Goji
("go-gee") Berry or Wolf Berry
Lycium barbarum
http://www.secrets-of-longevity-in-humans.com/benefits-of-goji-berry.html
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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.