Goji log 8: MOTHERING MY BABIES




I have been accused of being a little over protective of my goji plants. But I'm also one of the few people who have had any luck in keeping them alive, so it can't be all bad.

Mind you, it's way too early in the piece for me to start getting cocky. Of the 200 plus plants growing, less than half of them are 12 months old. But with trials of different nutrients and growing media, we're definitely getting somewhere.

The key is to create a growing medium of  bark and organic matter composted down with plenty of fine lime to try an reach a Ph level of around 7.5. Then mix with a coarse sand and slow release rose fertilizer. Then I follow up with a liquid tomato food, that I came across, with high levels of phosphorus for root development.

Without giving too much away, that and plenty of Bio-Seaweed that I have access to, is about it. Oh yeah, and mothering. Not too much, but for the first winter they get the comforts of a glasshouse. 

Enough jibber jabber, I've got a shed load of plants to move.😅

Comments

  1. The Hedgerow26 April 2021 at 02:02

    sounds like a very arduous process eh
    good on ya for having such a commitment
    hope it turns out well.

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  2. HorticulturalCapers26 April 2021 at 18:14

    Interesting putting all that knowledge of soilless media to good use.

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