What is the easiest way to dig mayapple ?

small shovel. its pretty easy to dig as it grows close to the surface.if you find it in the right spot, like along a sandy creek bank, all you have to do is pull it out.

just get on your knees with a roundpoint shovel , start at the edge of the patch and start digging thru the middle..........maypples are not far under the ground usually 2-3 inches. you can dig a bunch in a short time,,,,,just stay at it.

Use a nusuery shovel and slide under the roots and peel like a carpet and then roll and lift....Not sure I can explain so you understand but thats how I do it like a Matt or roll of carpet. Take a LOT to make a pound dried...you'll ned some good fans to circulate and dry proper.

bobcat

Takes around 3 1/2 lbs. to make a lb. dry. Bobcat is a good idea but;;;;;;

whats mayapple worth a lb?

saw it at $4.00 dry this morning as advertised from my buyer.

Much of a market for mayapple?

Mayapple is up and blooming at my place. When is best stage to dig. Just starting to dig for roots. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance. Jane

I dig when ever the conditions are good.

I can give 4.00 a dry pound for mayapple.

Don is there a market for the tops as well as the roots, if so what is the price for the tops

No market on mayapple tops.

When should i start digging for mayapple?
As soon as they sprout? Or should i wait for the fruits to growing? Or inbewteen?
Very vague on this in the previous posts

Okay so i went out n is this mayapple root?
Ik i gotta clean it still but didnt wanna tear up my woods digging up the wrong stuff

looks good, getter dryin..

Is the apple edible on a mayapple plant?

all parts of the plant are poisonous except the fruit.


http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/may-apple-preserves-recipe-zmaz77jazgoe.aspx#axzz32HmFTVhC

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/may-apple-punch-recipe-zmaz77jazgoe.aspx#axzz32HmFTVhC

May Apple fruits are only good when fully ripe. They are ready when the plants are turning brown and falling over, usually in August. The fruits will be golden-yellow and a little soft. If you touch a fruit lightly it will fall off the plant into your hand. The raw fruits are OK, but better when prepared as a drink or preserves. By the way, the recipe for May Apple preserves on the Mother Earth News website was first published in Stalking the Wild Asparagus, by Euell Gibbons.