Goji berry bush. Goji berry: useful properties and cultivation on the site

Recently, goji berries have been incredibly popular, it is believed that this is one of the most effective means for losing weight and a source of numerous trace elements and minerals. Another name for goji is Chinese dereza, a shrub no more than 3 meters high, growing mainly in northwestern China. The plant prefers a warm climate, but thanks to the work of breeders, some varieties can be successfully grown in a summer cottage in central Russia. Experienced gardeners will tell you how to grow goji and care for shrubs.

The choice of goji berry varieties for cultivation in central Russia

Outwardly, goji berries are similar to barberries: oblong in shape, no more than 2 cm long, orange-red in color. The shrub is quite attractive in appearance and will serve as a wonderful decoration for a summer cottage. Its branches are light, with a yellowish tinge, have small spines, light green leaves, elongated, flowers of a delicate purple color. To date, varieties have been bred that are able to withstand frosts from -15 ° C to -25 ° C. The most popular ones are listed below.

• "New Big" (NEW BIG)- the result of the work of Polish breeders, the fruits are rounded, with a pleasant sweet taste. It tolerates drought, wind, urban smog.
• "Goji Lhasa"- the variety is early ripe, fruiting occurs already in the 3rd or 4th year after planting the seedling.
• "Chinese Goji"- the variety guarantees a high yield, medium ripening terms.
• NR1 Lifeberry- differs in good frost resistance and unpretentiousness, has immunity to a number of diseases.

Goji berries have a strong diuretic effect, eating them in unlimited quantities can be dangerous to health!

Choosing a place on the site for growing goji

How to grow goji in central Russia? For successful growth and development, the shrub needs good lighting. However, in open areas under the scorching sun, it may not feel comfortable. It is better to provide dereza with light shading, for example, by planting trees or shrubs with openwork, finely dissected leaves (mountain ash, sea buckthorn) on the south side.

The shrub does not impose special requirements on the composition of the soil, but in the wild it grows on rocky terrain. In order for the growing conditions in the garden to be as close to natural as possible, the substrate must be alkaline in composition, but the dereza will also grow quite successfully on neutral soils. Waterlogging of the earth should not be allowed; in marshy and often flooded areas, the plant may die. To prevent stagnation of moisture in the roots, drainage is placed in the pit before planting the seedling.

Growing goji from seeds

How to grow goji from seeds? This question is asked by many summer residents, because seedlings of this popular plant are quite expensive. In order to grow seedlings on your own, you need to order seed material online or purchase it in a nursery. Some people prefer to buy a handful of dry goji berries on the market and take the seed from them, but in this case it is impossible to predict how the seedling will grow and whether it will be able to grow in a warm temperate climate.

Planting is very easy. It is necessary to prepare a box and fill it with a light nutrient substrate (mixture for growing seedlings). Further, the surface of the earth is slightly moistened and the seeds are laid out, they do not require pre-treatment. Seeds are sprinkled with a layer of soil, it should be no more than 3 mm. How to grow goji (seedlings) after planting? The box with the substrate is transferred to a well-lit room, the surface of the earth is sprayed daily with a spray bottle and the sprouts are waiting. Under favorable conditions, young seedlings will appear after 15 days.

As soon as the cotyledons open, professionals advise treating the plants with phytosporin, which will prevent the development of fungal infections. As the goji grows, they are fed with complex mineral fertilizer and potassium humate, which stimulates the growth of seedlings. As soon as the plants reach a height of 7 cm, you can start planting them in the garden.

Planting goji seedlings

Knowing how to grow goji from seeds, it is necessary to study the technology of planting seedlings on the site. Planting is carried out exclusively in the spring, so that over the summer the plant can build up the root system and get stronger before the onset of frost.

If several shrubs will be grown, then it is better to plant them in rows, keeping a distance of at least one and a half meters. Row spacings are made at a distance of 2.5 m. A planting hole is dug 50x50x50 cm in size. The dug soil is mixed with fertilizers:

• compost - 1 bucket,
• wood ash - 1 liter jar.

