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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 11:39:01 GMT -5
I'm trying to think of ways to pull in some extra money using my land. Currently all our tillable is in hay (about 8 acres), but I also have a couple acres of woods (and access to another 10 or so more) that I think would be good for ginseng. The prices are crazy (like in the hundreds of dollars a pound for wild grown), but I don't ever hear of anyone that grows it. It doesn't SOUND that labor intensive, but it does take 3 years to get a crop.
Anyone here grow it and have advice? Any other ideas for cash crops (legal ones!).
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Post by bean29 on Mar 7, 2013 11:59:18 GMT -5
My Dad's family in Marathon WI grow Ginsing. They are his cousins. They have been doing it for years. It has been very profitable.
I think I remember from news articles last year that they (Wi Growers) had major problems with root rot recently.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 12:08:43 GMT -5
I'm only about 150 miles from Marathon and I've heard that area was the largest producer of ginseng in the country.
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