Goji berry (growing, cat, planting, prune)

[unclejake21]

Has anyone here ever tried growing Goji Berries. Also known as Wolfberry or Lycium Barbarum. Are they difficult to grow? I myself live in Kalamazoo, MI and our climate seems like it would be able to support the growth of Goji Berries as they can tolerate some temperature extremes.

I have researched them somewhat but i would like to hear from people growing them personally.

[shadowwalker]

I would suggest planting them where you could protect them from winters up there. I did plant them in Tennessee when I lived there and the bush did well. It did get bit back during the winter there on the tips of the limbs. Sadly I found out I couldn't eat the berries though. For some reason when I ate them dried or just off the bush. It would really stop up my bowels. To the point I had to drink a half a JUG of prune juice! To get regular again. Sorry if this offends, but that is what happened. Just 15 or 20 berries would do this.

[unclejake21]

o man i feel bad for you because i myself love the barries. thanks for the info.

[bardos]

what happened was my cat got into my seedbed a few weeks ago to make a whiz and was digging for a while. I had planted calendula plants and Goji berries. Now some small plants have come up and i do not know ehtehr they are calendula or goji Can anyone help me distinguish? They may all be Goji, or calendula.

[unclejake21]

This is what a young Goji Berry looks like. Those look Calendulas to me.



These are Calendulas.