Product Description

Wild American ginseng has been gathered and shipped from America to Asia for medicinal use since the early 1700s. Some people like its stimulating effects while others use it for various purposes including improvement in thinking, speeding reaction time, boosting resistance to viral infections, increasing resistance to the effects of stress, improving circulation and preventing disease. The native habitat of ginseng is the open, broad-leaved woodlands in hilly areas. American ginseng occurs in an area around the great lakes from Quebec and Manitoba south to northern Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas. Most commercial production occurs in areas that experience a continental-type climate with cold winters and dry summers. This climate ensures that the plant experiences sufficient winter chilling to allow uniform emergence in the spring while the dry summers help prevent the spread of disease. The preferred soil type is free draining with no hard pan. Sandy loams to clay loams are preferred. Organic matter and fertilizers are often added to the soil before planting at rates that vary considerably from grower to grower. In its native environment ginseng grows under high levels of shade provided by the forest canopy and quickly loses vigour and dies if the shade is removed. Shade can be provided by wooden lath, shade cloth or by growing the crop commercially under a forest canopy. Most shading systems provide between 75% to 90% shade. Hardy in zones 4+.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38803 in Lawn & Patio
• Brand: Hirts: Seed; Vegetable

Features

• Wild American ginseng has been gathered and shipped from America to Asia for medicinal use since the early 1700s
• Hardy in zones 4+.
• Most shading systems provide between 75% to 90% shade
• 35 Seeds