All components are thoroughly mixed and laid in a pit, after placing drainage from crushed brick, expanded clay or river pebbles on the bottom. If the seedling was purchased from a nursery and is in a shipping container, then planting is carried out together with an earthen clod. Next to the seedling, it is recommended to drive in a strong support, it should rise two meters above the ground. You can use a wooden or metal frame. Support is necessary so that the shoots growing down do not bend down to the ground.

Features of goji care

How to grow goji in the backyard? Dereza is cared for in the same way as for other fruit and berry crops: watering, fertilizing, pruning, organizing a winter shelter.

Watering and fertilizing

The shrub can withstand drought well, so frequent soil moisture can even be detrimental to it. Watering is necessary only in the first year after planting, its frequency should not exceed twice a week. If rainy weather has settled outside, then there is no need to moisten the soil. In subsequent years, dereza is recommended to be watered only in especially dry months.

You don't need to apply a lot of fertilizer. If the soil was enriched with organic matter for digging, then this year it is not necessary to feed the plants. Starting from the second year of life, in the spring, in the phase of active growth of foliage, complex mineral fertilizer can be applied.

Goji pruning and shelter for the winter

Knowing how to grow goji in a summer cottage, it remains to learn how to properly cut the plant. In the first years of life, it is necessary to select 3-6 strong skeletal branches and carry out further work, focusing on them. Subsequently, numerous fruit-bearing shoots will appear on the skeletal branches. Sometimes dereza is grown exclusively as an ornamental plant and is formed in the form of a small tree. In this case, not supports are driven in next to the seedling, but a strong peg 3 m high, pruning is carried out so that one main shoot remains. As soon as the seedling reaches a height of 1.2 m, they begin to form a trunk and crown.

To prevent freezing of the root system and the aerial part, the shrub is spudded, the soil is insulated with a layer of mulch (thickness 10–15 cm), and the branches are covered with burlap or non-woven material folded in 3–4 layers (lutrasil, agrofiber). Additionally, landings can be showered with spruce branches, and as soon as snow falls, snowdrifts can be formed.

Video how to grow goji

Goji berries (lycium barbarum) have many other names, including goji shambhala, lycium, Chinese dereza. You can meet the name Tibetan barberry.

Please note that goji and barberry are different plants. In our country, mysterious fruits are called wolfberry.

Many attribute to the fruits the unique properties that it has on the body, someone uses the berry in order to lose weight.

Let's take a closer look at goji berries, planting and care in the open field.

Thus, knowing all the subtleties of the plant, you can grow dereza in the garden.

Goji (from the Chinese Goji - dereza) gave rise to many legends about monks who lived amazingly long lives. The berry comes from the Tibetan highlands. However, it can also be found in the Kuban, the Caucasus, in central Russia.

Dereza belongs to the nightshade family. Goji is essentially a deciduous shrub. It can grow up to 3 m high.

The branches of the dereza are prickly, drooping, have small leaves. The crown can grow up to 5-6 m in diameter. The roots of the plant are very strong, powerful, and have a large number of processes.

Dereza berries are Chinese oblong in shape, can reach a length of 2 cm. Their color is orange, bright red or yellow in some varieties. The leaves are green. Dereza shrub blooms from June to October.

The shrub exudes a pleasant aroma, the flowers are pink, purple or purple. The plant will be able to decorate any area, as it looks very beautiful.

Fruiting, as a rule, begins only after 3 years after planting in a permanent place. There are cases when the fruits are formed a little earlier.

Goji berries, varieties with frost resistance, can be grown in regions where temperatures drop to -25 ° C.

Goji New Big (New Big)- the variety was bred by breeders from Poland.

It is ideal for growing in urban areas. Dereza tolerates the smoky city well.

The fruits of lycium new big are oblong, pleasant in taste, sweetish.

The shrub also tolerates drought and wind well.

Goji tree grows up to 3.5 m.

