32 GINSENG. 



CHAPTER XII. 



QINSENQ. 

 When to Plant. 



While in climates where the ground does not freeze during 

 the winter, planting may be done at any time during the year, it 

 is best not to transplant roots during their growing season, — from 

 early May until middle of September, — but rather during the time 

 when they are dormant, — from the middle of September until the 

 latter part of April. 



As ginseng seed does not germinate until about eighteen 

 months after ripening we have a long time during which to plant 

 it. It should under all circumstances, however, be planted long 

 enough before germination that, in planting, the tender sprouts of 

 some early germinating kernels are not injured in handling. (See 

 "Gathering and Caring For Seed" elsewhere in this book.) 



In the autumn, after the middle of September, is the most 

 appropriate time for planting so-called "stratified" or "germinated" 

 seed in the northern climates; while in the southern climates, where 

 ground does not freeze, the time for planting may be extended 

 into the winter. 



Planting can also be done in the spring, if done before the 

 seed or roots begin to sprout. If planting is done in spring, every- 

 thing should be in readiness to enable beginning as soon as the 

 ground can be worked. 



Beginners, who do not have their own seed or roots, wish- 

 ing to plant in spring, should have the seed or roots shipped to 



