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So much of my life involves ginseng - scouting for habitat, propagating plants, writing articles and books, photographing it, and trying to encourage others to replant suitable woods and harvest ethically.

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Summer is for Ginseng Scouting
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 to Friday, July 04, 2014
I'm in the woods a lot during summer. Yes, I know it's hot and sweaty. There's ticks, snakes and poison ivy to contend with. Still, summer is the best time to look for great ginseng habitat and since I'm all about restoring this wonderful herb to our property, I hike the woods in summer. As of this writing it’s mid-June. Here in the Ozarks, the ginseng plants have green fruit and some still have flowers and no fruit, some have very small fruit and are finished with flowers. The older plants have more berries than the younger ones. All of the berries at this point ...continued...
  • By: Madison  Woods
  • Friday, July 04, 2014, 3:16:00 PM
  • updated: Friday, July 04, 2014 6:21:00 PM

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