Goji  ("go-gee") Berry or Wolf Berry

Lycium barbarum

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Light:    1/3 to 1/2 day shade.  They may tolerate more sun, but I do not know if full sun will work for them.  Goji Berries will sucker if planted in the ground.

Culture:    Easy to grow. Containers 7g, or in ground.  Mix in 9 oz of VitaLime dolomite or Sunnyland dolomite /cu ft.  For field soil mix in 1 oz/ sq ft.  Do not use other dolomites or other forms of Lime.  Moderate fertilizer rates.   Espoma Plant Tone would be excellent for at least 50% of Goji’s nutrition using it at ½ rate, or 100% using ¾ label rate.   Espoma is organic with a broad range of nutrients and a moderate basic microbial package. Plants can only have in their produce what is available in the soil.  To grow ‘High Nutrient Dense’ food we need to give the vegetables and fruit we grow the greatest range of macro, micro nutrients as well as minor elements in chelated and sulfate forms and trace elements. If we grow plants in soil that does not contain these they cannot be in the produce from these plants. Fertilizer can be reduced to ½ rate if the following are used: 1 to 2 applications/month: Seaweed Extract at label rate + a liquid feed ½ maximum rate applied to foliage and soil along with Dextrose 1.5 tsp/g, Tall Harvest SumaGrow Inside. The Seaweed extract contains trace elements and increases the uptake of nitrogen and iron and reduces plant stress.  Tall Harvest SumaGrow is a polymicrobial solution that increases the uptake of all nutrients including phosphorus that plants need for energy and is a stress reducer for all stressors (heat, cold, wet, dry) and may increase the taste of the produce.  Azomite is a great source of trace elements that may be used for gojis, 3 tsp /3g pot 4x/yr.

Uses:    Fresh, dried, soups, smoothies, teas.

Goji are unique in many ways as they contain all 18 essential amino acids & Tryptophan, highest concentration of protein of any fruit, contain significant amounts of Vit C, B1, B2, B6, E,  iron, calcium, zinc, selenium, 21 trace elements, carotenoids,   & more. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of yrs.  Goji Berries were eaten by Li, Ching Yuen who is said to have lived to 256 yrs old. Sesquiterpenoids contained in goji berries stimulate the pituary gland to release Human Growth Hormone that can be theorized to extend lifespan.

Cautions:      If taking Warfarin, blood pressure medicine, diabetic medicine, then be sure to consult your health care provider before consuming Goji.