Watering, fertilizing, overwintering and more

How should you water goji berries correctly?

Goji berries do not like waterlogging in the root area, so the plants in the outdoor bed should only be watered when it is persistent. in the pot cultivated shrubs should be watered more regularly. However, these should only be watered every few days and no trivet should be used.

What should be considered when repotting or transplanting the goji berry?

Goji berries do not need to be treated with kid gloves when repotting or transplanting, as they are in no way sensitive to this. However, the timing should not necessarily be during the Heyday or just before the harvest to get voted. In spring and autumn, on the other hand, transplanting is well tolerated. If possible, young plants should be placed in the open-air bed as early as spring planted when they are outdoors with no problem overwinter should.

When and how should you cut goji berries?

Goji berries should preferably be cut in autumn. In order to produce a compact shrub shape, young plants should be light from the first year cut back will.

Is the goji berry susceptible to pest infestation?

Basically, the goji berry is not often overrun by pests. However, there may occasionally be an infestation with the introduced Asian gall mite. In such a case, sulfur treatment should be carried out under expert guidance before budding in spring.

What diseases can the goji berry suffer from?

The goji berry is an extremely robust shrub that will grow even after making mistakes Cut recovered quickly and also on barren Locations copes. But it can happen that after the harvestmildew spreads on the leaves. Such an infestation should be cut out as early as possible. As a preventive measure, regular pruning helps ensure that the leaves are well ventilated.

What should be considered when fertilizing the goji berries?

The goji berry also grows in barren locations and completely without it fertilization within about three years to one flowering shrub approach. Nitrogen-containing fertilizers should be avoided in any case, as these lead to overgrown mass growth of the shrubs. Rather, it is sufficient to distribute some compost around the plant base in the spring.

Do goji berries need to be protected from frosty temperatures in winter?

As a fully grown shrub in the open-air bed, goji berries can also tolerate severe winter frosts to well below - 20 degrees Celsius without major problems. Goji berries in pots and young plants, on the other hand, should be prepared against the winter cold with the following means:

• Bubble wrap wrapped around the pot
• Styrofoam as a spacer between the terrace floor and the plant pot
• Mulch(€ 13.95 at Amazon *) as a ground cover around the plant base
• Coniferous branches as a cover for the leafless branches of the goji berry in winter