wild calamus

topic posted Mon, April 21, 2008 - 4:42 PM by  Ananda
hi i live in ithaca ny and need to know when the best time to collect calamus root would be
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Ananda
New York
  • Re: wild calamus

    Thu, April 24, 2008 - 12:56 AM
    Anytime that you want to sell me some fresh or dried calamus is great for me!
    PM me if yall know where to harvest some and sell or trade me some.
  • jim
    jim
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    Re: wild calamus

    Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:56 PM
    well, the "stock" answer would be that roots are best collected in the fall, but Calamus root is always potent, so you can collect it mnore or less anytime, though it'd be harder to distinguish it from lookalikes in the spring, unless you know the smell, which is unmistakeable.

    jim mcdonald
    www.herbcraft.org

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