morphophysiological dormancy

Dunno about American Ginseng, but what I saw when I was in South Korea took seven years before harvesting.

The ginseng fields had rows of crops covered in black plastic too, but I don't know at what stage of the growing cycle this was done. Maybe during that long dormancy period?

Nyssa, who never had the urge to try ginseng tea

American Ginseng (Xi Yang Shen) and Korean Ginseng (Ren Shen) are actually to different plants. They just look alike. Xi Yang Shen is used differently too. Xi Yang Shen is particularly popular for treating "febrile" disease (long covid, chronic fatigue, etc.). It stops your body from attacking a pathogen that has already been gone/removed. Puts you back to "normal".

You are right about Ren Shen. The Koreans are beyond passionate about its cultivation. And I think my zucchini plants have made a slave out of me!

I do not believe Xi Yang Shen can not be cultivated and has to be harvested wild. But I may be out-of-date on that.

But two years to germinate???? AAAA HHHHH !!!!!

The "Red Ginseng" tea is quite yummy. . Help recover from colds and flues as well as helping you if you have to be out in the freezing cold and scorching heat. You should getting brave and try some some day. If you smell it, your body will tell you if you need it.