Growing goji berry
berry / bush fruit
WINTER CHILL NEEDED
~100–300 hrs
POLLINATION
Self-fertile — one plant crops on its own
Pollination
Self-fertile.
Growing it
Zones 4-9. A sprawling, almost weedy shrub that shrugs off poor soil, drought and salt. Give it a trellis or hedge it; the small red berries dry well.
Will you get enough chill?
Goji Berry needs roughly 100–300 hours between 32 and 45 °F over winter to break dormancy evenly. Check your area with the chill hours calculator. Low-chill breeding has pushed many varieties well below the figure here, so read the plant tag.
Chill and pollination are given at the fruit-type level; specific cultivars can differ. Values are typical ranges for home-garden planning.