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General Ginseng Discussion / Re: threats

« on: August 10, 2015, 11:20:12 PM »

Thanks for your posts.  I am going to get in touch with my CO.  It just makes me nervous to let anyone know what I have, including the Warden.  The more attention, the more people will find out about the quantity of seng I have.  Most people are honest and wouldn't do such a thing but it only takes one bad apple.  At least I will have all of my hidden places scattered throughout my county.  They are on the deepest hollows and steepest inclines I could find. Even though it will be difficult to harvest, most people wouldn't look twice. 

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General Ginseng Discussion / threats

« on: August 10, 2015, 06:02:08 PM »

Hello everyone,  I just want to tell you a story.   

Last year someone got into a choice patch of mine and dug at least 300 20+ year old plants.  This patch was close to my house and consisted of plants that I transplanted in 2004.  At that time, every one of them were over 10 year old roots.  They were my seed producers.  Once I started buying seeds, I would blend them with seed bought online.  I had waited to top them due to the berries not being ripe yet. I did get some pictures of my neighbors but none with them having a bag of seng in their hands or any digging tools.  Of course I was very angry so handling it improperly, I knocked on their door and confronted them.  After they explained to me how they were just looking for a lost dog, I told them I was getting the police involved.  Stupidly I did not follow through with this.  I figured there really wasn't any proof of theft, just trespassing.  In Indiana, nothing really happens for that on the first go around but I put myself one step back by not reporting it.  Anyway....this incident was last August.  Last week, my thieving neighbor told another neighbor that he is going to shoot me off of my deck!!!!!  He also said he was the one that stole my seng and doesn't care about my no trespassing signs "because woods are woods". Can you believe that?  I talked to the police about this with no results to come from it except for "the next time.....".  To them the threat was "hear say".

Have you ever dealt with an issue like this?

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Wild Simulated Ginseng / Re: clipping tops

« on: June 01, 2015, 05:53:26 AM »

Thanks for the reply Brad.  Hopefully the roots of the seng that the deer have feasted on won't die off.  Mid May is all the growth they got before becoming salad.

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Wild Simulated Ginseng / clipping tops

« on: May 31, 2015, 09:57:25 AM »

I have over an acre in wild sim.  Last year I clipped the tops after berry collection.  There were a couple hundred that I waited longer because the berries were not ripe.  Then I was poached.  Every plant that I left unclipped was dug. This year I have intentions to clip again forgoing the seed collection.  The deer have been helping me with this already.  My question is, will clipping the top too early be bad for the root (no photosynthesis)?  I don't mean the seed stem.  I mean the whole top.  I'm sure next years growth bud is established but am still worried this could be bad.

Any words of wisdom are greatly appreciated.  Hope everybody's having a great year.

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Wild Simulated Ginseng / Re: ginseng thieves!

« on: October 05, 2014, 03:07:38 PM »

I'm going to have an entire surveilance setup before next season.  I will catch them.  Hopefully, the law is harsh on them.  It just seems like a person tresspassing or even stealing, won't be punished.  There is too many things that trump stealing.  Things that make our county money come before a theft stakeout.  Nothing against our enforcement but it sure makes a person feel taken advantage of.

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Wild Simulated Ginseng / ginseng thieves!

« on: October 05, 2014, 06:34:11 AM »

I own 7 acres of which I grow ginseng on 2 acres and check it everyday.  On 9/17 I clipped most of my plants to dry for tea.  The only plants I left were about 65 wild/choice plants that I've been stewarding since '05 and a few that I missed during my clipping harvest.  My choice plants still had some berries and were not quite ready to clip.  The desicion to leave those choice plants bit me. On 9/26 I was going to harvest the berries and clip the plants but someone had beat me to it!  This was within 80 yards of my house!  Nothing, I mean NOTHING, is sacred anymore.  People have no conscience when it comes to robbing you.

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Market / Re: current IN prices

« on: September 20, 2014, 09:24:22 PM »

Update.
My 2 buyers differ in price a little.
1) $550/dry $145/wet
2) $525/dry $150/wet

Also, one of them has stated that the Chinese market is slow and the won't be buying much this year. Do any of you know if this is accurate?

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Market / Re: current IN prices

« on: September 12, 2014, 10:43:54 PM »

Well, I was just checking out Deak's prices.  He hasn't updated since 09/04.  I guess my statement of him updating daily wasn't accurate. Don't you hate it when that happens.  That's like taking someone to a great fishing hole that you've bragged up and not catching anything.

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Wild Ginseng / Re: New to hobby Questions

« on: September 08, 2014, 10:38:42 PM »

That has been on my mind for years. I've not seen it in my area (IN) but Billy Taylor is known for paying extra for good roots. On his website he actually has a contest. He is in Kentucky.

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Market / Re: current IN prices

« on: September 07, 2014, 08:57:48 PM »

Thanks for the welcome.  I'm about an hour from Indy.  I sell to a couple of dealers but the one giving best prices is in Staunton, IN. Deaks Fur is the name of the place.  Real nice guy and pleasant to deal with.  There is a website.  It is on the net and he updates his prices every day. 

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General Ginseng Discussion / Re: Planting roots

« on: September 07, 2014, 08:51:06 PM »

Thanks for the reply.  It has been something that's been in the back of my mind for awhile.

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Market / current IN prices

« on: September 06, 2014, 10:58:52 PM »

$500 for dry and $135 for wet.  This is the best opening dry prices I've seen.  It usually opens at around $350/dry.  Hopefully it just keeps going up.

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General Ginseng Discussion / Planting roots

« on: September 06, 2014, 10:47:44 PM »

Hello all,  just registered to this site.  Been at the whole ginseng obsession for about 20 years, (I think my lady is actually jealous of a plant  haha).  I have being planting wild sim beds for the last couple of years.  Thoughts about buying some rootlets are crossing my mind but I want to keep the wild simulated classification.  Will ginseng beds started from rootlets still have this classification?  Any thoughts?