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Re: Ginseng

In a message dated 9/15/98 2:28:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sbelcher@colszoo.org writes:

<< Next I read that root cuttings can be taken but I'm scared to 
 death to try.  Each root only has a single shoot on it.  If I cut 
 part of the root off I don't want to take a chance on loosing both.  
      I'll appreciate any info. >>

Well, I know that this will sound crazy and I have never tried it myself.  A
number of years ago I read an article about using ginseng in cooking and the
question was asked how to keep it fresh longer.  The author advised placing
the root in damp vermiculite in a pot on the window sill, thereby not only
keeping the root fresh, but encouraging it to root.  I'm assuming that you
have some special kind of ginseng, rather than the common one available in
your local grocery store.  Why don't you buy the kind found in the grocery
store and try it?  That way you won't lose your "special" plants.
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