It takes 18 months for a seedling to germinate, and a plant becomes fully mature in years. The Asian marketplace is huge for ginseng, and Kentucky can be an exporter for years to come, but everyone needs to obey the rules and regulations.
Lucio says once roots are obtained by harvesters, they can only sell ginseng to authorized Kentucky ginseng export dealers. All dealers must obtain a license from the Department of Agriculture that allows them to export the product. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Roger read up on the subject. He learned about the plant's value.
He found more patches. But he didn't dig it. Roger felt a need to protect the wild ginseng. His land is prime for ginseng, and poachers are a problem for him, which is why I'm not telling you his last name, or exactly where his farm is. Roger ducks low branches in a dense section of wood. Ferns and other low-growing plants cover the ground. Roger points out a circle of small plants, each made up of just a few stems, or prongs, as they're called. Prongs help determine age and size of the root.
So this here is basically a one, two, three year old plant. In the fall, Roger treks to his known ginseng patches. He picks the bright red seeds, and scatters them in another area of the forest. And that's probably why I've got so many beds.
Ginseng is slow growing; the seed takes eighteen months to germinate, and once it's sprouted, the plant may go dormant for years at a time before growing back. Johnny Childress has been digging and dealing ginseng for nearly fifty years. You don't make a lot of money out of it when you start digging it. Childress says a pound and a half is typically his whole take for a year. You're by yourself, and you enjoy life and nature, and uh, just take your time about it, and get out from the rustle and bustle of everyday life, see.
Childress is a licensed dealer and he follows state law. Don't dig plants with fewer than three prongs. Don't dig before August And leave some seeds behind. He says poachers don't respect the plants. Legal harvest is in the fall the allow for more berries to ripen and allow the seeds to have the best opportunity for future germination. A ginseng seed must go through several cold cycles in order to germinate. This process typically takes a 18 to 24 months in nature. Kentucky regulations state to plant with no tool other than your finger.
The reason for this is a common sense approach to seed planting depth, as the ideal is about to one's first joint on their index finger. Once ginseng produces a seedling, factors such as weather, soil conditions, amount of light, browsing from wildlife, habitat changes, and harvest impact if seedling will live long enough to produce seeds.
Growing mature, marketable ginseng is a many year to decades long commitment. A crop is not grown in one or two seasons like many other plants or animals. When discussing ginseng growth, decades is a better measurement than in years.
One way to measure ginseng maturity is by the number of prongs a plant has. A prong is a set of 5 leaflet clusters with a central stem. Once a plant has more than one prong, you will find forks on the main stem that will lead to the 5 leaflet clusters. The number of these 5 leaflet clusters describe the number of prongs. From seed to mature plant can occur in as little as 7 years in perfect growing conditions in nature, but realistically this cycle takes years or more. When can I harvest ginseng?
Kentucky ginseng harvest season begins September 1 and ends December 1. When can I harvest ginseng on my private property? Only during established legal harvest, under Kentucky regulation. Currently, that is September 1 - December 1 per calendar year. Can I harvest ginseng on my own private property any time of the year?
You can only legally harvest ginseng during established harvest season. This is set under Kentucky regulation. Do I need a permit to dig ginseng? Not currently, on private property, but you should ask permission of the property owner prior to harvesting, if you are not the landowner. You must follow the Kentucky laws for trespassing.
Harvesting on state property, including state parks is not allowed. Harvesting in all federal management areas is not allowed. In the past the exception was for the Daniel Boone National Forest. The Daniel Boone National Forest will not issue ginseng harvest permits for
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