Keep adding compost and water to your Goji plants, and they will give you Goji Berries all summer long. I have about 8 pounds dried, and plenty of fresh to eat till it freezes.
I have had good success germinating goji berries as follows...
take dried goji berries from the bulk bin at local co-op (a seed source of a surprisingly large number of crops I grow!)
Soak them for a few hours or overnight in clean water (I used melted snow or rain water) - this helps them swell and soften so it's easier to get seeds.
Use toothpick to pluck out individual seeds
Put seeds on quality seed mix, push down a little, dust with more seed starting mix.
Does anyone know of a good soil to use for seedlings? Maybe something that's not so strong, little nutrients? At what point can the goji take a stronger nutrient soil?
So, how are the goji berry plants doing so far? They should be almost ready to fruit by now. Would you be willing to sell one of your goji berry plants? I live near Detroit as well, I would be able to pick it up. Please let me know, thanks.
Have you considered using ormus enriched growth mediums/waterings to get the best out of the gogi? Azomite as a mineral supplement also is excellent. I just I'd share with you a couple things I've encountered with great results.
I planted mine the same way you did. It took about 3 weeks before the first shoots came through. I have moved them on to starter pots and they are doing great. Fingers crossed.
I'm trying a different method that might be working for me. I soaked my dried berries.. and took the seeds out.. washed them off then put them in a seed sprouter. After 3 days.. the VERY TINY seeds began to sprout. I took about 20 of the sprouted seeds and put them in suretogrow media. I got that at a hydroponics store for about 6 bucks.. its a spongy white sterile medium. I'll keep you posted
thanks for posting, i'm in Scotland, and just got mine through their 1st winter in my friends cold greenhouse, hopefully they'll be hardy enough to survive next winter outside.
did you find a marked difference in size of each seedling most of mine are only about 8-10 inches but one is 3 feet high with much more substantial proportions, yet they were all treated in the same way
Detroit Love! awesome... I read that the trunks have to be rather thick to survive our cold winters.. WHere did you get the ocean water for minerals?? you must be a fellow fan of david wolfe.
Hi, growing my own plants here in England. Its -20 degrees outside and theres 12inches of snow on the ground yet they're still growing. Although they are hardy plants, grow them in a pot for the fist year so you can bring them indoors when its really cold, after that they should flourish wherever they are. I ve grown mine from cuttings. Started with four (cost me £15) but I now have 10 on the go.
AWESOME! I'd like to know how this ultimately turns out. Being a health/probiotic conscious college student doesn't always agree with my wallet but this could solve a good portion of the issue at $20 a pound....and even better- they're fresh, not dried
then a week or two ago i bought 200gr of dried berries from another UK seller which came in a very commercial box from China. these are the ones i'm soaking at the moment. i'm hoping to eventually have lots of these plants.
tekymargar: obviously these are started with dried goji berries.
i didn't think it was obvious because goji berries dont grow dry... i usually get my seeds from the fresh source and then dry them myself. i thought using seed from dried fruit might kill the seed because sometimes the drying process is too harsh.
when i save seed from any plant, i always save the dried seeds. perhaps you are referring to the fact that they are sun dried... is that the harsh process you refer to?
in a perfect organic world they would be sun dried, but since 'organic' is the new 'fat free' , there are other ways to dry stuff quicker... like blowing extremely hot air for days, indoors in racks, heat would kill the seeds.... geees you are somethin else
i am doing more or less the same thing at the moment. soaking the seeds now, following *your* trail.
i planted out some seeds in february which I had bought on ebay back in january, (a hundred purchased i think) from a seller in the UK, (i'm in Spain). nothing came up, so i re-planted a few weeks ago with the just-in-case seeds that i had left over and these have just begun to come up. just planted them straight out in an old wheelbarrow i have on the porch filled with soil and compost.
do you know if you can use the seeds from dried goji berries? I have a bag of Himalania organic goji berries and am thinking about growing them... but I don't know if the process of drying the berries kills the seeds... any help?
the ones I used are from dried Goji berries, Ron Teegardens to be exact. 4 sprouts so far....lol so we will see...I soked them for a day in diluted ocean water.
