Comments on: Goji Berry Plants

By: Gerry

Gerry — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:08:59 +0000

From KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
My plant indoors flowered and produced over 100 berries in first year. I also stripped all leaves from plant 2 months ago and now not only new leaves but new branches prolifically all along original branches.
Plant in large container directly in front of North facing window. Plenty compost and worm castings mixed with good potting soil.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:40:02 +0000

Daryl,
The only way to make goji enter its dormancy is to lower temperatures close to freezing. New leaves will grow after the old leaves are striped off.
If you grow goji from seeds, you won’t be able to see flowers the first year, from cuttings, yes.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:31:37 +0000

I have been experimenting growing goji’s hydroponically for a couple months. I would like to grow some of them indoors and some outdoors. Is it true that if you strip all the leaves off the goji it will think it’s in it’s dormancy stage? Has anyone tried this? Also, does anyone know if it is possible to get goji’s to flower in the first year?

By: brandonlasvegas

brandonlasvegas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:23:02 +0000

I have been growing goji for 4 year now in the hot las vegas sun they do very well. I have to water them daily to keep them cool in the summer. But they grow really well in the spring and fall. Remember to keep those roots from having wet feet.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:30:09 +0000

Birgitta,
Will you leave it outdoors or indoor? I recommend you leave it outdoors to let it go through dormancy. Prunning is necessary to stimulate better yield for next year but you don’t need to cut it down to overwinter because winter in Vancouver is pretty mild.

By: Birgitta Marklund

Birgitta Marklund — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:32:45 +0000

Hi,

I have a goji plant stared from a cutting. I just picked all the ripe berries and will eat them fresh. So far I have grown the plant in a pot.
Question: do I cut the plant down for the winter (Vancouver, B.C.) Thank you.

By: Rich Tompkins

Rich Tompkins — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:35:03 +0000

Dear Kenney,

Please don’t be fooled. There are dozens of species of Lycium throughout the world. Not all are edible, and only one (1) is Goji. Lycium barbarum L. (true Goji) is 100% edible, including the root (Germanium is found in the tap root of the Goji Tree). The berry from Lycium barbarum L. is sweet, and its leaves make a wonderful tea. Please visit GojiTrees.com and learn the truth about the amazing Goji berry.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:25:44 +0000

That is very interesting, I had heard that the goji leaves were edible but didn’t know if it was just one particular variety that produced the edible leaves. I have noticed that the gold finches love goji leaves and have stripped some of the branches on my goji until there aren’t any leaves left. So far I haven’t noticed that that defoliation treatment has encouraged any flower or fruit production. Strangely, a goji plant towards the front yard hasn’t been bothered by the finches and it does produce flowers and berries even though it is much smaller in size.