The variety differs in that it can be grown by tying it to a support or letting it go like a liana. The shrub grows very quickly, it can add up to 1 m per season.

Fruiting can begin as early as the first year of cultivation. Easily tolerates cold winters, even 30-degree frosts.

New big is an unpretentious plant. It is common on the slopes of the mountains, where no one takes care of it.

Thus, the variety is suitable for cultivation in central Russia, it is very unpretentious;

Goji Lhasa (Lhasa) - dereza begins to bear fruit 3-4 years after planting.

The variety was bred in China.

Shrub grows up to 3 m in height.

During flowering, purple inflorescences can be seen.

The plant also has arched branches and small spines on them.

The variety is early ripe, the berries are oblong.

They are slightly larger than other varieties. The berries are tasty with sweet and sour pulp, which is slightly bitter.

The advantages of goji lhasa are early ripeness and frost resistance. Red fruits remain on the branches until frost;

Chinese goji is a high-yielding mid-season variety.

Shrub with semi-drooping branches.

It grows up to 2 m high.

It is resistant to pests and many diseases.

It is also considered hardy and bears fruit in almost any growing conditions.

Goji Superfruit - a variety suitable for cultivation in our country.

It is native to Tibet and the Himalayas.

2-3-meter shrub loves sunny places.

Fruiting begins in the third year. Berries are red or pink.

Planting seedlings

Planting goji in the spring is possible when there are grown seedlings of the Chinese goji berry.

Planting material is purchased by hand or in specialized stores.

Before landing, you need to prepare a place on the site. First, dig a hole measuring 40x50 cm.

Drainage is poured at the bottom, it is advisable to use the material of a large fraction.

Humus, wood ash, superphosphate are poured into each hole. Next, a seedling is placed there and sprinkled with earth on top.

Be sure to water the plant. The soil surface is mulched. Peat or humus is perfect for this.

Goji berries, planting, care in the suburbs for which it will not be difficult, can be grown without much effort.

The shrub adapts well, is drought-resistant, not afraid of frost.

When planting plants in open ground, it is important to observe the distance between individual specimens - it must be at least 200 cm, as the shrub grows in height and width.

Choosing a place on the site for growing goji

The soil for goji shrubs should be slightly acidic, but in principle, any will do, as the shrub grows well everywhere.

The place should be chosen one that is well lit. The common dereza berry does not tolerate stagnant water, this must be taken into account when choosing a site.

Planting in autumn is rare, so spring is considered the best time.

How to choose seedlings when buying

When buying seedlings, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Verified sellers- it is from them that you need to purchase seedlings, since the future growth, development and yield of the shrub directly depends on the quality of the planting material. It is recommended to give preference to seedlings from nurseries.
2. The presence of a tag - it must indicate the name of the variety. Make sure it is suitable for growing on the site.
3. Leaves and roots - it is better to give preference to seedlings without leaves. Roots should be in good condition, not damaged or dry. You need to buy a seedling with a small clod of earth.
4. No pests- be sure to carefully inspect the plant. Any signs of the presence of pests or diseases should be a reason not to buy a low-quality seedling.

The choice of plant plays a huge role. Only by acquiring a high-quality shrub without diseases and pests, one can hope for a rich harvest for several years.

seed method of reproduction

Under the condition of growing goji from seeds, the shrub will begin to bear fruit for about 3-4 years. Goji berry seeds are harvested from dried berries.

To make it easier to remove them and not damage them, first dry fruits are placed in water. They should stay there for a while.

When they become soft, it will be quite easy to get the seeds.

To accelerate germination, the seed can be soaked using a growth stimulator.

They take the seeds and carefully lay them on the bottom of the furrows. Sprinkle a little on top of the earth, cover with glass or film.

For germination maintain a temperature of 20-25°C.

Dive seedlings at the stage of formation of 3-4 true leaves.

Plants are carefully removed from the previous containers.

It is better to transplant in separate containers with a small clod of earth.

cuttings

Growing from cuttings allows you to get a crop much earlier than from getting goji berries from seeds.

