Hey Diesel...thx for your great input. Just thought you might appreciate some info. on what I posted the other night. If you check out North Carolina Ginseng and Goldenseal Co. on the web, they have an interesting mention of the toxicity of mountain laurel leaves to ginseng. Actually, a few sites address it. Even though mountain laurel is a positive \"sign\" in growing areas...all of these sites recommend growing ginseng \"above\" the laurel and not below it, or the laurel can be thinned back. Just thought you might be interested. Thx again, Martin