How did your Goji grow?

[Phreddy]

Last year we had a lot about the wonderful Goji berry and many people were going to grow them.
How did it go? Did they over winter and how are they now?

I have bought some berries in Malaysia, harvested some seed and am intending to try them in BG when I get back in about 2 weeks.

Thought that I would see what happened to other people.

[Seahorse]

I have a couple of two year old ones planted straight into the ground and they've been fine over winter. In fact they're about the healthiest looking plants in my garden, lots of lovely green shoots already

[Madasafish]

I grew 18 from seed. 16 survived the winter . I have planted 9 out: the rest will follow when warm weather comes.

[Sue]

Hi
Like Seahorse, mine have overwintered without any problems. this is their second year so I look forward with interest to see what they do.
best wishes
Sue

[Phreddy]

Thank you all for responding. We seem to talk about these things and there is no follow up.
It will be interesting to see what happens to mine when they get a real winter in Bulgaria.
Did anyone get berries the first year? Elsewhere I read about growing them as annuals.

[muckdiva]

Do goji berries taste as awful as Bob Flowerdew says? I've been tempted to grow some, but put off by his 'damning with faint praise' description of them. I'm too mean to buy a pack from Holland & Barrett in case they are indeed awful!

[Flummery]

Our lad likes them. However, he likes some really strange foods!

[gojiberry]

I am still awaiting my plants (should be here March). I understand that they are an aquired taste but addictive when the taste is aquired. I read an article where you should try one wait a few minutes try another and repeat for half a dozen times and then you are hooked. Haven't tried one other than in muffins, where they don't seem to have much flavour at all.

[Waffler]

I'm also interested to know what they taste like. It's all very well being a superfood, but if it's not good to eat it's not going to do me much good, cos I won't be eating them!!

[Phreddy]

They are not unpeasant to eat. Remind me of currents without as much sweetness. Certainly have the 'dried fruit' smell.

[jeannine]

I haven't had the joy of eating one fresh yet, but gojiberry is absolutely right about them being an acquired taste when dried. Once you've had a few (like olives) then you're hooked. They are a bit like toffee only not as sickly.

We put some bushes in last year and now they are covered in leaves. Does that mean they won't flower this year?

Can anyone think of a fruit that flowers after the leaves have come out?

[Garden Nut]

Hybrid Berries, Strawberries, Citrus, Loquats to name but a few - and of course Gojis !

[Garden Nut]

My Gojis have overwintered just fine - but that's not suprising as they are so hardy to both extremes (hot and cold). I picked up on another forum that one or two suppliers were supplying as bare root plants and they don't do so well from bare root. Certainly from my experience pot grown is best.

[quark1]

I only started mine off from recovered seed (a Percy Daltons bag) about 3 weeks ago in an unheated sun lounge.

At last there is the sign of green above ground! Planted into an old plug tray (smallest) and it looks like at least 9 cells have activity with others looking promising.

[allotmentlady]

Goji Berries

Mine have weathered fair over winter, they were only small when we first put them in the ground but look okay, cannot wait for the growing season to start!