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An emerging ginseng plant in a pot. I don’t usually have much luck with these. They are very susceptible to fungus diseases.
Richter’s is a good place to buy ginseng plants and seeds. Harding’s Ginseng Farm is also a good place to buy them, and Larry Harding also has various sizes of rootlets. The seeds and rootlets are best planted in the fall.
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A few photos of the rather large Siberian ginseng bush in my backyard. The plant is not in the Panax genus and is also known as eleuthero. I purchased it from Richters as a small plant. It is quite happy in partial shade. I have not been able to germinate any seeds yet, but it may take a few years. Maybe some passed through the birds and will sprout in other parts of the neighborhood, but people might not recognize it and may declare it a weed.
The root is used medicinally, but it is my only plant and I do not wish to destroy it for the root. I am researching the use of the leaves and berries. If you have any knowledge, please pass it along.
Eatmore T.
Photos of wild sang from my recent trip to Western NC.
I have planted 100′s of seeds and maybe 40 ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) rootlets over the past 3 years. I do not have much to show for my efforts. The plant is fussy, and susceptible to fungus diseases, but I think the biggest problem is that the seeds and roots are tasty to critters. Here are a few that came up this year. I d not know for certain, but I suspect the plant is capable of storing enough energy in its root to survive at least a year without producing leaves in the case of drought.
Eatmore T.
