Panax Newsletter
Number 25
Michael Hunter
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Panax Newsletter Number 25

Sponsored by
Glacial Ginseng Co.
2750 Parnall Road
Jackson Michigan  49201
517-787-6044
Toll Free: 1-888-496-8767
www.ginseng-seed.com
8/29/01

Wanted !!

"Live" "Wild & Wild Simulated"
American Ginseng

Have Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seeds, "Will Trade".

Glacial Ginseng Company is very interested in acquiring "Wild" and "Wild" simulated woods grown ginseng roots for repropagation. This years market for the export doesn’t seem to be getting off to too strong a start.  I think a lot of this is in relationship to the Chinese economy which is currently in a little bit of a slump. There’s still roots left over from last years crop.

I know we all enjoyed being able to get out in the woods and hunt for wild ginseng. To me it’s always been the thrill of the find, more than anything.  I certainly would miss it if I could not get out here and hunt some good wild ginseng this fall.  Kind of a shame to sell it on a declining market.  Being out there, close to nature.  We can still enjoy that, but maybe this season would be a good time to do a little work for the grand kids and help save the endangered species of American Ginseng.

The "Wild" Simulated woods grown we will be Trading @ $30.00 a pound green weight. It is an accepted rule of thumb for fast figuring at 4 to 1 green to dried weight. That would be 120 dollars a pound dried weight for wild simulated ginseng roots.  We’re trading @ $60 dollars a pound for true "Wild" Ginseng.   You can tell the difference between wild and wild simulated, by the fact that the true "Wild" ginseng roots, will be various ages, everywhere from 5 years, which is the absolute minimum that we will buy, to 45, 50, 60 year old plants. The wild simulated will pretty much be about all the same age.  Just weigh your ginseng roots and convert to dollars and cents.  You can apply that to "any" purchase of our ginseng seeds or ginseng kits.  You give us a call and let us know how much you are shipping.  

Harvest these roots carefully , broken stems are not suitable for repropagation (replanting).  Wash them off with the hose, put them in a baggie with some peat moss or potting soil.  Peat moss is much preferred.  We have many state regulations regarding shipment of roots with soil.  Wash them off lightly with a hose, do not scrub them. Pack them in some peat moss, weigh them up and ship them to me.  Include a note in there with your name , address, and your weight.  We are not going to quibble, I have found that ginsengers are   good honest people to work with.  We  will send you down your seed order promptly as soon as we receive your Roots

This Federal moratorium thing, has a bearing on the ginseng market, this is a part of what we’re trying to do here at Glacial Ginseng Company.  By trading our "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seeds for "Wild" and "Wild" Simulated ginseng roots.

 We’re still going to need a Certificate of Origin, usually gotten from your Dept of Agriculture,  just like you would if we were going to sell them to the export market.

We want to make sure that we put an emphasis on these Certificates of Origin. So that our government officials can under stand that we’re doing some humanitarian work here to save this endangered species, and it’s a good season to do it.

    When your getting your Certificate of Origin for your state, be sure to point out that these plants are being moved for repropagation, because that won’t go against the export quota that they have set of 70,000 pounds.  We here at Glacial Ginseng Co. sell more than the equivalent of that in seeds each season and our 700 plus growers are growing a hair bit more than that out there in the woods.

As some of you may have already noticed, there is a shortage of ginseng seeds on the market this season. A couple of the factors that are involved, couple of very large individuals bought very large blocks of seeds this summer.  They are going into the  commercial aspect of growing the wild simulated ginseng in the woods, on a very large scale. They got some of my seeds and the price has been escalating up.  I’ve even seen ginseng seeds on Internet at over a hundred dollars a pound, and they are talking about single strain seeds.  If you’ve read any of my work, that’s sort of like a farmer planting his same corn year after year.  We bought early, when there was a good supply, from our own growers and we bought a little extra too. 


"Ginseng Planting Time"
"Fall Planting" Time For Ginseng 
Aug. 1st To Dec. 15th

Ginseng Seeds can be planted at any time during this period, as long as the ground is not frozen!
"Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seeds Are Now
Available For Immediate Shipment 
For  This Falls Planting.  
"Glacial Gold"  Root Shipments Will Begin Sept. 10th

(Panax Quinquefolium) American Ginseng

"For This Fall's Planting"
"Until Sept. 10th"

10% Off On All Orders Placed by 9/10/01
Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form

Foreign Credit Cards Are Accepted.

Year 2001 Ginseng Seed Prices

Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seeds

1 to 5 Pounds

$79.95 (US) per lb.

6 to 20 Pounds

$74.95 (US) per lb.

50 to 99 Pounds

$64.95 (US) per lb.

100 Pounds or more

$58.95 (US) per lb.

200 Pounds or more

$56.95 (US) per lb.

300 Pounds or more

$55.95 (US) per lb.

Three Year Old " Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed and Root Kits 
For More Info "Click Here"

1 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 7,000 Seeds)

  $99.95 
Plus S&H (US)
Included With Your Order

The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 4 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted  in a Area of about 5,500 square feet or less.

"For Commercial Growers"

5 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 35,000 Seeds)

 $349.95 
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order

The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 10 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in a Area of about 22,000 square feet or less.

10 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 70,000 Seeds)

  $649.95  
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order
The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
A Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 20 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in an Area of about 44,000 square feet or Less.