Cuttings can be layered as follows:

1. This method will require a bush older than 3 years. Strong branches are chosen on it.
2. They are bent to the ground.
3. Further, before the onset of cold weather, the cuttings are cut into 10-20 cm long.
4. After that, they are planted in a greenhouse, and a warmed balcony is also suitable for propagating goji with cuttings.

Agrotechnics of care in the open field

The common dereza plant is thermophilic, it does not tolerate excessive soil moisture.

Goji farming is not complicated. The shrub needs to be watered, loosen the soil, feed with fertilizers.

Watering and fertilizing

When growing a goji bush, special attention should be paid to the first 2 years. Watering plays a big role. It is important not to flood the plant, but it is also impossible to allow the soil to dry out.

Watering should be regular, plentiful. In this case, you need to focus on weather conditions.

Note! Excess moisture can cause root death. To prevent this problem, the trunk circle is covered with a film during prolonged rains and cold weather. As a rule, for the first year, the Tibetan barberry is watered 2 times in 7 days. A grown plant can be watered less often, about 1 time per week.

Fertilization is required only for young plants. Superphosphate or humus will be an excellent top dressing.

Dereza is an extremely unpretentious plant, therefore it grows well on poor soils.

Goji pruning and shelter for the winter

Goji shrubs require regular pruning. The first few years choose the strongest and strongest branches.

They should be from 3 to 6 pieces. They will serve as the basis, the rest are cut off.

On a note! Berries are eaten only dried. Collecting them with bare hands is not recommended, as the juice can cause skin irritation. Usually they spread the fabric under the plant and collect the fruits from under the bushes. Also, not everyone knows how to store goji berries so that they acquire medicinal properties. Ripe fruits are harvested - they are red. The unripe can be easily poisoned. They are dried, separated from the stalk. You can determine "readiness" by the skin, which begins to peel off.

Goji pruning in the spring is also carried out in the case of growing dereza for decorative purposes.

To do this, leave one main trunk and try to form a tree.

Before the onset of cold weather, the plant is spudded. Also mulch. The branches of the plant are covered with a non-woven material that will help keep the plant in winter.

In the cold period, it is important that the shrub is completely under the snow.

Prevention of diseases and pests

A distinctive feature of dereza is frost resistance and resistance to diseases and pests.

The goji plant can be treated for prevention from time to time. It is also necessary to regularly inspect the shrub for traces of pests.

If there are any, the affected leaves are removed and burned. You can spray the plant with special preparations against pests or use folk remedies.

One of the diseases affecting the plant is powdery mildew. It appears from a lack of ash, which must be added to the hole when planting.

Video: growing goji berry

Goji cultivation is often practiced in the Moscow region. The climate of the region is suitable for the normal growth and development of the plant, obtaining a good harvest.

You can get acquainted with the intricacies of agricultural technology by watching the video.

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Few people know what conditions goji berries require, meanwhile, planting and caring for a plant requires a careful and responsible approach. By adhering to certain recommendations, the shrub can be grown in your garden. Thus, you will get a real Tibetan doctor for personal use, because the fruits of the shrub have numerous healing properties that are successfully used in the treatment of various diseases.

Reproduction by seeds

Another name for the goji plant is the Tibetan barberry, common dereza. The shrub reproduces in several ways - by seeds and vegetatively. It depends on whether a person has the opportunity to find an adult plant to cut off a small branch from it.

Goji seeds are best harvested from fresh berries. Since the tree is mainly distributed in Tibet, this will be quite problematic. However, you can also use dry fruit, the seeds of which retain important properties and are characterized by high germination due to the thin outer shell.

Before sowing, the material should be soaked for several hours in a growth stimulator to increase the chances of success. For this purpose, you can use any available drug - Zircon, Epin, etc.

First you need to prepare a suitable soil - mix 2 parts of the earth, 1 part of peat and add a little wood ash. The soil should be placed in a shallow box, moistened well and made small grooves. Seeds are sown at a distance of about 1-2 cm from each other and sprinkled with a thin layer of peat, the height of which should not exceed 0.5 cm.

