Check our our new spring 2001 catalog with new test kits and management software to help get you started. Companion Planting with Goldenseal Goldenseal has really taken off in the last 2 years, at this point we are seeing an almost identical number of requests for goldenseal rhizomes as for ginseng seed and root, especially during the spring planting season. Wild populations of goldenseal have been decimated by over harvesting and is now listed as an endangered species in some southern states. This makes goldenseal a prime candidate for cultivation in a wild simulated or woodsgrown setting. Goldenseal is fairly easy to grow and does extremely well as a companion plant to ginseng.
Many growers replace woodsgrown ginseng beds with goldenseal after harvesting there root.
As ginseng does not perform well in the same location after harvesting due to soil pathogens, goldenseal does not show these tendencies and is a great choice for growers looking to reutilize their already prepared beds. Another benefit of planting goldenseal is that is readily takes to the spring planting season without the handling problems associated with ginseng. We have found that we would rather plant goldenseal in the spring before vegetable planting and this leaves us the entire fall season to concentrate on ginseng. This year we have added a number of helpful additions to our 2001 catalog. This data can help growers determine the optimum growing conditions for their locale and when used with our Ginseng Management Software can assist growers in increasing production and provide valuable data for tax purposes at harvest time.