PLANTS ORDERED TODAY WILL BEGIN SHIPPING LATE SEPTEMBER, 2023
Goji, Red (Lycium barbarum), potted plant, organic
$21.00
Family: Nightshade (Solanacea)
Hardy to Zone 5 to 10
(Lycium chinensis, Chinese Matrimony Vine, Box Thorn, Go-Qi-Zi, GO-CHI) Deciduous woody shrub to 9 feet tall. Native to Northern China. Goji berries are used fresh, juiced or (more commonly) dried and used like raisins. Traditional usage (TCM): Yin tonic. Plant prefers full sun and fast-drying soils. High desert conditions are quite conducive, or regular garden conditions on the dry side. Goji plants are drought-tolerant. 4 to 5 years maturity, 15 year or more lifespan. Space plants 3 feet or more apart.
Potted plant, certified organically grown
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Question
evan wertz –
Is this potted plant the same variety of dried berries you buy in the stores?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Evan, Yes, although some of those may be Lycium chinense. There isn’t much practical difference between them. I really recommend our goji plants and am excited to field grow them myself this year.
Richo
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Aurora –
Hey Richo, how many years old is the potted plant? I hear it takes a few years from seed to fruit
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Richo Cech –
Hello Aurora, they are in their first year. Richo
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BOBBY –
Richo, Are they from seed or clone? Been told older tree that you clone will fruit sooner than seed? Is a 1 yr old in a gallon container? Thanks, Keep up the good work!-
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Richo Cech –
Hi Bobby,
Right, that is probably true. These are from seed and now a year old. They won’t fruit until next year earliest. We have field specimens that are 4 feet tall and pencil-thick–same stock. Still, I’m not really convinced about goji from cuttings–it is a drought-tolerant plant that relies on a taproot, and seeds make a better taproot than do cuttings. . . r
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maryahshand –
Hello Richo, I am a 20 year customer. Such a fan. The info you share is second to none.
On the Lycium topic; Do you grow rutheicum? can you share any advice?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Mary, Thanks for writing. Lycium ruthenicum is powerful–that’s the black goji = Russian Boxthorn. We did have that at one time, from seeds cultivated and collected in Yunnan, and made the mistake of overselling our stock. So, somebody out there has it, but not us, not anymore. Its on my “greatly desired” list. Richo
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Question
Victoria –
Is this plant invasive?
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Richo Cech –
no
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Katrina Schultz –
Thank you for your wonderful plants. Is there any chance you would sell bare roots in the fall? Thank you
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Richo Cech –
hi katrina, you’re welcome. we can try to list bare-root gojis at some future date–right now the majority of what I have is 2 inches tall. they actually are pretty slow-growing. richo
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Michelle –
Hello Richo. I just received my plant today. Would you advise planting the Gou Qi Zi plant outside at this time? I live in zone 5. Also do you know if this is a deer resistant plant? Thank you.
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Richo Cech –
hi michelle, z 5 is pretty cold, i suggest transplanting to a gallon pot as an intermediary to planting outdoors. richo
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