Nice work mate! I'm pleased you're seeing it in a positive light... 3 sprouters is better than none right? Just noticed it's been over a year since you posted this clip... How are they doing now?? : )
I had good luck with a heat mat underneath and a 400 watt grow light. Year two and mine are now eight foot tall with tons of berries. Started them in Febuary indoors. When they were 3 or 4 inches, I planted outdoors and fed the hydrponic nutes, half strength asd kept them moist. I will get tons of seed this year for expansion. Harvesting seed can be tricky though. The seed I harvested last year had about a 30% germ rate. I am leaving the berries on till they are ready to drop and will shade dry.
kees up updated on your gogi berry adventure!! ( I'm going to give it a try too) Thats so sweet of you to plant around the city. I also love the idea about reusing the coconut shell. great idea!
do seedlings need light? could they be sprouted someplace warmer but away from the window? Some seeds need a simulated winter to sprout. Did you put them in the freezer for a while?
OK.. the sprouting of my goji berries where VERY successful. I sprouted the seeds in a sprouter.. almost all sprouted.. I then transferred them into a planting medium and all of them took. I'm quite happy with the results.. :-) if you have a hydroponics store.. pickup some sure to grow seed starting cubes. They are awesome
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.
I think you've got bad starting mix. Those starters are peat moss. Goji berry soil, ideally, is ph7.6-8.6 (alkiline). Peat moss is ph4.5 (very acidic). Here are some Alkiline additives: Calcium Carbonate Lime Limestone Potassium (aka Pot-ash - grey/white ash from complete wood burn-off) Gypsum A good mix may be sand, lime or clay, and enough mulch for good drainage. Check out: gojijuices . net/growinggojiberries.html thefreelibrary . com/Wolfberry+update.-a0210169524
peat moss is acidic and holds moisture goji plants need slightly alkaline soil of about 8.6 where as peat moss is about 3.4 on that scale also pure peat moss holds moisture good you dont want that you need a sandy soil mix a little peat moss a little limestone and a little compost for a good soil also heat in the early stages is important it can get cold at times but just make sure that there is at least a short period of time every day of high heat.
i'm in Scotland, so have overwintered my seedlings in a friends' cold greenhouse and am just preparing to plant them out, what i can't understand is the vast difference in size all from the same source, treated the same way, mostly they are around 8-10 inches but one is 3 feet high with much larger proportions all round
Some great suggestions there -- also wanted to say what a GREAT idea to plant the gojis for a while in the coconut shells -- I never thought of that...woo-woo!!
Try adding a heat mat. Also, that cover should be removed once the plants come up. The moisture inside causes disease (and moss!). Good luck on your project.
i am continuing along with my goji project as well this spring. i have several plantings, all outdoors.
observations: (which may be obvious to some, but for me is a learning process)
1) they grow very slowly compared to other vegetable plantings. my current thinking is that they are waiting for some heat.
2) the ones planted using the method i saw on your video, i.e. soaked pods and then soaked the seeds, have all come up much more rapidly than seeds just planted out willy-nilly.
For germinating goji berries. Fist soak the seeds in filtered water. When the berries are rehydrated take the seeds out of the fruit and place them on a damp paper towel. Put the paper towel in a zip lock bag and store in your refrigerator for one week. After this step you should be golden. Plant the seeds in a soilless mix for seedlings. They will sprout much faster if you have them in a plant tray with a dome and a heat mat. Feed then with organic fish and seaweed fertilizer. Spread the word.
why dont you figure out at what stage the moon was when you planted these and keep that in mind for the next try, maybe it will make a difference and you'll have more sprouts, if you know anything about this, please let me know, thanks! and keep us posted!
it seems some plants, like the lettuce, that have a high ration of water in them should be planted before the moon is full because the moon kinda pulls the plant out of the earth, and some plants, like tomatoes, that grow roots before they sprout leaves, should be planted after the full moon because at that time the earth is doing the pulling thus helping the roots grow stronger
hmm lol well i've seen videos about the goji plant having a great capacity to adapt to any environment, no matter how cold, hot, dry or wet. One thing though, I have a couple of different seeds I want to plant myself, including goji seeds and there's some discussion how successful your sprouts will be depending on how the moon is when you plant the seeds.
I saw a video of some one in Ontario Canada that said you need to keep the plant indoors until there is light bark on the trunk to withstand winter.
realtimegirl 1 year ago
what are these pots name?
it's fiber?
what's the matterial?
TheFOIBOS 1 year ago
@TheFOIBOS They are peat pots and come compressed from any see/plant supply. They puff up when you add water to them.
