AOL: 7 Berry Bushes to Plant Now for a Head Start on Next Year's Harvest 7 Berry Bushes to Plant Now for a Head Start on Next Year's Harvest Tulsa World: Barry Fugatt: Goji is easy to care for, yields sweet berries A small red Chinese berry once obscure in other parts of the world has made its way into the US and European markets. That berry is goji. Also known as Chinese Wolfberry, goji is a nutritious snack ...

Understanding the Context

I planted goji berry plants this spring. They were very nice looking initially, but their leaves have started yellowing and falling off. Also,the leaf color used to be a darker green, and has gradually changed to lighter green ... before becoming yellow and falling off.

Key Insights

I live in NM and have a highly alkaline ph. Can anyone tell me what is happening to the plants and what I can do to save them ... A brief introduction the growing wolfberry (goji, Lycium barbarum) plants Wolfberry Grower's Guide Producing Plants From Seed Wolfberries can easily be grown from seeds, but it takes at least three years to get them up to producing size. Do not plant seeds or any plants in potting soil. Goji, or wolfberry, is a nightshade.

Final Thoughts

And that's all I have to say about goji, because Diana Wind, RD describes goji in an interesting article, "Superfruit - Goji Berry, Lycium babarum." The nightshade (Solanaceae) family of plants contains some of the most useful crops in the world, the loveliest flowers, and also some of the most deadly plants. Berries like serviceberry, lingonberry, mulberries, chokecherry, goji berry, currant, and honey berry are all flavorful and easy to grow, harvest, and use! Serviceberry The Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arbor) is a deciduous self-pollinating tree in the rose family. It is hardy in USDA zones 4-9, meaning it can thrive in many different climate conditions. The tree grows between 10 and 25 ...