Saturday, August 28, 2010
West Virginia Ginseng Season Begins
WEST VIRGINIA....
Ginseng root is thought to have medicinal properties, and has sold for hundreds of dollars a pound. West Virginia ginseng hunters can head to the hills this week as the state's ginseng season starts September 1st and ends on November 30th. The Division of Forestry cautions hunters that ginseng root cannot be harvest from public lands, and the plant must be at least five years old. Only plants with three or more prongs are considered old enough to harvest. State law requires ginseng hunters to replant the seeds from the parent plant in the spot where it was harvested. Collectors have until next March 31st to sell their harvest to a registered ginseng dealer.
Ginseng root is thought to have medicinal properties, and has sold for hundreds of dollars a pound. West Virginia ginseng hunters can head to the hills this week as the state's ginseng season starts September 1st and ends on November 30th. The Division of Forestry cautions hunters that ginseng root cannot be harvest from public lands, and the plant must be at least five years old. Only plants with three or more prongs are considered old enough to harvest. State law requires ginseng hunters to replant the seeds from the parent plant in the spot where it was harvested. Collectors have until next March 31st to sell their harvest to a registered ginseng dealer.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 1:46 AM 