ApollosPlace 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Nice work mate! I'm pleased you're seeing it in a positive light... 3 sprouters is better than none right? Just noticed it's been over a year since you posted this clip... How are they doing now?? : )
willmackay 1 year ago
I had good luck with a heat mat underneath and a 400 watt grow light. Year two and mine are now eight foot tall with tons of berries. Started them in Febuary indoors. When they were 3 or 4 inches, I planted outdoors and fed the hydrponic nutes, half strength asd kept them moist. I will get tons of seed this year for expansion. Harvesting seed can be tricky though. The seed I harvested last year had about a 30% germ rate. I am leaving the berries on till they are ready to drop and will shade dry.
magprob 1 year ago
kees up updated on your gogi berry adventure!! ( I'm going to give it a try too) Thats so sweet of you to plant around the city. I also love the idea about reusing the coconut shell. great idea!
freshblooms 1 year ago
do seedlings need light? could they be sprouted someplace warmer but away from the window? Some seeds need a simulated winter to sprout. Did you put them in the freezer for a while?
garden1618 1 year ago
I was wondering if you or anybody else know how to stake them once they are big?o they grow like a vine or a bush?
gleetus 1 year ago
OK.. the sprouting of my goji berries where VERY successful. I sprouted the seeds in a sprouter.. almost all sprouted.. I then transferred them into a planting medium and all of them took. I'm quite happy with the results.. :-) if you have a hydroponics store.. pickup some sure to grow seed starting cubes. They are awesome
myCreativeDifference 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
TeslaBlue 1 year ago
@TeslaBlue Friend would sprouting in compost help? Compost is pretty ph neutral?
garden1618 1 year ago
peat moss is acidic and holds moisture goji plants need slightly alkaline soil of about 8.6 where as peat moss is about 3.4 on that scale also pure peat moss holds moisture good you dont want that you need a sandy soil mix a little peat moss a little limestone and a little compost for a good soil also heat in the early stages is important it can get cold at times but just make sure that there is at least a short period of time every day of high heat.
kaizenarts 1 year ago
peat pucks?.... could be the problem, stunts growth in some plants
Input4Output 1 year ago
i'm in Scotland, so have overwintered my seedlings in a friends' cold greenhouse and am just preparing to plant them out, what i can't understand is the vast difference in size all from the same source, treated the same way, mostly they are around 8-10 inches but one is 3 feet high with much larger proportions all round
cjudith465 1 year ago
Some great suggestions there -- also wanted to say what a GREAT idea to plant the gojis for a while in the coconut shells -- I never thought of that...woo-woo!!
Deradune 1 year ago
yippy 3 goji plants!
WorkOnWellness 2 years ago
what is the shell/husk you are planting in?
harvestbard 2 years ago
It's a young coconut. I can't get them here :(
WorkOnWellness 2 years ago
Great Job! Where did you buy the raw goji berries? Also, thanks for the idea--this is a great thing to try!
uhhuhcheckit 2 years ago
Try adding a heat mat. Also, that cover should be removed once the plants come up. The moisture inside causes disease (and moss!). Good luck on your project.
SassafrasHomestead 2 years ago
I'm very interested in ur experience so pls continue :-)
yonellille 2 years ago 4
i am continuing along with my goji project as well this spring. i have several plantings, all outdoors.
observations: (which may be obvious to some, but for me is a learning process)
1) they grow very slowly compared to other vegetable plantings. my current thinking is that they are waiting for some heat.
2) the ones planted using the method i saw on your video, i.e. soaked pods and then soaked the seeds, have all come up much more rapidly than seeds just planted out willy-nilly.
bardos 2 years ago
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xlacolmenax 2 years ago
For germinating goji berries. Fist soak the seeds in filtered water. When the berries are rehydrated take the seeds out of the fruit and place them on a damp paper towel. Put the paper towel in a zip lock bag and store in your refrigerator for one week. After this step you should be golden. Plant the seeds in a soilless mix for seedlings. They will sprout much faster if you have them in a plant tray with a dome and a heat mat. Feed then with organic fish and seaweed fertilizer. Spread the word.
mogwai440 2 years ago 2
why dont you figure out at what stage the moon was when you planted these and keep that in mind for the next try, maybe it will make a difference and you'll have more sprouts, if you know anything about this, please let me know, thanks! and keep us posted!
tekymargar 2 years ago
it seems some plants, like the lettuce, that have a high ration of water in them should be planted before the moon is full because the moon kinda pulls the plant out of the earth, and some plants, like tomatoes, that grow roots before they sprout leaves, should be planted after the full moon because at that time the earth is doing the pulling thus helping the roots grow stronger
tekymargar 2 years ago
*ratio, not ration
tekymargar 2 years ago
hmm lol well i've seen videos about the goji plant having a great capacity to adapt to any environment, no matter how cold, hot, dry or wet. One thing though, I have a couple of different seeds I want to plant myself, including goji seeds and there's some discussion how successful your sprouts will be depending on how the moon is when you plant the seeds.
tekymargar 2 years ago
dont give up! keep us posted!
IamDemetri00 2 years ago 4