Goji berry

[kitty12345]

Not entirely sure this is a fruit but please move if not in the right place.

Does anyone grow the goji berry plant? I managed to buy a small plant which is sitting in the house but would like to plant it outside if possible as our house is tiny. The RHS advice is to keep indoors in the first year.

[veggiechicken]

Don't know whether this old thread will encourage you - or not! I try most things - but not these!

https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...nts_88939.html

[kitty12345]

Oh thank you veggiechicken!

We use the dried berries in chinese herbal soups, it adds alot of sweetness but most people don't eat the berries as they get discarded after (at least, I don't eat them). I'd be really chuffed if I got them to grow (though sounds like they don't taste good eaten raw...).

[chillithyme]

If you plant it out it should survive and will grow quickly, my experience is similar to those mentioned in the link posted by vc. A lot of growth, but no fruit, im moving it to the allotment in autumn in the hope it does better there. If not, il use it for hedging
The berries do have an acquired taste which I don't mind

[Baldy]

*Warning* - I've been trying to kill of my goji bush for a couple of years now - seems I'm going to have to treat it more like a tree and dig out any sort of potential root / rooting material. It is in a tricky to get to place on my plot so that might be a big part of the issue I'm having...

[Jungle Jane]

I planted mine straight out when I bought it,says on the label they’re frost resistant & needs to be cut back,that’s good it’s growing all over the place,there’s some info here & a picture of a flower

[Jay-ell]

I had mine in a pot outside in the garden and it survived OK, even though it did get blown over several times. I've just popped it into the ground in the New Territories.

Goji shrubs will sucker so you'll have to remember to dig out the runners when they go too far - similar to blackberries and raspberries.

Not had any flowers yet but it's only a wee young thing so I'll give it a couple of years to see how it goes on the plot.

[simplesamen]

I bought another Goiji berry seedling this summer and planted straight outside (Uk) with no ill effect. It's grown really well - no berries but it is the first year. My first Goiji berry was planted out straight into the garden (UK) and it grew really well, put out berries too, but not that many. Had it a couple of years before moving house. I'll be planting Goiji berry in Portugal this autumn so will be interesting to see if there is a difference in fruiting in a hotter climate.

[Baldy]

^^^ I saw it mentioned in some Portugal permaculture blog as something that did well there - don't remember the details though

[WeeGarden]

It’s very hardy, I planted mine out as a twig and it’s growing nicely. Not very big but it’s already producing berries

[Two_Sheds]

On clearing a neglected plot, I came across a rampant 7ft tall willow-looking weed.

Yep, goji berry. It was unsold after our open day and tossed into the nettles ...

[pinksky]

My mum has one in a sunny spot for the past three years from a rooted cutting and found it was berrying after the second year. She has been having it as a herbal drink with about 5 or so berries that comes through daily as it's considered to be a superfood.

I've noticed them growing in Morrisons (I think it's the right s/m) for about £2/3.

[Bill Door]

Well I have just "ripped out" our gojiberry. We had a few small flowers and about 5 berries that were very small and tasteless. It had a big root that took some pulling. Anyway it is shredded now and in a plastic bag being "heat" treated. Being a glutton for punishment we have been given a passion flower and that is now in the position recently vacated by the gojiberry. (I would have gone for a fig but there you are).

Bill

[Northampton-Nick]

I brought a goji berry the other week for £2 at our local Morrisons..its sitting on the bedroom window sill and i plan to put in in a container outside next year when the warmer weather arrives..im not really expecting too much but will see what happens..:-)

[FB.]

My experience is that it is a rampant, untidy grower with long straggly stems and occasional thorns, growing well even in my very poor soil. Cropping is very light.

The wood mice eat the berries before we get a chance.

We have several plants produced from cuttings some years ago and they're all going to be removed this winter.