Goji Berry "New Big"

To create the elevated temperature and humidity necessary for rapid germination, it is advisable to cover the box with plastic wrap and place it in heat. As soon as the first shoots appear, it is necessary to rearrange the container on the windowsill or other bright place.

The soil needs to be watered regularly. This must be done using a special sprayer so that the soil is moistened evenly and gently. This is necessary in order not to accidentally damage weak sprouts. As soon as 4-5 leaves appear on the seedlings, each plant should be transplanted into a separate cup. Since the dereza berry is characterized by a developed root system, 500 ml containers should be used for diving.

It is advisable to plant Dereza ordinary in open ground no earlier than May. This will eliminate the adverse effects of spring frosts on the fragile goji plant. The pit should correspond to the volume of the glass in which the seedlings grew, since the movement of the plant must be carried out together with all the soil.

Vegetative propagation

A very simple way to propagate dereza berries is with the help of cuttings or rooting of the lower shoots. It is available only to those people whose relatives or neighbors grow this plant.

Growing a shrub with the help of cuttings is that in July, lignified shoots about 10 cm long should be cut. It is necessary to ensure that at least 4-5 buds and at least 1-2 cm of old bark are present on each part.

All cuttings must be dipped in a growth stimulator and planted in a greenhouse or greenhouse. It is here that there are optimal conditions for rooting processes. The ideal soil is a mixture of peat and sand. Shoots need to be deepened by at least 3-4 cm in order to form a sufficiently powerful root system.

The easiest way to propagate a shrub is to dig in the top or bottom stems. The shoot, located underground, needs to be watered regularly to create sufficient moisture. In addition, this will allow the roots to form faster. It is necessary to separate a new plant from the mother bush in early or mid-autumn, in order to transplant it to a permanent place before frost and cover it well in order to prevent freezing.

Site selection for goji berries and planting features

Tibetan barberry grows well in any soil. It can be slightly acidic or strongly alkaline soil, which does not affect the development of the shrub at all.

The site for goji berries should be sunny, as the plant loves bright sunlight. You can not place a bush in a lowland, as it reacts poorly to stagnant water. The optimal planting time is spring, but with the vegetative propagation method, after separation from the mother bush, the seedling must be immediately planted in a permanent place.

To ensure optimal conditions for the rapid growth and development of goji berries, you first need to prepare a special hole up to 40 cm deep and about 50-55 cm wide. Fertilizers should be poured into the bottom - 150-200 g of superphosphate, 30 g of potassium sulfate or wood ash, and also about 10 kg of humus or peat. Mix all components well. In the resulting soil, slightly deepen the roots of the seedlings and sprinkle with earth on top.

When growing Tibetan barberry from seedlings, the planting hole will be much smaller, depending on the volume of the root system.

It is desirable that there are at least 2 plants in 1 plot in order to achieve successful fruit set. This is due to the fact that the bush is cross-pollinated.

Care and fertilizer

Planting and caring for goji berries in the Moscow region involves the application of the same measures that are carried out in other regions. The main feature is shelter for the winter, which is due to different times of frost and their intensity.

You need to take care of the plant constantly, but especially in the first year after planting. This is the most important period, on which future fruiting largely depends. In the absence of precipitation, it is necessary to water young bushes, loosen the soil for sufficient penetration of oxygen into the soil, remove weeds, and apply fertilizer to the ground. In general, the Tibetan barberry is very unpretentious and grows very well. There is no need to treat the bush with insecticides, since it is extremely rarely affected by pests.

Top dressing is applied only during planting, in the future it is advisable to enrich the soil with nutrients once a year, best in spring. For this purpose, you can use special ready-made mixtures containing potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as apply organic fertilizers in the form of compost.