@tekymargar I had dried himalania Goji berries. I just soaked the berries for two hours, took some seeds out and planted them in good compost soil in small pots. This was a few months ago, and I now have one healthy plant thats getting pretty big, and another one, thats smaller, but still healthy. Almost all of them germinated, but they died because i over watered them yb accident. so yeah, you can do it, just dont over water them
the plants can be grown indoors. however, remember that your goal is the berries and to my knowledge they (as with most fruit bearing plants and trees) need lots of sun to produce the flowers, so check if you have a nice sunny window sill.
i am using the organic fertilizer protogrow which is a north atlantic hydrolised fish and north atlantic super kelp. i hope it does them good and gives them a big jump in growth.
sweet. i have some seedlings started they are probably 2 or 3 weeks old. i just scattered some seeds into a small container with potting soil. they are growing thick together i will wait till they are a good bit bigger before i start to thin them out. i hope it doesnt hurt them. if you want to see any pictures let me know.
From where can I get the Goji Seeds?
shaukatization 3 months ago
Renegade plannting! We all should be renigade planting right now!:)
kingrotty 7 months ago
Keep adding compost and water to your Goji plants, and they will give you Goji Berries all summer long. I have about 8 pounds dried, and plenty of fresh to eat till it freezes.
I LOVE GOJI BERRIES!!!!
magprob 7 months ago
I have had good success germinating goji berries as follows...
take dried goji berries from the bulk bin at local co-op (a seed source of a surprisingly large number of crops I grow!)
Soak them for a few hours or overnight in clean water (I used melted snow or rain water) - this helps them swell and soften so it's easier to get seeds.
Use toothpick to pluck out individual seeds
Put seeds on quality seed mix, push down a little, dust with more seed starting mix.
keep moist
Will germinate 7-12day
EdibleAcres 1 year ago
Does anyone know of a good soil to use for seedlings? Maybe something that's not so strong, little nutrients? At what point can the goji take a stronger nutrient soil?
thewavedm 1 year ago
So, how are the goji berry plants doing so far? They should be almost ready to fruit by now. Would you be willing to sell one of your goji berry plants? I live near Detroit as well, I would be able to pick it up. Please let me know, thanks.
foreseengust 1 year ago
Nice work mate- i'm really inspired to start growing my own now! How are yours coming along? : ) How long till they start to bear fruits?
willmackay 1 year ago
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Nice, I tried the same thing. Check out my video, its right on my channel,
ruderevival 1 year ago
Have you considered using ormus enriched growth mediums/waterings to get the best out of the gogi? Azomite as a mineral supplement also is excellent. I just I'd share with you a couple things I've encountered with great results.
buschlanelson 1 year ago
I planted mine the same way you did. It took about 3 weeks before the first shoots came through. I have moved them on to starter pots and they are doing great. Fingers crossed.
dily44 1 year ago
We were able to start some goji plants by simply planting dried goji berries in a pot. I haven't been able to find fresh goji berries here in Vegas.
stephlow1965 1 year ago
I'm trying a different method that might be working for me. I soaked my dried berries.. and took the seeds out.. washed them off then put them in a seed sprouter. After 3 days.. the VERY TINY seeds began to sprout. I took about 20 of the sprouted seeds and put them in suretogrow media. I got that at a hydroponics store for about 6 bucks.. its a spongy white sterile medium. I'll keep you posted
myCreativeDifference 1 year ago
@myCreativeDifference I had great success.. all of the seedlings are doing well..
I think its because its PH neutral
myCreativeDifference 1 year ago
Ohio should be a great climate for them since the mountains they grown in
myCreativeDifference 1 year ago
thanks for posting, i'm in Scotland, and just got mine through their 1st winter in my friends cold greenhouse, hopefully they'll be hardy enough to survive next winter outside.
did you find a marked difference in size of each seedling most of mine are only about 8-10 inches but one is 3 feet high with much more substantial proportions, yet they were all treated in the same way
cjudith465 2 years ago
Detroit Love! awesome... I read that the trunks have to be rather thick to survive our cold winters.. WHere did you get the ocean water for minerals?? you must be a fellow fan of david wolfe.
RMCrowley 2 years ago
Hi, growing my own plants here in England. Its -20 degrees outside and theres 12inches of snow on the ground yet they're still growing. Although they are hardy plants, grow them in a pot for the fist year so you can bring them indoors when its really cold, after that they should flourish wherever they are. I ve grown mine from cuttings. Started with four (cost me £15) but I now have 10 on the go.
GOOD LUCK
Blinediddy 2 years ago
Thanks. Live in Wash.
I grow 5 types of raspberries, reds/blacks.
