It was winter.

Like every year, I was beginning to forget what it felt like to be warm.

I was going crazy for something involving dirt, planting, growing.

Anything.

So I planted ginseng.

It was freezing cold, but I warmed up pretty fast hacking back the ivy and clearing out fallen limbs and twigs to make a bed for the ginseng in the woods.  I planted some seeds and some roots.  Then I waited.

And waited.  As soon as the weather began to warm up I started checking for signs of life.  I do a lot of waiting and checking in the Spring.

And then:

The wait paid off.  So far, only the rootlets have come to life.

Still waiting to see if the seeds will sprout.

Now they’ve got to get through the hot summer ahead.

Anyone have experience with ginseng in zone 7?