My Asian neighbors got me hooked on these and I will tell you from personal experience there is ZERO excuses to not have at least one of these growing somewhere! Here's the pros and cons. PROS: 1, So easy to grow a 5yr old can do it. Toss it in the ground, add water and forget. 2, disease resistant. 3, pleasant appearance. 4, beautiful tiny purple offwhite flowers. 5, even a small plant produces in 1 or 2 years. 6, extremely hardy plant can be pushed to the absolute BRINK and come back next year. 7, GOBS of tiny but flavorful tomatoes add quite a burst of flavor to any salad! 8, a single berry has more vitamin c than an entire bag of oranges. 9, it is considered a super food and has been attributed to long life. 10, suffers from almost no transplant shock! 11, mashing the mature berries and sinking them in water makes a delicious bitter tea! CONS: The only honest to goodness flaw is that this plant is just a TINY bit invasive so it's a good idea to have it cornered off. These things absolutely WILL take over your garden if not put in check. The good news is you can uproot and transplant them with ease and sell the seedlings for about 5 dollars!
Thanks for the tips! I saved a dying clearance goji from lowes a few years ago and it's been surviving and fruiting in a small pot all this time. I've transplanted it into a large tub this spring and it is growing like crazy!
@@RaisingRoosters123 Yes I do, but I live in 7B, and I have no idea how hardy they are... Mine actually has spread into another container, so I have the tub goji and the bucket goji now. :D Both fruiting like crazy right now.
I started my goji berry plants from a bunch of twigs that my friend got from his brother's neighbor. This was 5 years ago and they are growing everywhere! There were fruits the 1st season i planted it. My mom (she recently passed on January) and father would pick them clean and bring it home to make chicken abalone soup. They are awesome in soup but bleh raw... I live in the East Bay Area in Northern California. I can easily start some in a pot of soil. Also, i chop it all the way to the ground and it grows back. No fertilizer. Just water 2x a week.
I live a little east of east bay near the delta. I planted 2 from home depot about 3 years ago and they're finally taking off and sending out suckers all over the place, but not much fruit at all. Any idea how much longer i might have to wait? Im growing in slightly alkaline light sand.
@@travismakoto vegan athlete (jake) used to be decent before his divorce. Now hes just a douche who sells his gf on onlyfans. But yeah, his old videos are good.
@@CL-ty6wp Found them on 'Etsy'. Can they be grown indoors? I've never heard that before. Mine will be going outdoors as soon as the ground is workable where I live, I cant wait!
@@Earthy-Artist awesome. I actually just found them on etsy too. They have tea leaf plants too. I'd think they'd grow fine indoors, most stuff thrives.
I live in Texas and I bought one about three or four months ago and planted it and I have this huge harvest already that if I don’t get out there tomorrow in December and get them, I’m gonna miss out. I also bought a golden Goji berry that when I get the opportunity I’m gonna get it planted in my expanded garden in my urban yard.
From what I've heard, the amount of sun they like depends on latitude. 6 hours of full Michigan sunlight is NOT the same as 6 hours of full Florida sunlight. I've read that in some places it's best to grow them in the shade.
I agree. I'm learning that in my new Austin TX yard, many "sun loving" plants do better in partial shade. The direct sunlight is sometimes too stressful when it's both intense and long-lasting, regardless of watering.
Luke Hebert I’ve been growing some in 6b and they are in partial shade but I think they would like a little more sun here because they seem to struggle in the middle of the season when they are mostly shaded by an elderberry.
Luke Hebert I’m in Waco. I bought a Gojo berry and put it in a large container. It’s been several months. I’ve seen very little growth. It has put on small fruits then they disappear. I’m thinking birds or the squirrels are sneaking them. I’ve got a PH tester ordered to check soil. I’m just not sure what this plant needs to thrive. We are in similar zones so I’m wondering if you have any tips.
@@TXMamaM.O. Hi, I'm sorry to hear about the struggling goji berry tree. I'm no expert, but let's start with some general questions: what kind of light does it get, what kind of soil is it in (e.g. potting soil, garden soil, a homemade mix), and how do you irrigate it (e.g. drip irrigation, hand water X/week)?
I'm about to start a small goji farm in central Indiana. I'm doing this on a whim and researching as I go. I can grow anything and i want to contribute to farmers markets and my community. Gonna goji them out!
If you do prune them, stick the twigs in the ground and they will regrow. You can easily have a ton of new plants. The leaves are also edible. Boil them in an egg drop soup. It is a little bitter so be warned.
Yeah they really grow like weeds. But I ain't messing up my egg drop soup with them! Leaves don't have much taste raw: my rabbits won't eat them. I can't even bring myself to put the leaves in a salad, lol. We eat the berries that way though. Honestly, if the Chinese haven't found a way to cook those leaves that's fantastic, it can't be done. Just sayin', lol.
