.
.
The best time to find Ginseng was in the late summer when it went into Berry Mode which made it easier to spot as it looks like so many other green leaf plants, the berries are small, red berries. The plant does grow in clumps of several plants but usually up here in the Mountains it is found on the South side of a Hard wood tree hill side so it gets sun in morning and at night!
.
.
You can walk most of the day in the woods up here and be lucky to find one good sized root, These 3 roots are about 8 to 10 years old, If you can find enough you can sell it for about $100 to $150 dollars a pound, IF you buy it you will pay about $15.00 to $20.00 an OUNCE !!!
.
My father during the depression grew Ginseng in Beds and sold it for extra Income, most of it went to Canada and was shipped overseas!
.
We always carried a small piece of it in our pocket about the size of a Peanut, you would shave off very small pieces of it if you had a sour stomach, headache, I have not carried any of it in many years and only bring this up as I was at the Funeral Home today and was talking to my cousins about it.
.
We have had our second frost and we got about an inch of snow but it has melted and gone. Tomorrow I have to travel back home to play and sing again at the Funeral Home for my Cousin who passed over !
.
Don't Forget, Remember the Vet !!!
.
Everyone stay Healthy and Happy !!! Gary
.
.
.
Posts
1 comment:
In my travels I meet people who can name and locate many plants. Strange as it is to me, more people in the woods up North know more names, uses and locations of plant life. Me? I know pine and oak trees and I can find sassafras to make tea, but that is it.
Our sympathies for your cousin!
Post a Comment