20 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 140,000 Seeds)

  $1249.95  
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order
The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
A Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 40 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in an Area of about 88,000 square feet or Less.

For Best Results; Make a Bed 4' Wide and 90' Long For Each Pound of
"Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed To Be Planted.

All Shipments of Our  "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seeds Have Been Stratified One Year and Contain At Least Six Different Strains Of American Ginseng Seeds (Panax Quinquefolium) Including Woods Grown and Wild Ginseng Seeds.


1-888-496-8767 "Toll Free"

"First Time Ever Offered"
Glacial Ginseng Co. is Pleased to Announce A Limited Supply of 3 Year Old Woods Grown "Glacial Gold"Wild Simulated Ginseng Roots.  These Are Ginseng Roots Are Freshly Dug by Hand and Are Ready For Immediate Transplanting.  These Ginseng Roots Are From One of Our Largest Growers and Have Never Had any Pesticides or Fertilizers Used On Them.  These are Smaller Roots, Which Is Just What The Export Market Wants.  These Ginseng Pants Will be Producing a Nice Small Seed Crop This Next Season.

Three Year Old "Wild Simulated" Woods Grown Ginseng Rootlets For Transplanting

Fall Prices For 3 Year Old "Glacial Gold" "Wild Simulated" Rootlets
Now Taking Orders For Sept 10th Shipping Dates.

25 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$73.95 (US)  $2.99 ea.

50 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$123.95 (US)  $2.49 ea.

100 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$224.95 (US)  $2.25 ea.

250 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$496.95 (US)  $1.99 ea.

500 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$874.95 (US)  $1.75 ea.

1000 "Glacial Gold""Wild Simulated" Roots

$1499.95 (US)  $1.49 ea.

"New "Glacial Gold" Ginseng"
"Seed and Root Kits"

1 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 7,000 Seeds)
 
Plus
25 "Three" Year Old Woods Grown "Glacial Gold" "Wild Simulated" Ginseng Roots. 

Total Value $172.90 
Fall Special
$139.95 
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order

The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 4 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted  in a Area of about 5,500 square feet or less.

"Commercial Fall Specials"

5 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 35,000 Seeds)

Plus
100 "Three" Year Old Woods Grown "Glacial Gold" "Wild Simulated" Ginseng Roots. 

Total Value $574.95 
Fall Special
$479.95 
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order

The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 10 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in a Area of about 22,000 square feet or less.

10 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 70,000 Seeds)

Plus
250 "Three" Year Old Woods Grown "Glacial Gold" "Wild Simulated" Ginseng Roots. 

Total Value $1146.90 
Fall Special
$949.95 
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order
The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
A Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 20 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in an Area of about 44,000 square feet or Less.

20 # Stratified "Glacial Gold" Ginseng Seed Kit
(Appo. 140,000 Seeds)

Plus
500 "Three" Year Old Woods Grown "Glacial Gold" "Wild Simulated" Ginseng Roots. 

Total Value $2124.90 
Fall Special
$1829.95 
Plus S&H (US)

Included With Your Order
The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter and
A Soil Testing Kit, Performs 10 Tests for Proper PH (Proper PH for Ginseng is 5.5 to 6.5), and 40 Survey Flags.  (These Metal Survey Flags Draw Static Electricity During Storms and this releases the Nitrogen Trapped in The Decomposing Forest Floor.)  Should be Planted in an Area of about 88,000 square feet or Less.

Consulting Services Are Available,
E-Mail
"Call Toll Free" 1-888-496-8767 
7:00 AM To 7:00 PM EST. Monday Thru Sat.

The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter Will be Included "Free" With Every Ginseng and Goldenseal Order.

  The "Ginseng Growers Guide"  Contains Many Helpful Tips, about Site Preparation and Planting Woods Grown Ginseng by Hand.

"Growers Tips" From The "Ginseng Growers Guide"

Undergrowth needs to be cleared to improve air circulation, to reduce competition and to allow room to till .  Weeds need to be eliminated. A herbicide should be sprayed on your site about four weeks prior to planting.  Round-Up works good here.  As part of your site preparation you should consider the balance of light in the woods.  If you are going to utilize the woods, you need a good forestry program.

About ninety percent of the woods that I have walked into, I could go over to the east side and I could find a place in there that with a minimal amount of work would be a good site for an initial seed bed. Those plants would then be up and growing for you, leaving time to balance your woods, work on the programs, etc.

"Fall" "Goldenseal" Special"

A Copy of The Ginseng Growers Guide by Michael Hunter Will be Included "Free" With Every Goldenseal Order.  The Care and Growing Conditions for Goldenseal are The Same As Required For Ginseng.

Goldenseal Rootlet Prices for 2000

All Goldenseal Rootlets Are Woods Grown

25 Goldenseal Rootlets  
$49.95 Plus S&H

250 Goldenseal Rootlets 
$249.95 Plus S&H

50 Goldenseal Rootlets 
$74.95 Plus S&H

500 Goldenseal Rootlets 
$374.95 Plus S&H

100 Goldenseal Rootlets 
$124.95 Plus S&H

1000 Goldenseal Rootlets 
$649.95 Plus S&H

Sponsored by
Glacial Ginseng Co.
seed@ginseng-seed.com
8/29/01
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Glacial Ginseng Co.
2750 Parnall Road
Jackson Michigan  49201
517-787-6044
Toll Free: 1-888-496-8767

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