I got a late start last year growing goji berries. I bought a few plants some of which already had berries on them. So I knew it may be relatively easy to grow them. This year I got an early start. I even brought a plant in the house to try to get berries early. That was a fail. It still does not have berries on it. It grew a lot of branches but not berries as yet. I'm still early in my experiences with goji berries as they have not had time to mature. But I am getting berries and there is still a month or two left in the season. In a year or two they will be mature enough that I should be getting pounds of berries off of them. I don't know if I will get enough to sell, which is my intent, but I should get enough to keep me busy eating fresh, drying and freezing for my own personal use.
In my travels I did try to find a goji bush in Springville that a had a reported location of. I did find the one in Castle Gate and I am pleased with that one. I have tried to take cuttings off of it but I have not had much luck. I think I need to take the planters with me and plant them promptly. The first time I was there it was raining and I got a lot of cuttings and they kept well but they did not seem to take. I also got some cuttings from a place in Lehi that I did promptly plant in top soil but they did not as well as I had hoped. I did have some success. The bag of top soil or potting soil is not one I would recommend. I do believe in compost though. Till in the compost before you plant.
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