Why are my goji berry plants so thirsty??

[AnitaRL]

I have two goji berry plants (bought a couple of months ago online). I have no idea how old they are, but they are both minimum 80cm tall, if not taller (so I'm guessing they're probably a couple of years old).

They are in terracotta pots of adequate size (I was told to let them grow into a pot before repotting again, and they should still have plenty of room) and in a part of the balcony that receives plenty of light, but also quite a bit of afternoon shade.

I watered both of them this morning a little bit (i was told to make sure I don't overwater), but by this evening their leaves are droopy and wilting. Apparently they do this when they are thirsty, but I don't really understand how that is possible. We had a partly cloudy day today, quite windy, no more than 20C. I stuck my finger into the soil, and it still feels quite moist.

What's going on with my plants?

[starloc]

Just because a plants drooping doesnt mean it needs water, it can be from many things even overwatering, many plants droop due to lack of humidity in the air or insects or desiese
If there not used to the dry windy hot air conditions it could be that, try moving them inside and see what there like then

[AnitaRL]

That's true 'starloc', but my plants only droop and wilt while the sun is out (even if it's not directly on them) and they perk up perfectly - good as new - as soon as the sun goes down. It's been doing this for quite a few weeks, irrespective of the exact weather conditions (both in humid weather an din windy weather). I was just under the impression that goji plants were extremely drought tolerant.

[WrexTheDragon]

My goji are very drought tolerant and even when I forget to water, they never go limp.
Even some cuttings taken a month ago that are in dry compost and not watered are growing well and already have a good root structure.

I have some in full sun and others in semi shade.

80cm in height makes me think they are over 3 years old, so you should get fruits this year.

[AnitaRL]

@Wrex - what are the leaves of your goji plants like? Are they soft, quite thin and matt (similar in thickness and softness to a mint leaf) or are they harder, thicker and shinier (more like the leaves of an olive tree or bay leaf)?

[WrexTheDragon]

This is not the best picture, but I would say soft flesh and very leggy branches.

[AnitaRL]

That looks pretty much the same as mine....except I don't have too many woody stems yet...only a couple...My stems are predominantly green and fleshy.

I'll try and post some 'before' and 'after' pics later (once I've figured out, how to resize my photos)...