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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: jock_edin on February 01, 2010, 12:29:55

Title: gojo berry
Post by: jock_edin on February 01, 2010, 12:29:55
Does anyone grow gojo berry plants. I did without to much info. except they are supposed to have lots of the stuff very good for you within!!! I planted 3 last year and they grew to 8ft and had to be staked. November I cut back to 4/5ft. I had heard they can be grown as a bush plant so is it just a matter of pruning back and if so will it not grow to the height again? There must be someone else in UK growing them, please help me.  willie
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: plainleaf2 on February 01, 2010, 14:41:32
do mean goji berries.
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: Digeroo on February 01, 2010, 14:59:26
There are quite a few people growing goji.  I sowed mine last year and they got to about five feet tall.  There were quite a few posts several years ago but unfortunately none of them seem to still  be posting. 
I have been trying to find out how long it is before they actually fruit.  I also want to know which bit has the flowers/fruit, I do not want to prune off all the action.  I managed to plant a whole row of 12 plants before I found out just how big they can get.  Their other name is Wolf berry so presume they go a bit wild.
I actually rather like the quaint name The Duke of Argylls Tea Tree.
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: Unwashed on February 01, 2010, 15:56:04
Wasn't there so hoo-haa last year about these and they stopped being sold?
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: Mortality on February 01, 2010, 16:11:30
http://www.globalorangegroves.co.uk/goji-berries.html

has a little bit of information.
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: BarriedaleNick on February 01, 2010, 17:04:48
Yeah there was a bitt of a fuss about spreading disease..
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/product-info/defra-080429
Title: Re: gojo berry
Post by: jock_edin on February 01, 2010, 19:54:33
Thanks to those who replied to my plea for advise on the gojo berry, but after reading the information I am not sure what to do with them now, anyone gone ahead and got two or three year bush/tree.