Comments on: Goji Berry Plants

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:47:35 +0000

Leaving larger space between the plants and keeping plant and soil misture low can also help. How large is your plants?

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:45:40 +0000

Pmela,
Try garlic solution. I used garlic solution this summer to control aphids and it seemed working. YOu can also add sulfer powder mixed with garlic solution for better disease/insect control. Crash garlic using blender, adding water and blend again until solution become well mixed. YOu can add sulfer powder at this time, try different concentration to see which works best.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:47 +0000

HELP. I am at my wits end. I am trying to start goji berries in a hydroponic set up. My initial results of 70+ plants were very good. Very sturdy healthy bushy plants that stood up straight and very proud. My problem is I have been infested with aphids. So far everything I have tried (oil,water,soap mixture, organic insectiside) has not harmed the aphids but have killed my plants instead. I pick aphids daily (yuck) but cant manage to control them. I dont think its an option for ladybugs this time of year. Does anyone have any sugestions before my beautiful plants all loose the battle.

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.