How to grow Goji berries in an open ground in the country.

Goji berries are a dietary product. They are very useful for the body and most often used by people who prefer a healthy lifestyle. As a rule, Goji or Lycium Barbarum grown in Tibet or the Himalayas, but it can grow in our country.
This can be done in the open field to find a suitable site for the plant. They serve a sunny, fairly spacious place. The height and width of the adult plant comes to 2.5 meters. But if you want to trim some branches are allowed to form the desired size and width. In addition, it may be used as a hedge goji. To do this, you simply need to send its branches on fixed grate. But in this case the bush height can reach up to 3 meters.
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Seedlings can be purchased in stores, ordered online, or grow from the seeds of dried berries themselves.
The first thing goji planted in a container, but do not take too much capacity. Suitable conventional peat pots of 10 to 15 cm. The use of such containers is convenient, since the transplant you do not have to remove plant roots and cause injury in the future. After transplantation of the plant brings harvest in the 2nd year, but a full crop can be obtained only after 3 years growing bush.

Select a warm sunny plot. If the growing area is too hot climate prevails, the place should be shaded. Also for protection it is allowed to use a shading net. Further, should prepare the ground and to reduce or increase its acidity, if necessary.
When planting, consider the size of the future of the adult plant. The recommended distance between the bushes is equal to 120 cm. Between the rows need to allow at least 2.5 meters.
For planting is necessary to dig a pit depth of not less than 40 cm and a width of about 50 cm. The soil must be mixed with compost, allowed to replace peat or humus, add 200g. superphosphate and 40 g. wood ash. Seedling should not be placed in a hole too deep, sprinkle it prepared the ground and pour. The soil around the plant is filled with straw or hiding a protective film.
After planting zamulchirovat soil, and do not forget to watch the ground humidity. Once the plant has been planted, as well as to the formation of new branches, you must make sure that the land was always moist.
After day temperature drops below 10 degrees, the bush gradually becomes dormant. In this state, it will last until the spring and warmth.
If goji planted in an area where the temperature does not drop below 10C, it is necessary for a good crop in time to cut off the excess shoots of the plant.

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