Jefferdaughter Yeah but Chinese will eat a lot of weird stuff because they believe it's good for you. Back when I worked for a Chinese chef he boiled some black root in a pot on the coffee machine for three days. Stunk up the whole place, LOL (In a back room.) My husband got a cold and he talked him into drinking some. He always said he got well just so he wouldn't have to drink anymore of that stuff. ;-)
Weird? Ever read the label on packaged American 'food'? Or the ingredients in the read-to-eat, or drink, stuff? Much of the food our ancestors thrived on up to just a 2-4 generations ago (no time at all in the history of humans) would now be considered 'weird'. Yes, even those who have ancestors from the UK or Europe. I've known people with 'incurable' health problems that were cured by traditional Chinese medicine, so I find it hard to knock. Then again, Coke is disgusting in flavor, is way too sweet, with an acid burn, and no benefit. Except the addictive stimulants (sugar and caffeine). To some, that is 'weird'. Guess it is just a matter of one's perspective, eh?!
I just took some of the stray seeds from the bottom of a bag of dried goji berries and planted them in containers. It only took a few days for them to come up outside on my covered patio (Florida).
Thank you, this was really helpful! I was considering pruning just now, but I'll leave it alone! I was also considering bringing it inside for the winter, but it sounds like I should just take it out of its pot and plant it. Good info!
Now I'm bummed that I didn't buy they last two goji berry plants at the garden store a few weeks ago. The packaging didn't have ANY growing information as far as light, temps, etc. I think I'll buy some next year to plant. Thank you!
so glad i just found you thankyou. may I make a suggestion about the video information flow? I myself find that it would be kinda nice to hear in the begining how long will it take this plant choice to be actually harvestable and edible starting from planting time . Cause some plants are 6 months, some are four years ect. thank you for your time i just love your show youre great!
in my garden in southern california, i don't water them at all, the rain takes care of that in the winter time and i don't fertilize at all. they are towering 10 feet right now.
I loaded 4 2 yr plants with ~1 foot of wood chips after planting in the hole w great potting soil. Loaded! w berries 3rd yr...4th so much I couldn't keep up! terrific to grow, just get some good music and a stool for the harvesting. I use an excaliber dehydrator - expect to take some time prior to get detritus etc out.
I grow mine in AZ, every year it looks great, starts to fruit and bam, one day you go outside, and it is stripped naked of all leaves and fruit. I have no idea what happens but this happens every year.
Oh, Good! I was hoping they liked a slightly acidic soil. I have good sun exposure, but it is 6 feet from a few spruce trees which make the soil a bit acidic. I am putting blueberries there and now goji berries.
That was really helpful I know to give it a place in full sun (in the UK lol we have sun at the moment at least) now and not to worry too much about watering after it's established.
I got a goji berry plant in spring of 2020 that was basically dead and I have to prune it back very short once a year. The first year it went from a few leaves to 7' tall in a few months (with berries everywhere the 1st year I had it). I don't need to water it too much, no issues with animals or insects and berries even in November zone 6 Michigan.
One of your biggest fans from Scotland I want to know can you take a cutting and put it directly into the ground and propagate it and also would you do a tour of your garden would be good to see how your garden is going and what you are growing in it now and how you do it
Since goji berries are in the nightshade family I wonder if they're susceptible to root knot nematodes, which is something I'm always trying to manage in South Florida.
I have three large bushes and they grow well despite our hot dry summers and wet winters. Thousands of berries..then the birds came and left me with 3.
Man O Man I've never had a plant as vigorous as the Gogi. I've got then in full sun and fluffy soil and I've also got them in really sucky soil with 6 or 7 hours of very dappled sun. Even the ones in the shady spot produce pretty darn good.
luke, my gogi berries are around two years old, first year had several berries, this year no sign of fruit could you tell me why? thank you for your informative videos. pray your store and family are all being Blessed.S sincerely Rick😃😂
Interesting about the PH. I have read elsewhere that goji berry needs slightly alkaline soil instead of acidic as you say here. Update: 12/15/18: I have been applying some wood ash which is very alkaline to my goji shrub and it thrives on it.
It's funny hearing people that don't get berries on their plants.... I purchased one at Lowe's a week and a half ago that was sickly looking on clearance for $5. I Watched your video before planting it and was pretty worried it wouldn't even make it after reading the comments. I dug a hole about two times the size of the pot amended the soil with about two cubic feet of organic garden soil. Then made a 6" layer all the way around it with some different all natural garden soil for trees, plants and shrubs from Kellogg's. A week and a half later I already have three berries popping up on one vine and it's growing fine. IDK.... Watered 1 time so far so I guess don't overwater them.
