Purpose: Provenance index for a PDF-heavy raw/inbox/ drop (Cornell / Mid-Atlantic site scoring tools, Bob Beyfuss woodland test-plot protocol, VCE 354-312 Hankins wild-simulated bulletin, duplicate VCE forestlands PDF, MTSU grower packet, ginseng overview/culture/fact sheets, planter comparison sheet (image-only extract), MTSU/UT pathology workshop deck, fungicide tables PDF, cost guides, GinFS / Springer / misc academic PDF, UT PB1799 hardwood site preparation, UT PB1919 Tennessee home-garden publication (no ginseng keyword in extract—context only), 2025 TN fruit/vegetable calendar. Pairs with the earlier cluster American ginseng — seed and forest culture sources (inbox batch 2026-04-19).
Synthesis suite: American ginseng — site evaluation and materials checklist · American ginseng — planting and cultivation guide · American ginseng — woodlot maintenance, pathology, and remote security
Evidence summary
| Field |
Content |
| Abstract |
Scoring matrices (Cornell / Mid-Atlantic), quantitative shade targets (65% min, 78% optimal in one-sheet), test-plot method (50 seeds / 3 ft square), VCE wild-simulated economics + practice, pathology training deck + TN Soil, Plant and Pest Center fungicide list capture, UT hardwood PB1799 for canopy / regeneration work that touches woodlot access. |
| Authority mix |
Extension + university workshops + state lab web capture + popular articles (supporting only). |
| Decision relevance |
Site accept/reject, materials BOM for trials, planting doctrine choice, disease monitoring posture (labels, not wiki-applied chemistry). |
| Canonical wiki links |
Site evaluation + materials · Planting + cultivation · Maintenance + remote security · ASAP start plan · 2026-04-19 cluster |
Open questions / follow-ups
ginseng-planter-comparisons: extract empty—use PDF locally for diagrams.
Each .pdf in source_ids has a sibling *-extracted.md under raw/processed/2026/ (machine text; verify tables and figures against the PDF).
Extract index (searchable text companions):
ginseng-site-selection-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-visual-site-assessment-matrix-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-testing-potential-woodland-sites-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdvce-pub-354-312-ginseng-forest-farming-hankins-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdvce-growing-american-ginseng-in-forestlands-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdmtsu-from-mtsu-to-your-farm-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-overview-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-culture-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-fact-sheet-revised-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-planter-comparisons-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-pest-management-presentation-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-fungicide-tables-organic-conventional-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-cost-guides-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdginseng-ginfs-publication-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdspringer-s10457-021-00705-8-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdan14ff03-academic-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdut-extension-pb1799-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdut-extension-pb1919-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.mdtn-fruit-vegetable-calendar-2025-capture-inbox-2026-04-20-extracted.md
| Topic |
PDF |
| One-page site scorecard (shade %, species points, exposure/security—including surveillance camera bonus points in captured sheet) |
ginseng-site-selection-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Visual site assessment matrix (Mid-Atlantic woodland operation; categories A–D+) |
ginseng-visual-site-assessment-matrix-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Testing potential woodland sites (Beyfuss protocol: stratified seed, float, bleach sterilize, 3′×3′ plots, 50 seeds/plot, tools list) |
ginseng-testing-potential-woodland-sites-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| UT Extension PB1799 — hardwood site preparation / regeneration (Professional Hardwood Notes) |
ut-extension-pb1799-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Cultivation, economics, equipment
| Topic |
PDF |
| VCE 354-312 — Hankins, wild-simulated production & marketing |
vce-pub-354-312-ginseng-forest-farming-hankins-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| VCE — Growing American Ginseng in Forestlands (second PDF in vault—compare to 354-313 from 2026-04-19 ingest) |
vce-growing-american-ginseng-in-forestlands-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| MTSU — From MTSU to your farm (grower-oriented packet) |
mtsu-from-mtsu-to-your-farm-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Overview / culture / revised fact sheet |
ginseng-overview-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf · ginseng-culture-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf · ginseng-fact-sheet-revised-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Planter comparisons (image-heavy) |
ginseng-planter-comparisons-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Cost guides |
ginseng-cost-guides-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Pathology, chemistry tables, research PDFs
| Topic |
PDF / capture |
| 2021 workshop deck — disease overview (MTSU / UT Soil, Plant and Pest Center) |
ginseng-pest-management-presentation-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| Fungicide tables (organic + conventional) |
ginseng-fungicide-tables-organic-conventional-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| UT Soil, Plant and Pest Center — fungal pathogens page capture (tables + program text) |
ut-soil-plant-pest-center-ginseng-fungal-pathogens-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md |
| GinFS publication PDF |
ginseng-ginfs-publication-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Springer article PDF (s10457-021-00705-8) |
springer-s10457-021-00705-8-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Misc academic PDF (an14ff03) |
an14ff03-academic-ginseng-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Tennessee general (tangential)
| Topic |
PDF |
| 2025 Tennessee fruit & vegetable calendar |
tn-fruit-vegetable-calendar-2025-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
| PB1919 — Welcome Home Garden Tennessee (residential hort compilation) |
ut-extension-pb1919-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.pdf |
Popular / narrative web captures (third-party)
| Topic |
Raw |
| Building a ginseng business “in harmony with nature” |
building-ginseng-business-harmony-nature-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md |
| Getting started right; wikiHow-style pages; MTSU IGI resources list |
getting-started-right-successful-ginseng-production-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · mtsu-international-ginseng-institute-growers-resources-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · how-can-i-grow-ginseng-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · how-to-grow-ginseng-with-pictures-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · how-to-plant-american-ginseng-plant-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · basics-how-to-grow-ginseng-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md |
| MTSU / “True Blue” Tennessee story; sustainable forest-farming money framing |
mtsu-ginseng-tennessee-tenacity-article-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md · sustainable-ginseng-forest-farming-money-article-third-party-capture-inbox-2026-04-20.md |