Goji Berry
Lycium barbarum
also called wolfberry
Trained along wires it fruits generously; left to itself it suckers into a thicket.
Light Full sun — fruiting falls away in anything less.
Water Water it into the ground, then irrigate through the fruiting season.
Height 2 m
Spread 4 ft 11 in
Spacing 135 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 4 ft 5 in
- In-row spacing
- 4 ft 5 in
- Between rows
- 6 ft 11 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Solanaceae (nightshade family)
- Sunlight
- Full sun — fruiting falls away in anything less.
- Watering
- Water it into the ground, then irrigate through the fruiting season.
- Feeding
- A balanced feed in spring and a compost mulch.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- July
- Pruning
- Spur-prune in late winter, and keep the suckers in check.
Through the year
- Mar–Jul Bud Break
- Jul–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Aug Fruit Set
- Aug–Nov Harvest
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Comfrey, Marigolds, Borage
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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