We also have racks hanging from the ceiling. I usually do not buy any roots under 7 years old. We do buy goldenseal. If you wanted to sell goldenseal to us the best thing to do is ship it overnight. Cleaner roots bring better prices.
Plants are available in the spring.
Roots, rhizomes and seeds in the fall. They are for sale, but we sometimes trade. In NC the ginseng season legally starts on September 1. 2. We have a license from the state of NC to purchase ginseng for export. There is approximately 9000 lbs of NC ginseng sold to Hong Kong each year.