2008 Ginseng Planting Season is almost HERE!!
I am currently accepting your orders for September 2008 delivery of ginseng seeds and roots
2008 Ginseng Planting Season news
August 14, 2008
Once again this year, early interest in seed and roots has been high --very high. With the price of wild ginseng continuing at a high price, I anticipate demand will only continue to increase. The bulk of the seed and root orders hit early to mid September, don't wait til then if you need seeds or roots!
We base our prices on a number of things. First and formost is the price of seed and roots available elsewhere. We try to keep our prices close to the average price you might find elsewhere. Secondly, we can only sell what we have available. We have no trouble selling out. Therefore, as supply goes down, up goes prices. Most of our prices have remained relatively consistent if not the same as last year for the time being. All the bets are off once the digging seasons start and people start buying seed and root in earnest. You need to have your order in our que to lock in your pricing.
All seed and root orders will be filled on a first come first served basis. Don't take a chance on shortages or higher prices again this year, order your seed today!
STRATIFIED AND FLOAT TESTED GINSENG SEEDS ready for
fall planting! This is healthy American Ginseng (Panax
Quinquefolius) seeds. Only healthy seeds that have been float
tested to ensure viability (viable seeds will not float) will be
shipped for planting. Shipping begins in September when the seeds
are finished with their 1-year stratification.
Stratification is the process whereby the green ginseng seeds are
harvested from the plants and then placed in a container and mixed
with clean sand. They are then buried for a full year to continue to
grow inside the seed shell without the danger of being eaten by some
small furry creature while you are waiting for them to show up the
spring after next! After they are cleaned up and disinfected, they
will be packaged to maintain slight moisture (dry ginseng seeds are
DEAD ginseng seeds!).
The seeds will be shipped with full instructions via USPS regular
or priority mail to hold down costs while still providing timely
delivery of these high quality live seeds.
Plant ginseng seeds and roots only in the fall when the
conditions are favorable to promote healthy plants, and coincides
with nature’s own timing.
Ginseng has been used for centuries to promote vitality and
improved health. Medicinally, I personally use the raw root in small
portions about the size of a pencil eraser by simply eating it in
the mornings for increased energy toward the end of the day. I know
its 100% pure and potent American ginseng! This is an advantage you
too can have for yourself if you start your own ginseng ‘patch’.
Wild American ginseng has seen such a growth in demand the past
few years that it has reached over $500 per pound for dried root
in some years! (in fact, in 2007, wild ginseng was bringing about $900 per pound!!) If these seeds were sown in the woods with
correct natural conditions and left alone, they would be ready to
harvest in 5-7 years and would then be considered WILD ROOTS!

WOW! What an
investment!
Another quickly rising use of American ginseng is as a
perennial FLOWER! That’s right! I have one ginseng plant that
had been growing beside my concrete porch in the city for over 9
years! All you have to do to grow ginseng in your flowerbeds is
provide the type conditions that it prefers. Ginseng requires
well-drained soil and 75% shade at the minimum.
See our free
report on growing ginseng at home! Growing
Ginseng At Home
I have planted a whole bed of
ginseng and other woodland botanicals in a flowerbed along the north
side of my house and they LOVED IT! These majestic plants will
certainly be a centerpiece and provide endless interest and envy
from your friends and neighbors as it matures and adds prongs (leaf
sets) from year to year. Ginseng normally grows from 8-15 inches
tall but I have seen areas where plants grow to better than two feet
tall. In the fall, the berry cluster in the center of the deep
emerald colored leaves turn a bright crimson red and are truly
breathtaking! Ginseng can live for many years with the correct
conditions; I routinely find wild roots that are over 25 years old
and roots over 100 years old turn up from time to time.
Here are a few things you should remember about ginseng. There
are about 7000 seeds in a pound. That’s about 435 seeds per ounce.
Ginseng seeds ripen anywhere from the middle of August to the end of
September. This is the time that nature plants ginseng seeds. And
that is the time YOU should plant your seeds and roots also. If
ginseng seeds are taken from stratification too early in the year it
could lead to double dormancy or worse, drying out and death of the
seeds.
I can and do guarantee live delivery. Your success depends
on many things including your skill as a gardener or grower. I only
sell ginseng plants and roots in the fall when it is time to plant
them. Planting at any other time is inviting a disaster.
Remember, I will provide free information on planting and caring
for your plants with your shipment.
We sell seeds with the small growers and hobbyist in mind, we
offer stratified and float tested seeds in quantities of 100 seeds,
2 ounces of seeds, and full pounds of seeds.
Remember, first come, first served
when the seeds and roots are ready in September. ...and there has
been a lot of interest in seeds already this
year.
(Call for prices on orders over 5
pounds)
Attention!
We are sold out of seeds for the fall 2008 season.
Again, thank you all for your business!!
brad
Ginseng Rootlets
If you are looking for a way to get a jumpstart on your ginseng
patch, or your production beds, rootlets are the way to go.
Additionally, by planting rootlets you will be able to bypass what I
consider the most dangerous time for ginseng plants....that first
year.
We offer woods grown ginseng roots for transplant. These are
healthy plants that have made it through the seedling year, and an
additional year in the case of 2-year-olds.
Additionally, we offer a select grade of 1 year old roots that
are grown in raised beds especially for woodland and shade
gardeners. These roots are typically larger, and often more hardy, than their counterparts
grown in the woods. This does not make them any less disirable for
transplanting into the woods, but they are normally larger and
stronger than the average woods grown plant. This makes them ideal
for planting into your shade or woodland garden. There is a
limited supply of these roots!
Emerald Castle Farms normally offers rootlets by 25 and 100 count
for woods grown 1, 2-year-old, and 3-year-old plants, as well as a
limited quantity of Select Grade roots in 10 and 25 count.
FOR THE FALL 2008 SEASON...
We have no 1 or 2 year old woodsgrown roots available. However, we will have a few 3s, and some 4-year old plants. Additionally, we planted extra Select roots to make up for the removal of 1-year woodsgrown rootlets from our fall line up. You will be happy to know that we have drastically cut the price of the Select roots to make this option more affordable.
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