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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
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Gingseng can be there for a period of 4 to 7 years,while it is in the ground it can suffer pests. pest problem.I've heard of instances where growers have had the crop in the ground for say 5 to 6 years.They have been kneen to keep it that extra year or two to,say, from the right shape of the gingseng plant,and then they have been struck by pests,virtually overnight.

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I need the meaning of the part in bold,please.

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It means that because the shape of the plant is good, growers keep it in ground for an extra year or two (since it is usually kept for 5 or 6 years). But the plants suddenly could go under the attack from pests, almost in a short period of time-overnight. )

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  • It means that because the shape of the plant is good, growers keep it in ground for an extra year or two (since it is usually kept for 5 or 6 years).
  • But the plants suddenly could go under the attack from pests, almost in a short period of time-overnight.
  • )
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It means that because the shape of the plant is good, growers keep it in ground for an extra year or two (since it is usually kept for 5 or 6 years). But the plants suddenly could go under the attack from pests, almost in a short period of time-overnight. (Meaning that there could be nothing wrong with the plant, and suddenly the day after it is attacked by pests!)
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Behnazzz,
Where did you get the original paragraph you posted? I don't think it's written by a native English speaker. It contains lots of grammatical errors. Based on what is written, I agree with Language Lover's interpretation.
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Helo dear how are you?

Well dear the meaning of your given sentences is as following:

The growers of gingseng were eager/ready/excited to grow that gingseng for one more year, or you can say that they wanted to keep that crop alive for few more years. So these growers were succes full to keep them ingood shape for 5 to 6 years but as they wished to keep t for few more ye
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