dannyboy602
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Anyone growing goji berries? They're a nutrient dense superfood rich in anti oxidants and protein.
I've been buying packages and eating them a lot but they're pricey so I'm gonna start some seeds and plant them in large pots.
Lycium barbarum also called wolf berry, matrimony vine and boxthorn is a SE European and Chinese native used in tea making and medicine for hundreds of years.
The plant is in the Solinacea family, same as deadly nightshade, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. The flowers all look similar, thus the connection, morphologically speaking.
You can eat the tart tasting berrys fresh or dry them and they get sweeter. Great for use in granola, scones, oatmeal and wine making. They're said to lower blood pressure, lower fever, combat age related eye problems and the Chinese use them in all kinds of medicinal recipes.
There are many species of Lycium that produce similar berries. L. barbarum and L. chinense are generally considered the goji berry. The two species are closely related.
Articles and references
http://www.phoenixtearsnursery.com/wolfberries-as-good-as-it-can-get.html
https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/growinggoji.html
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I've been buying packages and eating them a lot but they're pricey so I'm gonna start some seeds and plant them in large pots.
Lycium barbarum also called wolf berry, matrimony vine and boxthorn is a SE European and Chinese native used in tea making and medicine for hundreds of years.
The plant is in the Solinacea family, same as deadly nightshade, potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. The flowers all look similar, thus the connection, morphologically speaking.
You can eat the tart tasting berrys fresh or dry them and they get sweeter. Great for use in granola, scones, oatmeal and wine making. They're said to lower blood pressure, lower fever, combat age related eye problems and the Chinese use them in all kinds of medicinal recipes.
There are many species of Lycium that produce similar berries. L. barbarum and L. chinense are generally considered the goji berry. The two species are closely related.
Articles and references
http://www.phoenixtearsnursery.com/wolfberries-as-good-as-it-can-get.html
https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/growinggoji.html
Videos