. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. SGO GINSENG GINSENG them at once, they should be placed in sacks or boxes and stored in a cool, dry place. Shading. The natural home of ginseng is in the still, shady forest, protected from heavy winds and the direct rays of the sun during the growing period. In autumn it is furnished with a mulching of leaves to protect it in the best possible way from becom- ing injured by frost during the winter. Nature supplies these protections for the plant in its native home, and the cultivator must furnish these requirements in order to grow the pl
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. SGO GINSENG GINSENG them at once, they should be placed in sacks or boxes and stored in a cool, dry place. Shading. The natural home of ginseng is in the still, shady forest, protected from heavy winds and the direct rays of the sun during the growing period. In autumn it is furnished with a mulching of leaves to protect it in the best possible way from becom- ing injured by frost during the winter. Nature supplies these protections for the plant in its native home, and the cultivator must furnish these requirements in order to grow the plant success- fully. When the beds are placed where they do not have natural shade from trees, artificial shade must be substituted. When ginseng is cultivated in the open field, the grower will find that supplying a proper degree of shade is one of the most difficult problems, and, as the locality has a great deal to do with the degree of shade necessary, it is very difficult to advise a certain kind of shade that will give the best results under all circumstances. After a careful test, the writer has concluded that more failures in ginseng-culture have been due to supplying too much shade rather than too little. Some very successful results have been secured by shading with brush, but as this requires a great deal of repairing it can hardly be recommended as a practical method. Screens built of common plas- ter lath or slats can be used to advantage, as will be seen in Figs. 509, 510, which give an idea how to construct a ginseng arbor. When this style of arbor is used, the laths in overhead screens should not be more than three- fourths of an inch apart, while the laths in panels around the garden should not be closer than two inches; and the panels should be arranged so that they may be taken down in wet weather to allow the air to circulate freely, thus guarding against fungi and blight diseases affecting the plant. For extent for the past several years, and recommends it a
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