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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Monday, 16th August 2010

  Has anyone grown a goji berry bush? Mine is three years old and has grown very long shoots, which if I gathered them up, it would make the whole thing about 8foot tall. We have been watering it, along with all our other fruits but it hasn't flowered yet and the leaves are going yellowish. I can't find advice on feeding, pruning or when it should fruit...can anyone help?

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  Posted by susienick (U14581212) on Monday, 16th August 2010

  I planted a Goji berry plant in April this year and it too has very long branches and getting longer! No sign of flowering or berries at present. But it looks healthy with no yellowing leaves.
  
  I checked the Thompson and Morgan web site for info and this came up.
  
  
  It answers some of your questions. Maybe someone can help us more?
  

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  Posted by thevodkarose (U13048111) on Monday, 16th August 2010

  Mine is on death row at the moment, it's an ugly waste of space. It's not at all ornamental and refuses to fruit, and it should have been according to that link.
  
  I know these are newcomers to general UK home growing, so perhaps they can be very picky about soil conditions and micro climates? Mine is in full sun, well mulched, and on a silty clay soil.

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  Posted by thevodkarose (U13048111) on Monday, 16th August 2010

  That said, I notice the link states hardy down to minus 15C. My garden was at least that in the winter, so perhaps while still alive it's had a harsh shock? It has another 12 months to prove it's worth, or else.

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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Tuesday, 17th August 2010

  Thanks for the help. I had been on the Thos.Morgan site but didn't think it was much help either. I have since been doing more searches and found that it establishes in the 1st and 2nd year, flowers in the 3rd and then fruits well in the 4th. You can trim it - which we will do at the end of autumn - apparently it will then get bushier and have more fruit. We also have ours on 'death row' but hubby repreived it for another year.
  Nowhere has there been a mention of feeding, so we might give it some sequestered iron, see if that will green up the leaves.
  Lets get back on this subject in the autumn, to compare notes

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  Posted by abc777 (U14152866) on Friday, 20th August 2010

  Don't think it'll answer your question but if you look at the victoriana nursery website (under soft fruit) they do give quite a bit of info on growing and care of the plants.
  
  Incidentially, our plants have gone long and straggly but then it's only their first year.

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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Wednesday, 25th August 2010

  Sorry I've not got back sooner.
  What a fascinating site the Victoriana Nursery is!
  Will visit it again.

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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Tuesday, 12th April 2011

  Well, it's been seven months since we reprieved our goji bush.
  We cut it back last autumn, some of the side shoots had grown very long, one was at least six foot!
  It has lots of new leaves, no sign of flower buds yet (I've forgotten when they are supposed flower?)...so far so good.
  
  Just wondering if susienick, abc777 or thevodkarose are happy with theirs still?

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  Posted by davestevenson (U8534678) on Wednesday, 13th April 2011

  Hi,
  
  Interesting to read this thread. I also have a Goji planted in teh ground. It will be 3 years old this year.
  
  Last year it got really straggly and whippy, with shoots 6 or 7 foot long and looking really messy.
  
  I got about 3 flowers on it last year that came to nothing.
  
  I nearly took it out and gave up, but thought id give it one last chance this year.
  
  I cut all the long growth back last autumn to tidy it up.
  
  It has now got loads of new growth, off shoots from the older wood and is very green and healthy looking.
  
  If it doesnt fruit this year i will take it out because its not exactly ornamental.
  
  However, i am optimistic as the plant is looking really healthy.
  
  Ill try to keep the thread updated as i get more news.
  
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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Sunday, 17th April 2011

  Hi D,
  Ours is still like yours...looking good. Lots of new shoots and healthy.
  
  I agree it isn't the best looking bush and if ours doesn't fruit this year we'll dig it up because it is taking up room that I could use for another soft fruit.
  
  Will be interesting to hear the odd update from you...and compare notes.

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  Posted by Blue-lotus (U12231090) on Sunday, 17th April 2011

  Hi lilleybee,
  
  I have 2 goji berry plants which I have for 4 years, they are planted in buckets, last year I saw 2 little flowers but no fruit. I just wonder if any gardeners in this messageboard have any success with their goji plants fruiting. Some here can give us some tips will be much appreciated

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  Posted by Bill (U13794806) on Monday, 18th April 2011

  I had Goji bushes which fruited but wasn't impressed with the fruit (used it in smoothies) & was even less impressed with the long branches rooting wherever they touch the ground creating a prickly bramble like thicket. I've dug them up & scrapped them. For thoose that are still interested mine is a sandy soil & it took 3 years before they fruited

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  Posted by lilleybee (U14586199) on Monday, 8th August 2011

  Well guys, the goji has gone...no flowers to speak of and no sign of fruit.
  The bush ended up looking wild and out of control again, so we now have a red gooseberry in it's place.
  We dug the ground over, fed the soil and planted Hinnomaki Red - fingers crossed.
  Now going to look for advice about what is eating holes in my peppers, in the greenhouse, though I think it was slugs!

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  Posted by thevodkarose (U13048111) on Monday, 8th August 2011

  Mine's gone, and I have no regrets. It was just a waste of space.

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  Posted by Bubble Works (U14532674) on Monday, 8th August 2011

  My mum has one and she has loads of fruit on it? The only thing is, black-birds aboslutley LOVE the fruits and eat them before she gets her hands on them - maybe birds stole yours?
  
  On the other hand, winters are much colder in southern Germany than they are here, they also were colder here in Victorian times. Maybe the shrub needs cold winters to fruit properly?

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  Posted by thevodkarose (U13048111) on Wednesday, 10th August 2011

  Maybe just not the right soil? Like blueberries, which will not fruit unless the soil is the right PH for them.

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  Posted by Bill (U13794806) on Friday, 12th August 2011

  Hi,
  
  Interesting to read this thread. I also have a Goji planted in teh ground. It will be 3 years old this year.
  
  Last year it got really straggly and whippy, with shoots 6 or 7 foot long and looking really messy.
  
  I got about 3 flowers on it last year that came to nothing.
  
  I nearly took it out and gave up, but thought id give it one last chance this year.
  
  I cut all the long growth back last autumn to tidy it up.
  
  It has now got loads of new growth, off shoots from the older wood and is very green and healthy looking.
  
  If it doesnt fruit this year i will take it out because its not exactly ornamental.
  
  However, i am optimistic as the plant is looking really healthy.
  
  Ill try to keep the thread updated as i get more news.
  
  ¶ÙÌý Dug mine up this year . 5 years old hardly any fruit & rip you to shreds plus the runners (which are still appearing) absolute waste of space

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