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["Michele Stanton" <6ducks@gmail.com>]

I bought organically grown Goji in bulk at Whole Foods.  I rehydrated the
fruit, separated out the seeds, and grew them out as I would tomatoes.  They
germinated well.  I planted out 6 of them this past spring.
But.....  they struggled and died before the summer was out.  I have neutral
pH clay loam soil, 40" annual rainfall, and humidity. My guess is that they
like faster draining soil and lower humidity.
Michele in SW Ohio

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Kehler Ewing
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 6:13 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tibetan Goji/Wolfberry plants

My Wolfberry seeds came separated out and I still think the germination rate
was 100%!  And mine didn't die from anything: cold, drought, pots, neglect
in the house, no damping off or that other weird red shriveled root thing
that some of my apples/pears/stone fruits have gotten (mostly inside in
crowded pots).  I pulled out a few that showed some frost damage after our
6" snow in June when they were mostly leafed out, mostly because I have so
many I can cull ruthlessly.

Sarah 
zone 3
Edmonton, AB


--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tibetan Goji/Wolfberry plants
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Received: Monday, November 30, 2009, 5:05 PM
> I got seed from Richter's, a supplier
> of medicinal plants and seed in
> Canada. They came in the dried berry, which I've heard
> keeps them more
> viable. Easy to separate the seeds from berry, and got way
> more seeds
> than I needed from just a few berries. I found them just as
> easy or
> easier to start and grow as tomato plants, and only had
> trouble with
> them once they were in the second year in pots, did not
> seem to do
> very well. Also one planted in ground made it through
> winter fine,
> then languished. Dropped leaves midsummer. I have the same
> problem
> with seaberry, and wonder if soil here is too rich (clay
> loam),
> humidity too high in summer, or something else.
> 
> -matt
> z5 se MI
> 
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 1:51 PM, derry&bill <wchase@interchange.ubc.ca>
> wrote:
> > Is anyone growing Goji berry plants?
> >
> > Does anyone know a source of the Tibetan Goji berry
> plants or seeds in
> > Canada?  In the US?
> >
> > Lycium barbarum is the northern Chinese Goji and
> Lycium chinense is the
> > southern Goji.
> >
> > I think the Tibetan Goji berry is a strain of L
> barbarum.
> >
> > Goji is also known as Wolfberry.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Derry Walsh
> > South Coastal B.C.
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