This post I decided to write while camping.
Right now it is about 9pm on Aug. 31 and I’m camping on top of the mountain in Drews Creek. If I had been following my plans I would be in Martin’s Creek down in the hollow instead of on top of the mountain but as plans are [...]
Ginseng Digging Season Starts Sept. 1
Season runs through Nov. 30
From WV Division of Forestry
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Division of Forestry officials announced today that the ginseng digging season starts Monday, Sept. 1 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 30.
Only ginseng plants that are five years old or older may be dug. The age of the plant is [...]
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My friend Mountainsaver and I went riding and camping in Martins Creek yesterday through today.
Martins Creek is in the head of Peachtree. I’ve been wanting to go there camping for a while to see if there was any ginseng growing there. We camped nearly in the head of the hollow at what used to be [...]
This is a continuation of the last post.
The second day started almost as nice as the first day ended. I slept longer than I had intended. It was about 7:30am when the sun finally woke me up. I had wanted to get up earlier and catch the sunrise but I was pretty wore out from [...]
There are four stalks of ginseng in this photo. Can you spot them?
When I am in the woods anytime from spring to early autumn I can’t help but look for various types of plants. The main one being ginseng. With years of actively hunting the various plant species it is hard to go into [...]
