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Post by trapper7 on Nov 12, 2009 16:06:50 GMT -5
Went to WI yesterday and sold my ginseng. I got $475 a pound. If you're in that area and want to contact him, his name is Glenn Mroczenski. His cell # is 715-571-7008.
He said he'd give a similar deal on wild ginseng. Just mention that Trapper John sent you.
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Post by furbuy46 on Nov 13, 2009 0:21:38 GMT -5
Was it a lot of trouble getting your root certified to sell in Wisconsin?
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Post by wheelers on Nov 14, 2009 11:25:08 GMT -5
Do you grow it yourself. I see you said he would pay the same for wild.
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Post by Sunshine on Nov 15, 2009 7:38:22 GMT -5
were you happy with the price?
just so you guys know, he isnt online hardly at all , if any, on the weekend so wont answer ya till Monday.
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Post by rszwieg on Nov 15, 2009 12:09:53 GMT -5
$475 sounds good. I'd be happy.
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Post by Sunshine on Nov 17, 2009 1:35:45 GMT -5
how long would you figure itd take to dig a pound of ginseng..to get a pound of dried.
or is there just no way to know ? i guess alot depends how close the plants are planted to one another?
and why is it that wild sells for more than cultivated?
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Post by trapper7 on Nov 18, 2009 14:25:09 GMT -5
No, it's very simple to get your root certified in MN. You need a license first of all. Then, you meet with a conservation officer who weighs it and fills out the paperwork. If you sell it in MN, you don't need certification. But, there aren't many buyers in MN and the ones that do buy usually go to WI to sell it anyway.
I started planting it in my woods about 25 years ago. I just scatter seeds and let nature take over. I don't weed or use any chemicals. Every year I pick seeds, stratify them and scatter them the next year.
I checked several other places and got offers from $400 to $450. This guy offered me $450. I said I wanted $500, so we settled in the middle.
Sunshine, you answered your own question. It depends on how close they are together. Cultivated ginseng root looks much different than wild. Wild is what is preferred by the Chinese. They will pay a lot more for it than cultivated. They seem to feel the potency is much greater in the wild in many ways.
I use ginseng. I've tried both cultivated and wild. I really don't experience any difference in potency or taste. So, I buy cultivated rather than use my more expensive wild stuff.
I've been gone deer hunting and trapping. Now, I'm doing 3 nuisance beaver jobs. Plus, I have my regular job and the food shelf. And it gets dark too soon, making it tough to get anything done. In about 10 days I'm leaving for Colorado for the late elk hunt.
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Post by wheelers on Nov 22, 2009 7:06:42 GMT -5
Good luck on the Elk hunt.
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Post by Sunshine on Nov 23, 2009 16:23:13 GMT -5
hey 7, do you use ginseng regulalry?
and aint it an aprhodisiac? ;D
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Post by trapper7 on Dec 9, 2009 15:23:00 GMT -5
Yes, I use ginseng on a daily basis. I don't use the stuff I grow in my woods, though. I buy cultivated from WI. I've used some of my wild, but never noticed any difference. I guess you have to be Chinese to notice the difference. My wild is too expensive to use compared to what it's worth if I sell it, so I buy the cultivated. Occasionally, I'll pull one of my wild roots and just chew on it, like a tobacco chaw.
The Chinese believe it can cure a lot of ailments and for the men, it puts lead in your pencil.
I do know for a fact, it will cure warts. When my daughter was younger she had warts all over her hands. She tried Freezone and some of the other off the shelf remedies. None of them worked. I read where ginseng would cure warts. So we gave it a try. After a month, the warts started to get smaller. Within 3 months she was wart-free. They have never come back.
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Post by Sunshine on Dec 18, 2009 21:42:58 GMT -5
so does it help with virility? ;D
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Post by wheelers on Dec 22, 2009 12:14:48 GMT -5
If you take it daily what are the benefits supposed to be?
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Post by trapper7 on Jan 6, 2010 16:13:42 GMT -5
"so does it help with virility?' Cathryn, you need to sit down with someone who can explain to you what "puts lead in your pencil means"! ;D
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Post by Sunshine on Jan 28, 2010 22:14:23 GMT -5
Cathryn, you need to sit down with someone who can explain to you what "puts lead in your pencil means"!
everyone i asked had no idea what that means either,LOL
i saw where sengs selling for 500.00 a pound in Ohio now.
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Post by cwherbs on Feb 1, 2010 23:48:10 GMT -5
wild ginseng $500 in MO too
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 10, 2010 19:43:32 GMT -5
how long do you have t sell it if you get it certified? can you hold it over or does it have to be gone by a certain date if youre a harvester and seller and not a dealer?
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