Making Sure That the Plants Identified Are Ginseng By Digging Up a Plant, Tasting, and Examining the Root
Making sure that the plants identified are Ginseng by digging up a plant, tasting, and examining the root.
Making sure that the plants identified are Ginseng by digging up a plant, tasting, and examining the root.
Large four-prong Ginseng plant with green berries.
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.
Sam’s First Ginseng Experience at the Farm
Sam Inspects New Spring Growth from Transplanting
Bob Beyfuss dug up this two prong to prove how old it was, and then replanted it.
This month National Geographic has a feature on ginseng emphasizing violence and crime. While theft is an important challenge, the plant faces many other challenges as well. I have written a “top twenty” list explaining 20 of my favorite ginseng factoids. Please read my story on medium here.