Goji prefers areas with plenty of sun exposure and moderate soil humidity. A special requirement is that goji doesn't develop well in acidic soils.
The annual yield from Goji berry fruits during its third year is about 2200-2500 kg/ha of dried fruits, and 4000-4500 kg/ha dry fruits during the fifth year. It is recommended to plant Goji with density from 3500 plants per hectare (1.60m between plants with a row spacing of 1.80m). The plants have to be adapted and stabilized before planting in field. Maximum yields of as high as 7500kg of fresh fruit per hectare have been reported in China.
Commercial
growing- Yields
Spacing
Planting of Goji is performed during spring or the summer. Before planting, the land must
be levelled, cultivated and marked. When developing large scale plantations
with machine cultivation, it is recommended to use a plant spacing of 1.3m – 1.8m
and 1.8 – 2.5m for spacing between the rows. For small plantations and home
gardens, the distance is shortened up to 1.0 between plants and 1.5m between
the rows.
Newly planted
plants should be kept moist until they are established and well leafed out.
Thereafter they become can become very drought hardy and require little water.
A planning hole can be made at a size of 30cm x 30cm x30cm.
In general, good quality compost or well rotted manure (1.0-2.0kg) and a small hand full of bone meal (about 30g) can be added to the bottom of the planting hole, but make sure to backfill the hole a bit with the sandy soil in order for the roots not to touch the compost/manure. There are also good organic complete fertilizers on the market such as the VitaGrow 2:3:2 from Talborne Organics which works well to add to the planting hole before planting. Care must be taken to follow the application directions as too much fertilizer can burn the roots.
Availability of Seed/planting material
Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre
