Goji berry (Lycium barbarum) has wide adaptability and is simple to plant, so it can be grown in many places.
Goji berry has strong sprouting ability. Every year from April to August, while it sends out many new branches, it also produces suckers from the roots. Goji berry is highly cold-tolerant, light-loving, and salt-alkali tolerant. Its propagation is divided into two types: sexual propagation and asexual propagation. For sexual propagation, soak the fruit in water for 1-2 days, and after it softens, wash out the seeds and dry them in the sun. Sow in late March, cover with 1 cm of soil,...
Goji berry has strong sprouting ability. Every year from April to August, while it sends out many new branches, it also produces suckers from the roots. Goji berry is highly cold-tolerant, light-loving, and salt-alkali tolerant.
Its propagation is divided into two types: sexual propagation and asexual propagation.
For sexual propagation, soak the fruit in water for 1-2 days, and after it softens, wash out the seeds and dry them in the sun. Sow in late March, cover with 1 cm of soil, tread down, and spray water immediately. Seedlings emerge 7 days after sowing. After emergence, thin the seedlings, and transplant in spring of the second year.
For asexual propagation, both cuttings and division can be used; propagation is fast and fruiting is early. Cutting propagation is more common. Collect from superior mother trees one-year-old woody branches with a thickness of more than 0.3 cm, cut them into 18-20 cm long cuttings, insert them obliquely into the seedbed, and keep them moist. The survival rate is high, and they can bloom in the second year. Transplanting is carried out in April and they are very easy to establish.
It is suitable for planting in well-drained calcareous loam and avoids clay soil. During the growing period, give it plenty of sunlight and control watering; if it is too shady and damp, growth will be poor. During the flowering and fruiting period, ensure sufficient water; after each picking, irrigate once.
In summer, goji berry is prone to rust disease, so Bordeaux mixture should be applied once every 10 days in spring for prevention and control. The fruit matures gradually from June to November and should be harvested in time and dried in the sun or by heat for later use.