The listing, Nutrient Dense Super Food, Goji Berry ~ Lycium Barbarum has ended.
A deciduous perennial shrub~ produces abundant sweet red berries. Goji berries are extremely high in antioxidants surpassing even blueberries!
Very cold hardy, purportedly surviving winters as cold as -10 d F. Self-fertile so you only need one plant to get started, however greater pollination will occur w/ additional plants.
Goji berries contain: 11 essential and 22 trace dietary minerals, 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 8 polysaccharides and 6 monosaccharides making goji berries one of the most nutrient dense foods man has discovered.
Start goji berry in spring after last frost date.
Once your seeds have germinated & tender plants are ready to go into the garden, plants prefer full day sun but will tolerate half-day sun. Or transplant to larger pots. Give plenty of room. Check soil ph. Prefers alkaline soil. Will make it in lightly acidic environ.
Hardy USDA z 6-9. Check your location to make sure they have a chance of surviving winters.
Seeds slow to germ usually 3 ~ 4 wks (depending on temps).
Plants need as much time to grow as possible. Goji go dormant in winter where the weather goes below freezing.
Starting Goji from seeds;
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10 seeds
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