GOJI Berry

[GardenFan]

Getting a GOJI Berry tuber from T&M to try this year, anyone else tried growing this plant? I hear it's very hardy (coming from the Himalays) so should stand up to the freezing north of england winter pretty well.

[leona]

eh? goji tuber? im confused. do you mean thomson and morgan? cant find anything about gojis on their website. nor did i think gojis came from tubers... not that i claim to know much! i love gojis so wld love to grow some if i could. have only seen seed so far n takes 2 long to fruit from seed

[Flummery]

There's a thread on Allotment Advice about goji berries.

[Grandpadragon]

Leona Thompson and Morgan had a big add for these in the Times on Saturday

[Flummery]

And in the Guardian - I wonder if they overstocked - or overestimated the interest?

[Madasafish]

I'm growing 20 plants from seed (ebay)

[leona]

i looked into the seed option but i asked how long it takes for them to fruit and they said about 5 years. i am just not that patient! i dont read news papers so thats how the whole thing passed me by, ordered 3 plants now though, just have to find space for them!

[belvedere]

goji Berries

Does anyone know how big this grows as from the looks on the T&M site is like a tree? We are not allowed trees on our allotment but can have dwarf stock trees. Was very tempted but the T&M site did not give very many details

[Madasafish]

Max 3 metres tall but if pruned to be bushy about 2metres tall x 2 metres width I believe.

Warning: if growing from seed: the young plants do not like waterlogged soil... My 20 seeds have now become around 15 plants: dampening off I suspect.

[ysb33r]

OH loves gojis, and went she foudn out they were available from T & M, ask me to ordered some. Well, they arrived and are all planted.

Now I've been wondering whether it is possible to fan-train one of them?

[Two_Sheds]

I think they're stocking lots because of the Superfood connection...blame Gillian McKeith! They apparently can grow ten foot tall, or as a houseplant (!) see here for nice pix
http://www.timpanogosnursery.com/sit...60/page/416906

[Salina]

ooo they look yummy. The dried berries are a bit like eating cardboard but the fresh ones look nice and juicy. wouldn't mind having a go at growing some if I could get my hands on some seeds lol. are they very expensive? (the seeds, that is)

[Salina]

I found these on ebay, I thought I would post it here some people with a lot more gardening knowledge than me could tell me what they thought of it before I go ahead and buy them lol! here the link: http://cgi.ebay.ie/1000-Organic-Hima...QQcmdZViewItem

[Madasafish]

I bought mine on UK ebay approx £2 delivered for 20 seeds. As they grow to about 3 metres tall ,1000 seeds is excessive. Better buy some UK berries and save the seeds. They appear very fertile - all mine germinated...

[leona]

cardboard!?! we dont buy them anymore because i just cant help myself, i go back over and over again for another handful!