Thanks for the info John. Do you think they do better in a more dry climate or will they still thrive in the near rain forest conditions of south Mississippi?
They should do well in either. That's what we have here, by turns. (Don't like the weather wait a minute: it'll change.) These suckers grow like weeds. Mine grew through the bottom of the laundry basket I had it in (air pruning) and about 8 inches into the ground just since about May. We dug it up and peeled the landscape cloth off the roots (tore some, couldn't help it), then threw it in a hole in this old clay soil, threw in some rabbit poo & fishilizer and some hay around it and watered. That was last week: thing didn't even show any transplant shock. Looks like it's been there since it was a seed, lol.
Goji like ALKALINE soil, NOT acid... yes, they are drought tolerant, and do like a lot of sun. i would NOT recommend fertilizing with chemical ferts. i use fish emulsion 1 to 2 times per year with seaweed. making sure they have the correct minerals is more important. they do not need rich soil. in fact, they like sand and perlite. they would probably do better with lava rock, shells, pebbles etc... rather than woody mulch. but having a small amount of carbon (organics) in the soil is good - they dont need as much as some other plants, but they still need some... (not pure sand, although, they would probably grow OK, they might not fruit as much or as sweet) once established, they need no maintenance its a wild weed.
Thank goodness for your information!! This is exactly what I have been looking for for the past few days :D... I got my goji berry plant a month ago and ever since then its lower leaves are turning more pale or light yellow each day and eventually fell and the whole plant seems extremely tired/whimpy and pale...I thought I am giving it enough fertilizer... I can't seem to find any good answer to it any where.....would you have any idea what can be wrong with my goji plant? Thanks a million ahead !
I was extremely surprised to hear they like slightly acidic soil. Several years ago I had a Goji plant that was dying and I read they need more alkaline soil so I added a large amount of Mt Saint Helen's ash to it and it started to thrive. I'm guessing it depends on the variety?
Hey there, great info. I have a question not sure if could assist but my goji is on its 2nd season. Some of the lower leaves are yellowing. Any helpful thoughts?
I'm looking at buying a Goji plant now, should I plant it outside or leave it in a large pot for the rest of summer (mid July right now) and then winter it inside and then plant outside in the spring??
I was looking for this info- thanks! But I cant see any spaghnum moss growing in that crowded space, so if it was added to the soil at planting, how will it maintain the soil ph over time?
Goji berries are nitrogen fixers. Fertilizing with nitrogen would cause weeds to have more of a competitive edge, but wouldn't really benefit the goji berry. A better strategy would be to mulch it heavily with woodchips or sawdust to increase the fungal component in the soil.
nightshade, makes sense now. i thought they looked like mini roma tomatoes. i just got one, the picture showed they would be that big. so i got the 17 dollar one instead of 10 at homedepot. but it was smaller then the 10 dollar one. im going to contact them and say something. but i also got a peach tree and im satisfied with hat, since it is one to two years old and is the size they show.
Yes. Prune the ends of the floppy stalks to create fertile sideshoots. Also you can run them on pruning wires like grapes if you live in a windy place.
@@happity yes I never had a problem for 3 years. Then all the leaves dropped off this summer. Now I water the two bushes every morning now and leaves came back. That’s all I do is water them.
@@happity True but I never had to add water for three years until this year. By the way how much do you prune them back at the end of the season? I am trying to decide how far to prune them back when the cold comes..
@@fredfrond6148 I just started with small plants last year, and I haven't had to prune them at all, but they are stayed quite small from lack of moisture, save for some sporadic shoots. I didn't get a lot of berries this year. But the cold wasn't too hard on them, they just dropped their leaves and came back in the spring. The excessive heat is my problem here.
Hey there.. just watched your vid and thought great i understand.. then watched a few more.. the next guy and every one after says prune to maximise yield.. then the next one says fertilise with anything except peat moss to avoid acidity.. ho hum.. non the wiser now..
I live in the high desert area in Southern California and I am growing my Goji berries with no issues. You'll want to water them at least every other day in the summer. Adding a thick layer of mulch is also important to keep the soil from drying out, especially in SoCal where its very dry and hot.
How do you keep cabbage worms and other brassica loving pests off of all of that lovely kale?? I have three kale plants and I find those little buggers in there all the time!
Except that the name 'wolfberry' was/is also commonly used for the Cinese species, too - among other common names. Which is one excellent reason for the scientific binomial names- to help avoid confusion.
