Wild Ginseng

We went on a trip into the Illinois woods to find the wild ginseng. Hidden away among the corn fields there are enclaves of timber where the ginseng plant can be found.

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• illinois

[mikesgardenblog]

The guy showing us the stuff has dug these plants and sold the roots to ginseng buyers. They probably are ginseng.

[cwalte03]

After you say the words "a license is required to dig ginseng up" the picture you show of a plant is not ginseng. It looks like a sarsparilla or a hickory. you can tell because the anterior leaves are separated front the front three. Also, you cannot tell how old a plant is by how many prongs it has.

[mrmoutaindan]

from 214 to 221 are you going to dig that hickory lol  MT DAN

[LegalizeLiberty420]

@FloydIV derp.

[FloydIV]

Thanks to ginseng, my dick is soo much bigger!

[hammertongs100]

@jrbarron42 I used to dig, but haven't now in about 30 years. One morning I found 2 five prong plants. These are the only 5 prongs that I have ever seen. I had an uncle who had dug all of his life and said that he had never found one. Anyway, good luck, hope you find some 5 prong

[robbieraeful]

I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT BECAUSE IT'S STUPID AND WEIRD BECAUSE IT TASTES AWFUL AND SOME OTHER KOREAN STUFF ARE REALLY RARE TO AMERICA SO LET'S STOP SPREADING IT AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ichoudhury007]

ha :) .. with that music in the background and you talking with such calm, I thought I was listening to a fiddle ... LOL

[cchanderson]

The only Illinois Ginseng permits availible...

Ginseng Grower- allows any person to engage in the propagation and harvesting of cultivated ginseng.

Resident Ginseng Dealer allows any person to buy wild or cultivated ginseng from harvesters, growers or other dealers for resale to exporters or to other dealers.

Non Resident Ginseng Dealer allows Non Residents to buy ginseng in Illinois.

None of these has anything to do with wild harvesting and selling your product...

[cchanderson]

I thought for Illinois you only need a license to sell or commercially grow it...not to pick it...if you plan on using it yourself your fine...

[jrbarron42]

That most certainly is ginseng they are digging, and if you know what you're talking about you should be able to tell the general age of the plant. One of the plants that he filmed was not ginseng, because he's knew and didn't know exactly what to look for. MRBrainJross, I envy you, and let me congratulate you on finding a 5 prong. I dig 5 prongs in my dreams all the time lol. I've been digging 3 and 4 prongs for 16 years and have not found a 5 prong yet. You should know how lucky you are. :)