- Limit uncontrolled propagation with a rhizome barrier
- Propagating Goji berries with cuttings
- Growing seedlings from goji berry seeds
Since the cultivation of goji berries has also been promoted in Germany, high-yielding cultivars have also become commercially available in Germany in greater variety and quantity. The strong-growing shrubs with the bright orange-red berries can also be easily propagated by yourself.
Goji beer bushes can be grown from seed
Limit uncontrolled propagation with a rhizome barrier
There are basically three main types of propagation in the goji berry:
- subterranean offshoots
- cuttings
- seedlings
Propagation of the goji berry, however, is not always something that gardeners specifically strive for. In many cases, garden owners shy away from planting in the garden bed at all and prefer cultivation in pots, since this type of culture automatically directs the formation of underground root suckers into controlled paths. If goji berries are still to be planted in the garden, then, as with bamboo, it is advisable to use a rhizome barrier around the plants. Otherwise it can sometimes lead to a strong spread of the foothills across the garden.
Propagating Goji berries with cuttings
The most common propagation method for goji berries is cutting from cuttings. After all, this method offers rapid growth of the young plants obtained in this way and cutting material is already available in sufficient quantities every year for the strong-growing shrubs. Either green cuttings can be taken in early summer or mature cuttings in fall. Propagating cuttings in the fall usually gives better results. For this purpose, pieces about 10 to 20 cm long are cut off the bushes and placed in a permeable growing substrate. If cuttings are grown in a pot on a warm window sill, a foil cover can ensure a constantly high level of humidity.
Growing seedlings from goji berry seeds
As a rule, the seeds from dried goji berries are still germinable if you carefully remove them from the berries. Ideally, the seeds of the goji berries are placed on a moistened tissue for germination. As light germinators, they only germinate uncovered, but can be isolated in fine seed compost shortly after germination. Since the plants are very sensitive at first, they require relatively constant care and good light and moisture conditions.
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Shrubs grown from seed take up to two years longer on average than Goji berries grown from cuttings before a significant number of berries can be harvested for the first time. Therefore, in most cases, propagation by cuttings is preferred to sowing.