Phoenix Tears goji berry
Quick grow facts
Pot size
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Water
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Fertilizer
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Pollination
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Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse. Germination is usually good and fairly quick.…
PFAFPests & diseases
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Look out for (Houston)
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What it is
Lycium barbarum commonly known as wolfberry and now better known as goji berry is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.5 m (8ft) at a medium rate. (Species-level info; not specific to this variety.)
PFAFWhy grow/eat it
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Harvest in Houston
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Container tips
An easily grown plant, it does not require a rich soil, flowering and fruiting better in a well-drained soil of moderate quality. Succeeds in impoverished soils, but more fertile soils are best if the plant is being grown for its edible young shoots.
PFAFCautions
Although no records of toxicity have been seen, some caution should be exercised with this species, particularly with regard to its edible leaves, since it belongs to a family that often contains toxins. However, use of the leaves is well documented and fairly widespread in some areas.
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