I've been pondering the idea of growing goji berries (also known as Wolfberries/Lycium barbarum) for a while now. And although my compact apartment garden is pretty much filled to capacity with tropical plants and exotic fruit trees, I had a moment of weakness last weekend and made an impulse purchase on eBay: 8 goji plants! Each plant reaches a height of over 6 feet so this was not a very wise choice, given the minimal space I have available. But I was able to negotiate with the very courteous seller, botanyshop.com, who offered to instead send me 3 larger plants, plus a free pollinator plant (if I understand correctly, goji plants have the best chance of producing fruit if accompanied by a goji bush of a slightly different breed).
An unsuspecting package arrives! I, of course, have no idea what it can be.
Here are the 3 goji berry bushes that were in the package plus the pollinator plant, an inconspicuous but apparently very necessary component for having a successful crop. All plants look dry and barren but I'm quite confident that after a few weeks of regular watering in their transplanted pots, they will be just fine.
Here are all 4 plants transplanted into larger pots (Gardening tip: Shop for pots at 99 cent store!). You'll notice that the photo is shot against a dark garden. I do most of my gardening under a moonlit sky, out of necessity. By the way, let me apologize in advance if my blog looks rather messy. It's in the middle of a complete makeover. Please bear with me. I promise bigger and better things!