10 variety of strawberries.
5 variety of blueberries.
I grow in 2x8 x12 long boxes and excavate down about a 1 1/2 feet on each box. The boxes sit on 3 inches of leveled gravel.
I use organic cedar grove compost. Dirt, sand, fir bark, mushroom compost and chicken manure.
The soil is key. Take care of the soil.
The flavor is outstanding and nothing like you will find in the grocery store.
Im going to try this. Awesome.
invista360 2 years ago
AWESOME! I'd like to know how this ultimately turns out. Being a health/probiotic conscious college student doesn't always agree with my wallet but this could solve a good portion of the issue at $20 a pound....and even better- they're fresh, not dried
harvestbard 2 years ago
I have tried to germinate date seeds without luck. But the avocado seeds do good but never produce blooms. I probably need a green house.
StarFlower99654 2 years ago
then a week or two ago i bought 200gr of dried berries from another UK seller which came in a very commercial box from China. these are the ones i'm soaking at the moment. i'm hoping to eventually have lots of these plants.
tekymargar: obviously these are started with dried goji berries.
bardos 2 years ago
i didn't think it was obvious because goji berries dont grow dry... i usually get my seeds from the fresh source and then dry them myself. i thought using seed from dried fruit might kill the seed because sometimes the drying process is too harsh.
tekymargar 2 years ago
when i save seed from any plant, i always save the dried seeds. perhaps you are referring to the fact that they are sun dried... is that the harsh process you refer to?
bardos 2 years ago
in a perfect organic world they would be sun dried, but since 'organic' is the new 'fat free' , there are other ways to dry stuff quicker... like blowing extremely hot air for days, indoors in racks, heat would kill the seeds.... geees you are somethin else
tekymargar 2 years ago
i am doing more or less the same thing at the moment. soaking the seeds now, following *your* trail.
i planted out some seeds in february which I had bought on ebay back in january, (a hundred purchased i think) from a seller in the UK, (i'm in Spain). nothing came up, so i re-planted a few weeks ago with the just-in-case seeds that i had left over and these have just begun to come up. just planted them straight out in an old wheelbarrow i have on the porch filled with soil and compost.
bardos 2 years ago
do you know if you can use the seeds from dried goji berries? I have a bag of Himalania organic goji berries and am thinking about growing them... but I don't know if the process of drying the berries kills the seeds... any help?
tekymargar 2 years ago
the ones I used are from dried Goji berries, Ron Teegardens to be exact. 4 sprouts so far....lol so we will see...I soked them for a day in diluted ocean water.
acongagua 2 years ago
thank you!! well then... goji berries are about to be grown in puerto rico lol
tekymargar 2 years ago
@tekymargar I had dried himalania Goji berries. I just soaked the berries for two hours, took some seeds out and planted them in good compost soil in small pots. This was a few months ago, and I now have one healthy plant thats getting pretty big, and another one, thats smaller, but still healthy. Almost all of them germinated, but they died because i over watered them yb accident. so yeah, you can do it, just dont over water them
ruderevival 1 year ago
just eat the stuff and shit at good locations to grow
Mongodelight 2 years ago
Does anyone know if they can be grown in a pot inside? I live in Ohio and I don't know if the climate here is good for them.
christopherbenjamen 2 years ago
Yes, to my understanding they just need to be in a mixture of sand and soil,
acongagua 2 years ago
the plants can be grown indoors. however, remember that your goal is the berries and to my knowledge they (as with most fruit bearing plants and trees) need lots of sun to produce the flowers, so check if you have a nice sunny window sill.
bardos 2 years ago
@christopherbenjamen i believe they'll grow about anywhere. . i live in utah and i have 3 out side in pots.. they are doing good.
Spore0011 3 months ago
i am using the organic fertilizer protogrow which is a north atlantic hydrolised fish and north atlantic super kelp. i hope it does them good and gives them a big jump in growth.
vidlover07 2 years ago
sweet. i have some seedlings started they are probably 2 or 3 weeks old. i just scattered some seeds into a small container with potting soil. they are growing thick together i will wait till they are a good bit bigger before i start to thin them out. i hope it doesnt hurt them. if you want to see any pictures let me know.
vidlover07 2 years ago
I have noticed that Colloidal silver water makes them grow faster!
silatyogi 2 years ago
Awesome! I have some growing in my yard
silatyogi 2 years ago