How to start ginseng?

Carla Burke

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As a family herbalist, with a burgeoning love of gardening, and deep desire to grow my own perennial herbs, something I've been wanting to learn is how to grow my own ginseng. I live in the woods, so a forest garden is pretty much a no-brainer, because the one thing I know about ginseng's preferred habitat is forest. But, I've not found any, yet (I'm in the Missouri Ozarks, so not impossible). I *could* also do it as a tree guild member, but I really want to start it and let it naturalize on our acreage. But, I have no idea where to start with it. Thoughts?

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Johnny’s sells seeds. They need stratification, or fall planting. A few seeds are expensive, but buying a bulk bag isn’t much more. We bought a big bag and planted anywhere we thought it had a chance. Hasn’t been long enough to know if it worked.

It’s picky about soil and light—they grow where it’s so shaded almost nothing else grows. Northern or eastern slopes. Often the same areas that fiddle head ferns grow.

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