[Fingaz2]

Anyone here growing there own ginseng? I'm trying to get hold of some seeds.
Someone said that canada is the place to look?

[Sheriff Bart]

what species of Panax? P. gisneng? P. quinquefolius? P. trifolius?


root are best old, 5+ years for the best quality
farmed doesnt do as good as the wild
btu the yield is more, but the strength is less
its kind of a delicate plant, doesnt like transport

the seeds i hear are pretty easy, this is one ive been meaning to start but havent had a chance to get any seeds. Being in the midwest next to the state which has the largest ginseng industry in america, ive got the right climate for the buggers
maybe its around you too
https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PANAX

[grimcreeper]

They're hard to grow and it takes a while to get a harvest. THey like growing on the north side slope of a hill. At least the kind in the Appalachians does.

you can get it here: https://seedrack.com/07.html

[happyherb]

in OZ there was a company selling the seedling for it was an easyer method to grow them...maybe add seedings in your search to see what you come up with ? .HH. =]-~

[Lapides]

Originally Posted by Fingaz2

Anyone here growing there own ginseng? I'm trying to get hold of some seeds.
Someone said that canada is the place to look?

Ebay's got 'em. Ebay's got damn near everything. You can even get peyote if you search for the correct name.

[Hydro-Soil]

I'm especially interested in growing Ginseng.

I've been looking into it and Ginger and was wondering if the Ginseng can be grown the same way?

With ginger you have a support structure for the base of the plant and then a section of perlite. Below the perlite is where the hydroton or aeroponics would be at for the root structure. The Rhizomes (The part you harvest and eat) grow in the perlite layer.

Can anyone confirm if this is the same for Ginseng??

[Sheriff Bart]

ginseng develops a large tap root or a corm, not a rhizome!

[Hydro-Soil]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Bart

ginseng develops a large tap root or a corm, not a rhizome!

So perlite then?

[Sheriff Bart]

personally i would just grow it in soil outside where it naturally grows

i dont know how well the root would develop, and given it takes 5+ yrs for root thats worth messing with thats not very pratical in terms of a hydro setup....

[Hydro-Soil]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Bart

personally i would just grow it in soil outside where it naturally grows

i dont know how well the root would develop, and given it takes 5+ yrs for root thats worth messing with thats not very pratical in terms of a hydro setup....

Well, I can think of a couple of reasons, though what you say is pretty true for all root type plants.

1) Roots develop faster in a perlite medium due to the lack of resources being used to push dirt out of the way. Probably won't take 5 years to get a harvestable product. Whether it's mature enough before 5 years is another question.

2) I can rigidly control the nutrients it gets in hydro. I've recently become a contaminant freak, looking to grow all my own chemical and pesticide free food. Hydro nutes represent the cleanest form of nutrition for plants available as everything else is pretty well contaminated from just being in our environment. I'm not even a big fan of organic nutes anymore, unless I grow the raw materials myself and make it myself. This planet is freaking disgusting now.

As for maintaining a hydro setup for a long time? I really don't see an issue unless I run out of water for a few days at some point. (A distinct possibility) Since I plan on running a lot of things hydro in my garden, it will be a danger for all of them, so hey.


All I can do is work with it if I have time. We'll see from there.