An important part of the care of common dereza is pruning and shaping the bush. There are 2 options for carrying out these works - classic and 1 stem:

1. classic pruning. In the first year of vegetation, 3-4 of the most powerful branches should be left, the rest should be completely removed. A similar principle should be adhered to over the next 2-3 years. Starting from the 4th year of vegetation, 3-4 shoots (fruit shoulders) 20-40 cm long must be left on each main branch. Such pruning will have a stimulating effect on the growth rate of new stems and thus the formation of a rich harvest.
2. Pruning in 1 stem. It makes it possible to grow not a bush, but a small tree. The essence of the method is to leave only 1 branch on the plant, and remove the rest. So that the goji berry does not fall, it must be tied up immediately, since it must reach at least 1.5-2 m in height. In the future, pruning of the plant is carried out in a classical way, the basic principle of which is the complete removal of weak, lower and thin branches.

Pruning a goji plant is very similar to shaping a grape, and if the garden plot has this berry, there will be no problems with the Tibetan barberry.

In the first year of vegetation, the common dereza must be covered with spruce branches, tops or any other similar material. After all, a young plant can withstand frosts only down to -15 ° C. In the future, the goji berry builds up rather thick wood and its frost resistance increases significantly (up to -30 ° C).

By growing a Tibetan barberry in a garden or summer cottage, you will get an unusual plant that has a lot of useful properties.

In fact, goji is a type of common wolfberry and grows in Tibet and China.

Outwardly, the berries look like barberries, which misleads many gardeners..

At the same time, the plant belongs to the varieties of wolfberry, but it is completely safe for ingestion.

Moreover, bright red goji fruits have a positive effect on the body, healing it, stimulating metabolism, improving blood circulation and saturating it with new forces.

They contain many useful amino acids, ascorbic acid, vitamin B group and minerals necessary for the body to function properly.

Recently, goji began to be used as a means for losing weight. Studies have shown that their proper use allows you to reduce weight in a short time.

The fruits of the plant have a beneficial effect on blood pressure, bringing it back to normal, reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood, protect the muscles of the heart.

It is impossible not to note the strong antioxidant effect of goji berries and their ability to strengthen the immune system. It is also an excellent tool for the prevention of cancer.

How does goji take root in Russia?

Despite the fact that China and Tibet are the homeland of goji, the plant gets along well on our land.

So, Caucasians, residents of Ukraine and Kuban, as well as Russians living in the middle zone of the country are engaged in its cultivation.

The shrub can be planted in almost any region of Russia.

If the climate is mild, warm, then goji can be kept on the site all year round..

If the region has a cold climate, for the winter period it is better to cover the plant or take it to a room where it is always cool and fresh, having previously transplanted it into a deep container.

Goji bloom time is from early summer to October. Flowers can be bright pink, purple, purple, brownish. They exude a pleasant aroma. There are thorns on the branches, so planting a shrub and collecting fruits from it should be done carefully.

It is interesting that goji is grown not only for the sake of useful berries, but also for decorating the garden plot.

Choosing a place for planting and growing secrets

The best place for growing goji is well-lit by the sun. The shrub needs soil enriched with fertilizers, which perfectly passes water. At the very beginning of growing goji, you should periodically water and “feed”, but when the plant gets stronger, care for them is no longer required.

Goji propagation is carried out using cuttings or seeds..

The latter are planted in a greenhouse in the spring season.

After the seedling is stretched, its crown must be carefully removed by hand, and the plant should be transplanted into the ground under the open sky.

Goji can be propagated by cuttings much faster.

To do this, you need ten-centimeter (or longer) lignified cuttings. Landing is carried out again in the spring. This is necessary so that by autumn the plant has grown and given strong roots.

Planting cuttings in autumn is dangerous because in winter the plant can simply freeze. However, tests have shown that the risks are reduced to zero in some of the warmest regions of our country.

A garden dweller will not immediately please with fruits. Usually the first two or three years it does not bear fruit, but then there is no shortage of berries. Collect them only when it is clear and dry outside.

In order to make goji berries really useful for the body, they need to be properly dried. Drying is carried out until the peel of the fruit begins to peel off, and the fruit can be easily separated from the stalk.