To help avoid further confusion, the native kind and the Chinese kind are two different, but closely related, species. A variety is a naturally occurring variation within a species. Varieties are sometimes selected for cultivation because of a desired feature, like variegation on the leaves. 'Selections' from wild plant populations may have slightly different characteristics, like larger fruit. Selectively bred types within a species are correctly called 'cultivars' - or so my plant geek friends tell me. :)
Yes, However I wasn't going to go into full detail about this particular plant. I figured if people wanted to know more... They'd Google them. =) Not a hard thing to do, which is what I, as a gardener tends to do. 🌾Be Blessed ღ 🌿
Whats the difference between goji plants and wolfberry plants? Can u show how both r grown from seed to a fruiting plant? I've heard it can take up to seven years till it fruits..?
I tried to grow some Goji berries in michigan but the birds around here kept eating the leafs and would not leave the plant alone. The birds ate more leafs than the plant could grow. I dunno why they liked it so much. It didnt have any fruit they only ate the leafs.
humm , how is it that these plants are so cold hardy. and the ones i have had are totally dead at the first frost, roots and all, never to be seen again????
Have you tried pruning it? Does it get lots of sunlight? It will take all you can give it. And not too much nitrogen in the soil or any fertilizer (hopefully organic) that you give it, but plenty of potassium and phosphorus. Some goji plants are said to naturally produce more leaves (used in cooking where the plants came from) than heavy fruit crops.
'Everything Homemade' here on YT says it can take up to 7 years for a goji grown from seed to fruit. Plants grown from cuttings usually take much less time to fruit. Let it grow and hopefully it will give you fruit soon..
My Asian neighbors got me hooked on these and I will tell you from personal experience there is ZERO excuses to not have at least one of these growing somewhere! Here's the pros and cons.
PROS:
1, So easy to grow a 5yr old can do it. Toss it in the ground, add water and forget.
2, disease resistant.
3, pleasant appearance.
4, beautiful tiny purple offwhite flowers.
5, even a small plant produces in 1 or 2 years.
6, extremely hardy plant can be pushed to the absolute BRINK and come back next year.
7, GOBS of tiny but flavorful tomatoes add quite a burst of flavor to any salad!
8, a single berry has more vitamin c than an entire bag of oranges.
9, it is considered a super food and has been attributed to long life.
10, suffers from almost no transplant shock!
11, mashing the mature berries and sinking them in water makes a delicious bitter tea!
CONS: The only honest to goodness flaw is that this plant is just a TINY bit invasive so it's a good idea to have it cornered off. These things absolutely WILL take over your garden if not put in check. The good news is you can uproot and transplant them with ease and sell the seedlings for about 5 dollars!
I have the PLANTS BUT NO FRUIT any ideas.
@@tuforu4 They usually produce very young. How old? 3rd year worked well!
@@johnlewisbrooks 8 yrs not a berry in sight but big bushes
Is irish climate unsuitable. Tks
@@tuforu4 That may be it! Ireland gets super cold and some plants react bad. Try buying a cold hardy variety.
Thanks for the tips!
I saved a dying clearance goji from lowes a few years ago and it's been surviving and fruiting in a small pot all this time. I've transplanted it into a large tub this spring and it is growing like crazy!
Do you leave it outside in the winter in a pot? I'm in zone 5b where we get a pretty cold winter.
@@RaisingRoosters123 Yes I do, but I live in 7B, and I have no idea how hardy they are... Mine actually has spread into another container, so I have the tub goji and the bucket goji now. :D
Both fruiting like crazy right now.
Wonderful! It's the plant that keeps on giving .
I started my goji berry plants from a bunch of twigs that my friend got from his brother's neighbor. This was 5 years ago and they are growing everywhere! There were fruits the 1st season i planted it. My mom (she recently passed on January) and father would pick them clean and bring it home to make chicken abalone soup. They are awesome in soup but bleh raw... I live in the East Bay Area in Northern California. I can easily start some in a pot of soil. Also, i chop it all the way to the ground and it grows back. No fertilizer. Just water 2x a week.
I want the chicken abalone soup recipe! Sounds yum.
I live a little east of east bay near the delta. I planted 2 from home depot about 3 years ago and they're finally taking off and sending out suckers all over the place, but not much fruit at all. Any idea how much longer i might have to wait? Im growing in slightly alkaline light sand.
Let the first frost hit them then they get a lot more flavorful and sweeter.
@@dustinthewind3925 hi! I don't know. Mine always have too much fruit. No fertilizer. Just water
Planted two goji berry plants last flal and they came back with a vengeance. Tons of growth and they reseeded, so now I have a ton more coming in.
Video suggestion - a list of plants that can grow in desert conditions.
I’d watch this
Watch the vegan athlete
@@travismakoto found him, thanks
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@@TheGeekyChef1190 I totally agree.
I have 3 Goji berry rooted starts coming to me in the mail shortly, can't wait to grow them 😃!
