground has been untravled in any abundance for along time the best that I could tell.In my opinion I just think that this is one of those spots where us older diggers say it should be here in abundance (you guys know the feeling you get)

Here is my Hope - I hope that after i use my phillips head scredriver and make app: 2000 1/2 to 3/4 inch holes to drop seed into then gently push the hole together and after broadcasting about that many more seed that next season their will be many little babys growing their.I will se how they do and after if all is well I will transplant some old bigger roots in and around the newbies.

I will leave the seed entirely on its on,I will never do any thing else to help them they are on their on as soon as I plant the seed.If they grow in about 10 years Caleb will have alot of fun,if they do not grow then it will sure be fun planting and being in Gods great country,I truely love those Mountians,and this is a little hidden spot that cant be seen from the roadways,you got to get very lucky as I did and then you got to know what to look for tofind it.

Billy.

Sounds like fun. Best of luck with that Billy.

Sounds like a great location, Billy. If you don't own the land, do you have any ideas that other's may find it? I hope that you are keeping maps of all this!

Hey Billy,

Good to hear from you friend.

I did all of my planting in the fall this year (October - planted 3 lbs) and have not done any more since then.

I keep telling Cole that he will probably end up digging most of it anyway and getting him to help me plant and fertilize so he will know where it is.

Like you - it would not bother me much at all not to get to harvest - as long as Cole has a chance to.

If you ever get a chance to visit that spot and take a picture - I would sure love to see it. I have a picture in my mind but I expect the real thing would be much better.

Hope every seed you poke in the ground there does well !

TNhunter

Billy,
Sure sounds like a great place you're planting and I hope it does well. It makes me wishing I had some seed to plant but I'll wait until this fall. My youngest son bought 70 acres of mountain land in which the timber had been cut 2 years ago( not too hard ). So needless to say I've been looking it over for some good planting sights. A lot of ground facing north and northeast, elevation at about 1400 feet. See a lot of work ahead of me.

rootman

B-Castle Thank you buddy

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Tn-hunter as always it is good to talk to you my friend.I came by once in awhile and read about your plantings and sevral of the other guys also.I hope that all of the work that everyone is doing realy pays off.

My greatest hope is that by introducing so much seed into so many different areas and states by all of the different ginseng hunters that we know that the reward is actualy above all that we exspect and will see in our own time.I often thought of the makers master plan,how that he produced every herb yeilding its seed to reproduce and continue its life span over througout the generations.Due to thee need,and desire of the roots sometimes they are over dug,that is where reading about all of the planting that everyone is doing blesses me so much.Just to know that we are all doing a small part to restore.In the years that our ginseng grows,nature will move in and take its course,many seed will be consumed and carryed away by turkeys,deer,fowl and then redistributed through the drought to drop seed in areas that we may not have even walked,and then seedlings will grow,over time many,many areas will be populated by the seed that we have planted.Every season now i buy extra seed and cast them in the way,in areas that I never plan to dig even ruff places that I find in journeys,they will soon be to ruff for me to return there,big rock ledges etc.

It makes my heart glad to think of it this way that maybe Cole and Caleb will stand one day and have fond memories in there hearts after we have gone the way of life.

Tn: I look forward to seeing your photos this season and many others I also hope that the 5-prong comes up for you and is a big pretty 5 fork with a tea cup of berries When I go back to see how the seeds have done I will photo the area for you and post the photos with some exsplanation with them as to what i like about the area.

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Whitjr Thanks man I to am confident in the location It is public land and there is a good chance that a person who enjoys the Mountians as well as we do may find the ginseng in the future years before actual harvest time should come,but it want be by the spot digger that wants to just jump out of the vehicle and dig etc It would take a dedicated Hunter and one willing to travel the old fashon way to find it,it lays behind another ridge,But if a good old digger finds it I can just imagine the look on his face as he begins to thank God for such a bountiful harvest after all the Father has blessed me so many times that I can not loose and many many times I have stood and thanked him for the bountiful harvest that I never sowed,yet I reaped.To me to begin,to end and all that we are blessed with through out the start and finish even is all apart of the life and times he gives us.I hope that Caleb and L.Bill one day see this harvest,but if not I hope they remember the adventure of it.I do have the spot memorised.

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Rootman !! A lot of ground facing north and northeast, elevation at about 1400 feet !! Now that sounds good realy good and I know that you are looking forward to that g/l with all of it also,

Billy.

Billy your music inspires me. I couldn't help but to post this link below on your thread. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. I knew she was good, but this is amazing. Always love to hear VG play guitar too.

www.examiner.com/church-of-christ-in-det...ood-vince-gill-video

Latt

Thanks Latt that was great man she can realy sing I sure do like o Vinces voice and guitar as well...