Goji Berries

[MrWiggle]

Does anyone know where to get this plant from here in Thailand ?

Please forgive a few new threads with enquiries here in earnest. I do not have an internet connection and rely on a cafe for my internet access. Searching is slow and painful.

[Maizefarmer]

Its been tried - somewhere up in the Chang Rai area - results were very poor - climate not suitable and altitude to low.

[MrWiggle]

bugger...thanks anyway

[teletiger]

Don't give up Mr wiggle. Goji berries have been growing wild in Britain's hedgerows since 1730! Currently(sic) grown all over the world. Altitude is not a problem: "Cultivated along the fertile aggradational floodplains of the Yellow River for more than 600 years,"

Hardy between 30c, down to -5c.

Some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfberry

http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Lycium+barbarum

Some seed and plant suppliers:

http://www.timpanogosnursery.com/

http://www.herbalistics.com.au/shop/produc...products_id=224

http://www.ukgojiberry.co.uk/store/organic...nting-p-38.html

http://www.sandmountainherbs.com/wolfberry_chinese.html

http://www.localharvest.org/goji-berry-lyc...barbarum-C10876

I think I've got the globe covered there.

One US forum poster said that soaking the dried fruit for a few hours, digging out the seeds and planting them works.

I should think the dried fruit is plentiful in Chinatown, if not plants. Good luck.

Regards.

[PoorSucker]

In Thailand the plant is called găo gèe (เก๋ากี่)

[MrWiggle]

Thanks for the info and links.....unfortunately squirming through them all is difficult with no internet at home.

Shall give chinatown a go.

But if anyone knows where to get the plants in los....please advise.

The temperature range should suit where we live then I hope.

But if they failed at CM where it is usually constantly cooler in the hills...anyway, I usually like to try for myself and see it fail before my eyes.

Cheers