Online vendor? I'm just learning about them and would like to grow indoors.
@@CL-ty6wp Found them on 'Etsy'. Can they be grown indoors? I've never heard that before. Mine will be going outdoors as soon as the ground is workable where I live, I cant wait!
@@Earthy-Artist awesome. I actually just found them on etsy too. They have tea leaf plants too.
I'd think they'd grow fine indoors, most stuff thrives.
I live in Texas and I bought one about three or four months ago and planted it and I have this huge harvest already that if I don’t get out there tomorrow in December and get them, I’m gonna miss out. I also bought a golden Goji berry that when I get the opportunity I’m gonna get it planted in my expanded garden in my urban yard.
From what I've heard, the amount of sun they like depends on latitude. 6 hours of full Michigan sunlight is NOT the same as 6 hours of full Florida sunlight. I've read that in some places it's best to grow them in the shade.
I agree. I'm learning that in my new Austin TX yard, many "sun loving" plants do better in partial shade. The direct sunlight is sometimes too stressful when it's both intense and long-lasting, regardless of watering.
Luke Hebert I’ve been growing some in 6b and they are in partial shade but I think they would like a little more sun here because they seem to struggle in the middle of the season when they are mostly shaded by an elderberry.
Luke Hebert I’m in Waco. I bought a Gojo berry and put it in a large container. It’s been several months. I’ve seen very little growth. It has put on small fruits then they disappear. I’m thinking birds or the squirrels are sneaking them. I’ve got a PH tester ordered to check soil. I’m just not sure what this plant needs to thrive. We are in similar zones so I’m wondering if you have any tips.
@@TXMamaM.O. Hi, I'm sorry to hear about the struggling goji berry tree. I'm no expert, but let's start with some general questions: what kind of light does it get, what kind of soil is it in (e.g. potting soil, garden soil, a homemade mix), and how do you irrigate it (e.g. drip irrigation, hand water X/week)?
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I'm about to start a small goji farm in central Indiana. I'm doing this on a whim and researching as I go. I can grow anything and i want to contribute to farmers markets and my community. Gonna goji them out!
What acidity are you shooting for? I see conflicting info
@@kimfroman2023 Indiana soil has a fair amount of lime in it. I'll try for between 5.5 to 7ph soil pH.
In Texas heat, found out quickly that these are not drought tolerant, and will lose their leaves fast! They do require steady moisture in high temps.
Great video. Goji berries and blueberries. Both like acidic soil so you can have a super food garden.
If you do prune them, stick the twigs in the ground and they will regrow. You can easily have a ton of new plants. The leaves are also edible. Boil them in an egg drop soup. It is a little bitter so be warned.
Yeah they really grow like weeds. But I ain't messing up my egg drop soup with them! Leaves don't have much taste raw: my rabbits won't eat them. I can't even bring myself to put the leaves in a salad, lol. We eat the berries that way though. Honestly, if the Chinese haven't found a way to cook those leaves that's fantastic, it can't be done.
Just sayin', lol.
And yet they are valued in China for their leaves...
And several people have mentioned that wild rabbits ate their young goji plants to the ground.
Jefferdaughter Yeah but Chinese will eat a lot of weird stuff because they believe it's good for you. Back when I worked for a Chinese chef he boiled some black root in a pot on the coffee machine for three days. Stunk up the whole place, LOL (In a back room.)
My husband got a cold and he talked him into drinking some. He always said he got well just so he wouldn't have to drink anymore of that stuff. ;-)
Weird? Ever read the label on packaged American 'food'? Or the ingredients in the read-to-eat, or drink, stuff? Much of the food our ancestors thrived on up to just a 2-4 generations ago (no time at all in the history of humans) would now be considered 'weird'. Yes, even those who have ancestors from the UK or Europe.
I've known people with 'incurable' health problems that were cured by traditional Chinese medicine, so I find it hard to knock. Then again, Coke is disgusting in flavor, is way too sweet, with an acid burn, and no benefit. Except the addictive stimulants (sugar and caffeine). To some, that is 'weird'. Guess it is just a matter of one's perspective, eh?!
I just took some of the stray seeds from the bottom of a bag of dried goji berries and planted them in containers. It only took a few days for them to come up outside on my covered patio (Florida).
Thank you, this was really helpful! I was considering pruning just now, but I'll leave it alone! I was also considering bringing it inside for the winter, but it sounds like I should just take it out of its pot and plant it. Good info!
Now I'm bummed that I didn't buy they last two goji berry plants at the garden store a few weeks ago. The packaging didn't have ANY growing information as far as light, temps, etc. I think I'll buy some next year to plant. Thank you!
so glad i just found you thankyou. may I make a suggestion about the video information flow? I myself find that it would be kinda nice to hear in the begining how long will it take this plant choice to be actually harvestable and edible starting from planting time . Cause some plants are 6 months, some are four years ect. thank you for your time i just love your show youre great!
