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TOPIC: Update on ginseng prices?

Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15437

I used a rule this year that I would not dig anything smaller than my thumb. With one exception and that was if the plant was 40-50 years old and was in bad soil and not going to get much bigger I took it. Anything smaller went back in the ground and if I had a dollar for every top I broke off to keep people from digging small plants I'd be have a BIG pile of dough. I only ended up with 3 pounds but it is a very very nice three pounds and I am really proud of how it looks laying in the box. Hope the price keeps going up because this is just to nice a seng to sell this low.

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15445

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Big lizard, would be great if you can share some photos of your roots :)

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15447

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I used a rule this year that I would not dig anything smaller than my thumb. With one exception and that was if the plant was 40-50 years old and was in bad soil and not going to get much bigger I took it. Anything smaller went back in the ground and if I had a dollar for every top I broke off to keep people from digging small plants I'd be have a BIG pile of dough. I only ended up with 3 pounds but it is a very very nice three pounds and I am really proud of how it looks laying in the box. Hope the price keeps going up because this is just to nice a seng to sell this low.


Thats the way you dig. If you are in Ohio, I'd certainly like to take a look at your lot and make you an offer.

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15449



Here are a few good ones. I put my seng in a large box and afraid if I dig more out I'm going to break some. Most my seng is at lest half this size. These roots are totally dry.
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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15450

If it all looks like that, you have a select lot. I don't see many of those...

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15452

They are pretty select. But as I said they were selected in the woods and not from a big pile with small root sorted out. I am amazed at how some roots shrink a lot and some not so much. I can tell you where some on here say it takes 150-200 roots to make a pound I would guess that I was around 80 to 100 roots (maybe less) to make my pounds if that is any indication. I think we would have a distance problem as I am just above Marietta and you are from the North country.

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15453

I'll shoot you an email. I get down that way to buy ginseng pretty regularly.

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15457

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Woah...these are nice looking roots. I'm sure your buyer will be happy to see your lot.

And aren't these the the type of roots we all love to see :-)

Long neck, good size, bulby, root hair, nice color and texture. I wonder how it taste...

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15459

BigLizard- give me a call 740-252-6947

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Re:Update on ginseng prices? 13 years 3 weeks ago #15460

Thanks Kman, Haven't tasted any yet. These might be a little too big and pretty to eat.But if the price don't keep going up I may have to.lol

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