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Plants from seed of sun-dried goji berries. Possible?


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danmac
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, I reckon you are right, Cooler. I might create an artificial hedge later in the year using chicken wire or the like, as I don't really have a suitable natural hedge, or at least a hedge that is suitably positioned.
I found another site with some reasonably good pics of goji plants as they are grown commercially in China. Apparently they belong to some California based health food company who went out to look at their crops. Anyway, pages 12 through to 15 of their trip pictures contain the photos.
For anyone interested look here:
http://www.caoh.org/gojipictures12.html
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cooler
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems they are quite floppy or vinelike alright danmac. From that page you linked to "All of the vines are organically farmed and are between five and six years old. ". VINES and an idea of how long to wait for a good commercial crop. You will probably have to wait a shorter time to satisfy your needs, plus you have loads of plants.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I registered here because of this thread. I recently (last week) sprouted some Goji seeds from some dried berries. After that and reading this thread, I went crazy and am now potting another 20 seeds in hopes of creating more plants. FYI, they're growing well here in Oklahoma so far.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
soonerhubler wrote:
I registered here because of this thread. I recently (last week) sprouted some Goji seeds from some dried berries. After that and reading this thread, I went crazy and am now potting another 20 seeds in hopes of creating more plants. FYI, they're growing well here in Oklahoma so far.


Good to hear soonerhubler, it seems danmac has created a trend or a monster, I'm not sure. Laughing You are just at the sprouting stage, any pics. Is your set up different to danmac? I presume as the plants grow you will have more of a need for watering in Oklahoma.
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danmac
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's all part of my plan for world domination, hehe. Laughing
Seriously, it's really nice to hear that others are also getting started with some goji plants in various places around the world. I hope that you all succeed and that we all get lots of berries.
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soonerhubler
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sb wrote:
Good to hear soonerhubler, it seems danmac has created a trend or a monster, I'm not sure. Laughing You are just at the sprouting stage, any pics. Is your set up different to danmac? I presume as the plants grow you will have more of a need for watering in Oklahoma.


I'll take some pictures next week to post. I tried to transplant a couple too early and they died. I'm waiting until these others are more hearty before transplanting the others.

I've read somewhere that they don't fully mature for a couple years so it may be awhile until we see some berries. I could be wrong though.

Regarding the early sprouts: I basically took the seeds from the berries and tossed them into a window tray beside my strawberry plant. It actually surprised me when they sprouted. I am putting more effort in my other sprouts as I used jiffy pellets and I water them daily. This becomes more necessary with the heat increasing (33.3 Degrees Celsius). Here's to hoping they come in strong and ready for a long life here in the Midwestern portion of the U.S.
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