Thank you for the info.
in my garden in southern california, i don't water them at all, the rain takes care of that in the winter time and i don't fertilize at all. they are towering 10 feet right now.
Are they on a trellis
I loaded 4 2 yr plants with ~1 foot of wood chips after planting in the hole w great potting soil. Loaded! w berries 3rd yr...4th so much I couldn't keep up! terrific to grow, just get some good music and a stool for the harvesting. I use an excaliber dehydrator - expect to take some time prior to get detritus etc out.
I ordered some from your website I’m starting them now ❤️
I grow mine in AZ, every year it looks great, starts to fruit and bam, one day you go outside, and it is stripped naked of all leaves and fruit. I have no idea what happens but this happens every year.
You can pile another ring on top for a taller bed like Self Sufficient Me. They look great.
This is a great easy guide for growing goji berries. This is going in the favorites playlist.
Oh, Good! I was hoping they liked a slightly acidic soil. I have good sun exposure, but it is 6 feet from a few spruce trees which make the soil a bit acidic. I am putting blueberries there and now goji berries.
got mine from Lowe's too,i was shocked to see them!
I had my plants out in the full afternoon sun here in Thailand ,and they shrivel up.they do good on the morning sun..
Yeah same experience in South Africa
I grew from seed down here in Ecuador
Susan Shepard How long have you lived in Ecuador? I’ve been thinking about buying a farm down there. Tired of these Alaskan and Idaho winters
I love these growing guides :-)
That was really helpful I know to give it a place in full sun (in the UK lol we have sun at the moment at least) now and not to worry too much about watering after it's established.
Glad that I watched it before pruning :). Thanks for your grear instructional videos. I have learned so mutch from you.
I got a goji berry plant in spring of 2020 that was basically dead and I have to prune it back very short once a year. The first year it went from a few leaves to 7' tall in a few months (with berries everywhere the 1st year I had it). I don't need to water it too much, no issues with animals or insects and berries even in November zone 6 Michigan.
Glad to know
One of your biggest fans from Scotland I want to know can you take a cutting and put it directly into the ground and propagate it and also would you do a tour of your garden would be good to see how your garden is going and what you are growing in it now and how you do it
Great review. I love your Fire Ring, I will definitely get some of those for my garden.
Thanks for reviewing them.'....my FiJi Berries aren't growing at all...just kind of stunted for years.....I'll try your suggestions.
Everything I've read says they want alkaline soil. I'm no expert on growing gogi yet but I got that info from multiple sources.
Since goji berries are in the nightshade family I wonder if they're susceptible to root knot nematodes, which is something I'm always trying to manage in South Florida.
I think marigold helps
I have three large bushes and they grow well despite our hot dry summers and wet winters. Thousands of berries..then the birds came and left me with 3.
We have Goji berries growing here in the Arizona deserts....
Man O Man I've never had a plant as vigorous as the Gogi. I've got then in full sun and fluffy soil and I've also got them in really sucky soil with 6 or 7 hours of very dappled sun. Even the ones in the shady spot produce pretty darn good.
luke, my gogi berries are around two years old, first year had several berries, this year no sign of fruit could you tell me why? thank you for your informative videos. pray your store and family are all being Blessed.S sincerely Rick😃😂
Info was very helpful, thanks for sharing.
How do you know when they are ready to harvest?
Thanks for sharing your information. Absolutely useful for me.
Hi, I’m curious about the flowers you have planted in the tub with the Goji? Are they a beneficial companion plant?
Marigold
Lol having to wait a year for the correct answer
Thank you guy!
Stunning video
Interesting about the PH. I have read elsewhere that goji berry needs slightly alkaline soil instead of acidic as you say here.
Update: 12/15/18: I have been applying some wood ash which is very alkaline to my goji shrub and it thrives on it.
Interesting
Question is. is it thriving or surviving
Do prefer alkaline soils ... native to Himalayan limestone mtn valleys
Can confirm, it likes my slightly alkaline sand... But not much fruit. Maybe ill try the wood ash too.
I seen them a lowes and had no idea what they were thanks
Hi, what would cause for the leaves to fall off easily? Is that too much water or not enough? If you have any thoughts that would be great! Thank you!
Do they have small thorns on them?
Thanks for sharing.
Great information and well done. Thank you!
they can survive cold canada winters up to -50 degrees calcius. -58 f with wind chill.
