Starting Goji (Wolf) Berries and Lettuce inside in the Alberta Urban Garden

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This week I plant my Goji berries, or Wolf berries ( Lycium barbarum ) . They are most well known for their traditional medicine uses in China. Some claim this is a super fruit predominantly due to their high Antioxidants content! The best part is they are cold hardy to Zone 3!! In fact I was lucky enough to find a Canadian Source! Sask Goji Power provides organic seeds and plants. They were easy and fun order from! I am interested to try growing theses little red berries. The other little experiment I am growing is a number of different lettuce seeds that were so kindly sent to me from Ronnie at the Small Town Garden! I am working to figure out what kinds of lettuce I like. if you are interested check out where I got my seeds from Goji Berries: http://www.saskgojipower.ca/ Lettuce Seeds from the Small Town Gardener: https://www.facebook.com/groups/623988970979119/ I have lovingly called my garden the Alberta Urban Garden. This channel is dedicated to Gardening and Brewing from our harvest. Please join us and join the conversation! Check us out on YouTube: www.albertaurbangarden.ca Google +: google.com/+StephenLegaree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaUrbanGarden Twitter: https://twitter.com/northern1485

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Is there a #1 online place you recommend for ordering seeds or even live plants?

Hello great video. i enjoyed watching it. I have a one question: how lon will passt before frist berries start growing?

you can still email ... Any time ;)

oh and stephen my email is liamblastoff@gmail.com you should send me your email and send yours to me and i will keep you updated on my goji berries!(just so you know i am only 9 years old :)

no but i ordered the seeds when i plant them they should strengthen up nicely eventually

they always tip over :)

oh hi praxxus i am a BIG fan ;)

ps You converted C to F degrees for the Goji ?berry limits I think. FYI 30C =86F
Also my comment about repackaging those tiny bags .... I meant to say repackage the left over seeds' after' you planted seeds.

What I do with those tiny bags/and tiny seeds...open bag with scissor dump out in a soup bowl, then repackage in new bag.

Just ordered 8 seedlings

Stay tuned this weekend for a follow up on my Goji Berries and my pruning experiment !

I read that not enough research are done on these , some have birth defects in lab mice ..

the audio level is too low. Is it because your mic is a little too far away when you recorded it?

Good luck with your Goji berries I only had one take out of 5 seeds I started its dormant now in a cold window in the basement. But its loaded with new buds. i will plant it here in NJ zone 6 it should be alright and so should yours

Nice video. I didn't know Gojis were hardy. For some reason I thought they were tropical.

You're off to a great start Stephen! Thanks for sharing!

Hope the goji grow well for you +Stephen Legaree.. Was give a few seeds to try here, not sure how well they will go but is worth a crack methinks..
Cheers sir & looking forward to the updates :)
Rob..

Eh bro :) Will they withstand Alberta winters once they are established?

+Stephen Legaree , I look forward to seeing how your goji berries do. We planted some indoors last winter from goji berries we bought at Whole Foods. They germinated very well. They're outdoors in a pot right now. Hopefully, ours are as cold hardy as the ones you are growing.

Stephen, how long does it take to get a plant producing berries from seed? Very good video.

Jeff