P'shaw ([info]pshaw_raven) wrote in [info]urban_flowerpot,
@ 2008-03-03 15:47:00
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Current mood: curious

Mmm ... Goji Berries
I guess most people have heard by now that Goji berries are the best thing on Earth, ever, and we should all be eating them. The problem is they're insanely expensive, and kinda hard to find around here. However, I found a place (Jersey Asparagus) that sells plugs, and they'll ship to Louisiana.

I live in Houma, which is in Zone 9a for plant hardiness. I've read that these plants can withstand up to 100 degree heat, and we have that here.

I thought I'd put it in a large pot and just keep it pruned. Has anyone here tried raising these plants? Any observations?


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[info]ngakmafaery
2008-03-03 09:59 pm UTC (link)
....huh, I finally threw some seeds in a pot this week, so I'm interested in seeing what happens...I might just buy some plugs too...thanks for the idea!

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[info]zombiecunt
2008-03-04 03:43 am UTC (link)
I heard that they taste like absolute shit.

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[info]bitter_moss
2008-03-04 04:03 am UTC (link)
They're quite yummy actually. Little bit tea-like (especially rooibos) in flavor 'cos of the antioxidants. Delicious when covered in chocolate :D.

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(Anonymous)
2008-06-23 09:42 pm UTC (link)
you could buy Goji berry from any chinese or oriental supermarket. It comes in a 12 oz (340g) package usually called Dried Lycium Barbarum L.
The chinese uses this berry when making soup when you are sick or ill. I recently discovered that it helps with Hyperthyroidism which my wife is going through right now. Ran into my cousin who I haven't take to for ages and found that she had hyperthyroidism 15 years ago and went to see a chinese doctor. He prescribe her this berry along with some other to drink. She said that her thyroid gland reduces half size after 2 months of drinking it. I will ask my wife's chinese doctor about this. I would have not known that this berry which I have eaten throughout my life is a miracle food until now. Funny how we chinese drink and eat the things that taste funny that our parent makes us do, and now to find out that it is actually a Wonder food.

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