It's funny hearing people that don't get berries on their plants.... I purchased one at Lowe's a week and a half ago that was sickly looking on clearance for $5. I Watched your video before planting it and was pretty worried it wouldn't even make it after reading the comments. I dug a hole about two times the size of the pot amended the soil with about two cubic feet of organic garden soil. Then made a 6" layer all the way around it with some different all natural garden soil for trees, plants and shrubs from Kellogg's. A week and a half later I already have three berries popping up on one vine and it's growing fine. IDK.... Watered 1 time so far so I guess don't overwater them.
Good info on goji berries.
great video. thanks
I wonder if it will grow here in Florida
What do you think about growing these in zone 9A? Yes or find something else?
Im in Zone 9a, and have my gojiberries planted in a SHADY spot that doesnt get direct sun for 6 hours, and they produce alot of berries.
Thanks for the info John. Do you think they do better in a more dry climate or will they still thrive in the near rain forest conditions of south Mississippi?
They should do well in either. That's what we have here, by turns. (Don't like the weather wait a minute: it'll change.) These suckers grow like weeds. Mine grew through the bottom of the laundry basket I had it in (air pruning) and about 8 inches into the ground just since about May. We dug it up and peeled the landscape cloth off the roots (tore some, couldn't help it), then threw it in a hole in this old clay soil, threw in some rabbit poo & fishilizer and some hay around it and watered. That was last week: thing didn't even show any transplant shock. Looks like it's been there since it was a seed, lol.
I am in zone 9b AZ.
Could one use a small dryer to dry gogi? I have two plants doing well, thank you
Goji like ALKALINE soil, NOT acid...
yes, they are drought tolerant, and do like a lot of sun.
i would NOT recommend fertilizing with chemical ferts.
i use fish emulsion 1 to 2 times per year with seaweed.
making sure they have the correct minerals is more important.
they do not need rich soil. in fact, they like sand and perlite.
they would probably do better with lava rock, shells, pebbles etc...
rather than woody mulch.
but having a small amount of carbon (organics) in the soil is good -
they dont need as much as some other plants, but they still need some...
(not pure sand, although, they would probably grow OK,
they might not fruit as much or as sweet)
once established, they need no maintenance
its a wild weed.
Full sun? Even full Arizona 9b sun?
I was hoping to hear how many goji berry bushes are optimal to plant at the same time for optimal production :(
Thank goodness for your information!! This is exactly what I have been looking for for the past few days :D...
I got my goji berry plant a month ago and ever since then its lower leaves are turning more pale or light yellow each day and eventually fell and the whole plant seems extremely tired/whimpy and pale...I thought I am giving it enough fertilizer... I can't seem to find any good answer to it any where.....would you have any idea what can be wrong with my goji plant? Thanks a million ahead !
the yellowing of the leaves could be too much water. and don't fertilize too much. they are desert type plants. they thrive on neglect.
Yeah they're tough. Seems like the only way to kill them is with kindness!
You might be right! After the weather heated up and water cut back, my goji plants started to turn green and fruited-----yeepeeeee!! Thanks.
I don't fertilize my goji berries. they have spread quite a bit with no extra care
Thanks for the tip luke,i might grow that to this year or next year
I was extremely surprised to hear they like slightly acidic soil. Several years ago I had a Goji plant that was dying and I read they need more alkaline soil so I added a large amount of Mt Saint Helen's ash to it and it started to thrive. I'm guessing it depends on the variety?
Hey there, great info. I have a question not sure if could assist but my goji is on its 2nd season. Some of the lower leaves are yellowing. Any helpful thoughts?
I'm looking at buying a Goji plant now, should I plant it outside or leave it in a large pot for the rest of summer (mid July right now) and then winter it inside and then plant outside in the spring??
But if you prune them wouldn't that produce new growth with then creates more berries?
I was looking for this info- thanks!
But I cant see any spaghnum moss growing in that crowded space, so if it was added to the soil at planting, how will it maintain the soil ph over time?
Every other video about growing goji berries contradicts most of what is said in this one. Don't just take one person's advice.
my goji berries r not growing to full size , what am I doin wrong?
Goji berries are nitrogen fixers. Fertilizing with nitrogen would cause weeds to have more of a competitive edge, but wouldn't really benefit the goji berry.
A better strategy would be to mulch it heavily with woodchips or sawdust to increase the fungal component in the soil.
nightshade, makes sense now. i thought they looked like mini roma tomatoes. i just got one, the picture showed they would be that big. so i got the 17 dollar one instead of 10 at homedepot. but it was smaller then the 10 dollar one. im going to contact them and say something. but i also got a peach tree and im satisfied with hat, since it is one to two years old and is the size they show.
Where did you get the Fire Rings?
Wouldn't pruning increase fruiting since it would grow back with new fertile branches?
