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Hi I'm Tricia, an organic gardener I grow organically for a healthy and safe food
supply
for a clean and sustainable environment
for an enjoyable and rewarding experience
Goji berries or wolf berries as they're sometimes called
are loaded with antioxidants
they also have high concentrations
of vitamin B, C
and amino acids
the great thing is you can grow them at home
Goji berries are native to china and our hardy in zones 3 through 10
the plants are drought tolerant, their container adaptable and all-around easy
to grow
their relatives of the tomatoes and eggplants and they have cute little purple
flowers and bright orange and red berries
goji berries need full sun but they will tolerate part shade
and they need a ph between six point eight and eight point one. If your ph is
lower than that you can add some lime like this oystershell line
you can plant Goji berry from seed
but if you plant with the bare root stock like this you'll get fruit sooner
and the first year you'll probably get just a little bit of fruit but after
that you get a full crop
you can plant and grow Goji berries directly in a container and leave them
there
or if you want to plant them in the ground we suggest starting them in a pot
and this is a fiber pot that can go directly in the ground
Goji berries are happy in containers and you'll get a more compact plant
plus it will prevent the roots from spreading kind of like raspberries
do
the minimum size for growing a Goji berry in a container is five gallons and
it should be as deep as a five-gallon bucket
because Goji berries put down a deep tap root
before planting
soak the bare roots
for about fifteen minutes to an hour in water
i'm using the peaceful valley organic potting soil
you can use any standard potting soil, just don't use any peet moss it's too acidic
this is the crown
of the bare root plant
the crown is where the root starts
the crown should be the same level as the top of the soil
water the plant
and then if the soil settles too much add a little bit more soil to
get up to the crown
keep the plant moist after you see about six to eight inches of growth
it can be planted directly in the ground pot and all
Goji berries should be planted about two feet apart
they get about ten to thirteen feet tall if you don't prune them and they have a
spread of about four feet
you can train them like a grape vine on a trellis or you can leave them as a
shrub
the plants are very drought tolerant once established when they're very young give
them about an inch or two of water every week
don't prune them until after the first year, then
pick a shoot to be the main chute and prune off any lateral shoots below it
about fifteen inches from the ground
when the plant reaches two feet tall in the summer pinch out the growing tips to
cause side branching where the fruit will be born
after your basic structure is established just prune back to the height
you want to keep it
maintain clearance from the ground
prune out any unproductive branches and thin out branches after the berry
season
Goji berries will fruit and flower all through the summer until the first
frost
so plant this super food and grow organic for life!