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Cultivated Ginseng / Re: southside cultivating

« on: December 01, 2016, 10:21:22 PM »

hey Brad,

Thanks for the reply!

I'll forsure keep this thread updated on what i find and how my plants are doing

i think i may be planting another half acre - 3/4 next year it turns out! so ill have around 1/2 east facing hillside and 1/4 south facing. my east facing has some good walnuts growing on it towards the lower portion of the hill. Its at a 35%-40% degree though as well as the southside. i planted 80 2 year old rootlets all over the east side in raised beds and under the shaded south side under the structure. need to send in soil samples still for both hillsides.

i may just start out small and grow it in the next few years! i wanted a cultivated patch though too so i could sell seed and rootlets the first few years

let me know what you think! ill be sure to update on soil tests

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Cultivated Ginseng / southside cultivating

« on: November 21, 2016, 03:39:56 PM »

Hey guys,

Heres the story, i have a ravine that has 1/2 acre north side and 1/2 acre south side.. i currently go to school and live with my parents and they were generous enough to let me plant the north side of the hill with 10lbs seed "wild simulated" as an investment. (i finished planting approx 1 month ago)

i've been diving into other investment ideas and maybe went a little overboard with this idea but hey, i figured id ask you guys who actually know quite a bit..

So with this south sided hillside.....it has about 70% shade when the trees have leaves in summertime. Soil is almost identical to north side, but its warmer than the north and has maybe 10% less shade.. this is common, But what if i put up artificial shade? i posted some pics of a test plot i was going to monitor this upcomming year. (this is mostly the _frame_. im making it out of dead trees and limbs on the ground) I figured if i could block more sunlight, conditions could be favorable. there isnt anything planted yet. i was going to focus on the soil mostly and maybe in the spring purchase some rootlets to test.

since this is a cultivation setup, i intend just to create drainage paths down the slopes Im particularly looking for an answer to this... When the trees lose their leaves, does the seng need the shade as much? i get that underground the soil stays moist with leaves. but the tops dry out around this time correct? so will i need this shade up still well into winter?

I think the struggle will be monitoring the shade since the trees provide 70% already in the summer.. although id rather have more than too little.

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah6/showtime24/IMG_1617_zpse3edbwfg.jpg

i have many more sticks across the supports. Provides pretty good shade with the leaves down!

Thanks!