Yes. Prune the ends of the floppy stalks to create fertile sideshoots. Also you can run them on pruning wires like grapes if you live in a windy place.
Goji berries are invasive and HARD to kill. So once it ha stated to grow it would be harder to take them out than to keep it growing.
Totally depends on climate, in TX heat, I have to tend them daily or they drop their leaves
@@happity yes I never had a problem for 3 years. Then all the leaves dropped off this summer. Now I water the two bushes every morning now and leaves came back. That’s all I do is water them.
Right, but without irrigation they are not invasive. I have to add some water about 3 times a week.
@@happity True but I never had to add water for three years until this year. By the way how much do you prune them back at the end of the season? I am trying to decide how far to prune them back when the cold comes..
@@fredfrond6148 I just started with small plants last year, and I haven't had to prune them at all, but they are stayed quite small from lack of moisture, save for some sporadic shoots. I didn't get a lot of berries this year. But the cold wasn't too hard on them, they just dropped their leaves and came back in the spring. The excessive heat is my problem here.
Hey there.. just watched your vid and thought great i understand..
then watched a few more.. the next guy and every one after says prune to maximise yield..
then the next one says fertilise with anything except peat moss to avoid acidity..
ho hum.. non the wiser now..
How long can the live for? I can't find any information.
How do they do in the heat? I'm in southern California and summer is often 100+degrees
I live in the high desert area in Southern California and I am growing my Goji berries with no issues. You'll want to water them at least every other day in the summer. Adding a thick layer of mulch is also important to keep the soil from drying out, especially in SoCal where its very dry and hot.
Philip Marquez are you growing any other berry ? I’m in SoCal and would like to know what would grow well .thanks
I need some seed to plant
I tot goji berry and wolf berry is the same.😮 what are the differences?🤔 Pls educate me. thx.😊
How do you keep cabbage worms and other brassica loving pests off of all of that lovely kale?? I have three kale plants and I find those little buggers in there all the time!
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Wolfberries are in the same family as Goji berries, but they're just a different variety. Just an FYI. Found that out researching these berries. =)
Except that the name 'wolfberry' was/is also commonly used for the Cinese species, too - among other common names. Which is one excellent reason for the scientific binomial names- to help avoid confusion.
To help avoid further confusion, the native kind and the Chinese kind are two different, but closely related, species. A variety is a naturally occurring variation within a species. Varieties are sometimes selected for cultivation because of a desired feature, like variegation on the leaves. 'Selections' from wild plant populations may have slightly different characteristics, like larger fruit. Selectively bred types within a species are correctly called 'cultivars' - or so my plant geek friends tell me. :)
Yes, However I wasn't going to go into full detail about this particular plant. I figured if people wanted to know more... They'd Google them. =) Not a hard thing to do, which is what I, as a gardener tends to do.
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Actually, Goji prefers a slightly alkaline soil, 6.8 to 8.1.
Add a little lime or wood ashes to the soil.
I don't know what zone I am. I live near London south east. Luke could u do a potting video on gooseberries
London England? Zone 8 or 9. London Canada? Zone 3 or 4. Either way you can grow this plant
Update on the goji?
Can you help me out I’ve got to these bushes bushes you’ve got their ones Red berries and but other one has got orange berries
1. Is this plant greedy of water?
2. Can we grow this on really wet soil?
Do these spreadSs?
my gojis are not growing and I want to move it can I do this?
Will the grow in Kenya..
Whats the difference between goji plants and wolfberry plants? Can u show how both r grown from seed to a fruiting plant? I've heard it can take up to seven years till it fruits..?
Great vid
I tried to grow some Goji berries in michigan but the birds around here kept eating the leafs and would not leave the plant alone. The birds ate more leafs than the plant could grow. I dunno why they liked it so much. It didnt have any fruit they only ate the leafs.
humm , how is it that these plants are so cold hardy. and the ones i have had are totally dead at the first frost, roots and all, never to be seen again????
I live in California,will it grow if I plant the seeds?
I have GOJI but no BERRYS any ideas PLZ
I had one for three years, got huge(8 ft tall and sprawling).....no berries yet😂
Have you tried pruning it? Does it get lots of sunlight? It will take all you can give it. And not too much nitrogen in the soil or any fertilizer (hopefully organic) that you give it, but plenty of potassium and phosphorus. Some goji plants are said to naturally produce more leaves (used in cooking where the plants came from) than heavy fruit crops.
'Everything Homemade' here on YT says it can take up to 7 years for a goji grown from seed to fruit. Plants grown from cuttings usually take much less time to fruit. Let it grow and hopefully it will give you fruit soon..
The peaceful garden patch Any berries yet?
Do you have to cover them up in the winters or just leave as is? Winters where I am can reach -40 °C. Thanks.
thanks