To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Goji Berry
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:57:09 -0600
I am pleased that Hans reports Lycium will grow even on heavy clay. Now if
I can only get some plants to actually grow. I don't think Americans know
more about "goji" than Europeans, I only know about them because a friend
did Chinese herbs and gave us some. Then I bought the book HERBAL
EMISSARIES by Stephen Foster and some Chinese guy, and they give LOTS of
info on growing and use.
"Goji" is a name newly arrived here, some company is pushing them
and I suppose that will end in driving up the price. I buy them in oriental
groceries, they are used in herbal teas but are also considered a tonic
food, so I just eat a handful on days I happen to think of it. They are
sweet and tart and chewy.
The bush has been described by one landscaper's book as "so ugly that it
should only be used to hide something uglier". Donna