Growing Ginseng Paying Dividends
Join Ray Magda of R&G Magda Ginseng and host Mike Harding as they visit his ginseng farm operation in the Drumbo, Ontario area. Ginseng has been in Oxford County for decades and it's growth was stimulated by government as a way to transition away from tobacco. Even though it takes four years before it can be harvested farmers like Ray that embraced the crop are earning dividends now that Ginseng Root is selling for never before heard of prices! Folk medicine attributes various benefits to oral use of American ginseng and Asian ginseng (P. ginseng) roots, including roles as an aphrodisiac, stimulant, type II diabetes treatment, or cure for sexual dysfunction in men. Nearly all of the world's 80,000 tons of ginseng is grown in four countries: South Korea, China, Canada, and the United States. The product is marketed in over 35 countries. Sales exceeded $2.1 billion, of which half comes from South Korea.
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4 years is typically early... I've heard of 10 years minimum!
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I want to cultivate ginseng in my country, Viet Nam. So are there anyone give me some advices?
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What is the proper name for the canopy and where was it purchased? I am looking for one just like it but I'm having difficulty finding it on the internet. Great video, best of luck to your business.
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It does grow In Alabama and Georgia and Parts of FloridaI live in Tampa they even have a inside growing facility down here
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Nice set up! Hunted Wild Ginseng before. Hope that you have good security.
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Would it be possible to talk with Ray the farmer? This is in regards to ginseng.
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Anyone ever try bale farming with ginseng? Since it's above ground, I was thinking it might be a way of working the same land but without the disease contamination.
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Don't they have to worry about people stealing this stuff?
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4 years? That's a long time to harvest. I am assuming other 4 crop plantation can be harvested every year
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As usual bigger farms will take away the livelihood from wild harvesters.
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wonder if this is something you could grow indoors in a multy level building. Cover a concrete floor with dirt and straw, then wash or haul the dirt away after the harvest and lay down fresh dirt. No need to find a new field to grow in
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wonder if this is something you could grow indoors in a multy level building. Cover a concrete floor with dirt and straw, then wash or haul the dirt away after the harvest and lay down fresh dirt. No need to find a new field to grow in
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Hydroponic ginseng is possible. It is very difficult and requires a extremely controlled greenhouse with an incredible hydroponics system. It also cuts the harvest time down dramatically around 2 years if you use rooted cuttings. You also need to pull the plants the first year of growth store them in a large freezer and replant again for the second year after 14 weeks of dormancy. Gives you the same size root as a 6 year old soil grown. Proper harvesting and drying techniques are crucial not like this guy is harvesting them. The demand is HUGE! The prices will surpass gold prices in the very near future. The rare wild Chinese almost extinct ginseng can fetch up to $5000.00 a OZ. yes I said OUNCE. A hydroponic operation would cost into the millions to develop. Plus loss of getting the whole thing dialed in for success.
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I guess the better question is.. is hydroponic ginseng possible?? Or has it already been done?
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WHAT? Poisons the ground and cant replant ginseng? Then why is it that you MUST replace the seeds in the wild so that new plants grown? Because it DOESNT "poison" the ground. I'd say in a FARM setting its due to the ginseng pulling most of the calcium from the soil and other crops dont require the calcium that ginseng does. And since you are planting so MUCH of it in a small area but in the WILD there is still enough calcium to sustain regrowth.
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Why don't you cut the Chinese out of the middle and put people here to work processing it, if they are just shipping to china and shipping right back?
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They must use a lot of fertilizer. My 8 year old ginseng that is grown in the flower pot (in NYC,..check my video also....lol) is only 1/3 of the their size. They should test the flower pot method where it's hang above the ground. It'll double the output.
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How does wild Ginseng keep growing if it poisons its on dirt its growing from.
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