Ginseng Habitat Demonstration Garden
Beginning in May 2017 there will be a place to go for anyone interested in seeing ginseng growing in its natural environment, and for learning about the habitat.
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How Does Ginseng Look in Fall? Here’s how it looks in the Ozarks in October
I get questions from readers often, mostly about how to find ginseng or to ask for help in identifying whether what they’ve found is ginseng or not. Right now, though, people are asking “How does ginseng look in fall?” Many are surprised to learn that it changes colors with the season. Here in the Ozarks,
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Ginseng Growing Season is Winding Down, Digging Winding Up
Usually low prices of any traded good means there is either low demand or over-supply. The case with ginseng this year, according to the dealers who have shared information with me, is both. The demand is lower because of overseas economy. And there is over-supply. Many dealers still have dried roots to sell from the previous season.
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Slugs and Dragons and Ginseng, Oh My! Wild Ozark Creations
I’ve been working on a few new Wild Ozark creations lately. This creative streak seems to have no end in sight, either, because ideas just keep coming and I keep feeling compelled to follow them through. Slugs This is the latest drawing I’ve done. The digital and print rights (for business branding, not art prints)
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Transplanting Ginseng Seedlings
Transplanting Ginseng Seedlings First year ginseng seedlings are fragile and difficult to ship bare-root. They transplant well into pots, though, so this is how we usually sell our plants. This year we had bad luck with the seeds going dormant again, but we found that all the seeds we planted year before last, that had
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Ginseng in May
I’m drawing a sketch of a 4-prong American ginseng from a photo I took last year in May. The sketch will be titled “Ginseng in May”. My First Show Entry This drawing will be displayed (and will be for sale) at the show in Kingston, AR at The Place on the Square Art Room Gallery
Ginseng Seedling When it Comes Up in the First Year from a Seed
In the first year, an American ginseng seedling has three leaves and looks a little bit like a wild strawberry plant.
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Ginseng Coffee and other “Wild Blends” from Wild Ozark
Unfortunately, we have found out that the state of Arkansas does not allow the roasting and selling of fresh roasted coffee without a permitted commercial kitchen. Therefore our delicious home-roasted Wild Ozark Blends and Coffees will only be available as gifts to friends and family from now on until, or unless, we invest in a
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So How does Ginseng Taste?
Ginseng Taste So how does ginseng taste? The first flavor when you put a little piece of the root in your mouth is bitterness, but it’s not too intense of a bitterness. A bit of that bitterness lingers the whole time, too. Then there’s also an earthy sweetness, similar but not the same as carrot
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What’s the Big Deal About Ginseng?
This is the topic of my 10-minute speech for the Meet the Author’s Event on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Kimberling City Library. My talk, “What’s the Big Deal about Ginseng” is at 11:10 but there will be lots of other authors there giving their 10 minutes of engaging content, too. The allotted time may not
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