Hunting Ginseng

After I get home with my ginseng roots, I like to soak them in water for a bit. Then I fill the sink with water and take an old soft toothbr...

The first thing you need to know is what you are looking for. Here are a few pictures of wild American ginseng plants in various stages of g...

I sold all of my ginseng today. I only had 1 pound and 1 ounce dry but I got $800 a pound so I'm quite happy with that. I spent about 3...

I went today and found another 18 ginseng roots. I say roots because I only found maybe 9 tops and only a couple of those were still standin...

Wow! The price dealers are paying is going up rapidly. Last year I received $365 a pound. This year it is already over $600 and climbing fas...

I guess I'm done digging for the year. My best area yielded a decent amount of roots but overall I didn't do so well. I have a littl...

Well this is the biggest ginseng root I've found so far this year. Still hoping to do better though. This root is also completely dried ...