If the berry has not yet ripened, its use can cause serious toxic poisoning. The ripeness is indicated by the color: it should be bright red.

The most suitable soil acidity level for growing goji shrubs is slightly acidic to strongly alkaline. However, subject to the rules of planting and caring for the plant, it will take root on any soil.

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Recently, dereza berries have become very popular due to their effective medicinal properties and the presence of a large complex of vitamins. Only advertising and success brought them something else, chinese name goji berry.

There are many types of dereza, but some species are poisonous.

In North America, this plant is known as Anderson's Dereza, in China - Goji Berries, in Argentina and Chile - Chilean Dereza, in South Africa - African Dereza, in Russia - common dereza.

The plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, is a perennial shrub with a well-developed root system. It can reach a height of up to 3.5 m. It grows well, has soft stems and spines on the branches.

Emits a pleasant fragrance during flowering.. The shape of the flowers resembles bells with a pink-purple hue, light purple or lilac.

The leaves are elliptical in shape, the fruits have a beautiful rich red, coral or scarlet color.

The fruiting period lasts from May to mid-autumn. During this period, it can produce more than 12 crops.

The taste of the berries is sweet-sour or sour, which once again confirms the conclusions of scientists about the content of a large amount of vitamin C in dereza.

Growing conditions

The plant in cultivation is unpretentious, is accepted easily and grows well. For planting, you can buy both seeds and seedlings, which are sold in specialized stores.

Dereza calmly endures any weather, whether it is a strong thirty-degree frost or a hot, little rainy summer.

It tolerates drought calmly. For good health, it is enough to water dereza once every two weeks.

Fertilize the plant in spring potassium nitrate and urea. If the plant grows in strongly alkaline soil, then it is advisable to add ash once a year, about 500 mg per hole with a seedling.

Dereza is resistant to various diseases and pests, has good adaptive qualities, is not afraid of abnormal weather conditions. For preventive purposes, you can spray once a year with a tincture of wormwood or garlic.

Dereza can be found on the forest edges, at the foot of the mountains, along the paths of forest plantations. However, many summer residents began to cultivate the plant on their plots, wanting to improve and strengthen their health with the help of the wonderful healing berries of the plant.

In fact, common dereza berries are the same goji berries, only dereza grows at home, in its garden plot, and not in distant China on a foreign land.

Goji berries are sold at very high prices in supermarkets and pharmacies. Reasonable people grow healing berries on their plots for free.

It has long been noticed and proven that the best health effects come from those fruits and berries that grew on their own plot, on their native land.

Brought overseas fruits do not have such a healing effect on the human body, as they grew in a different soil, the chemical content of which differs from the native soil.

The fact is that the human body from birth has individual enzymes for the breakdown of precisely those fruits and vegetables that grow in their native area.

What is brought from abroad, no matter how healing it is, does not have such a healing effect for a person as what is grown in one's native area, surrounded by personal care and watered with native water.

Medicinal and beneficial properties

In a plant, almost all parts are useful: berries, bark, roots, leaves.

Leaves and roots to preserve useful properties, they are collected during the blooming of flowers, dried in a dark place and stored for about 2 years.

Dereza berries are the most valuable raw material. which contain a rich complex of vitamins, minerals, macro- and microelements, amino acids, polysaccharides.

Due to its miraculous healing properties, the plant is nicknamed "a remedy for a thousand ailments."

It has been known since ancient times, it has been used to treat many diseases. This plant was most popular among the monks of ancient Tibet.

Properties of common dereza berries:

1. Cleansing the body of toxins, toxins, pathogenic infections (eliminates E. coli, candidiasis; is used as an adjuvant in case of infection of the genitourinary system).
2. Improving the functioning of the cardiovascular system, getting rid of headaches and dizziness, normalizing pressure.
3. Strengthening visual acuity.
4. Decrease in blood cholesterol and sugar.
5. Relief of symptoms of rheumatism, diseases of the muscular system and joints.
6. Strengthening of sexual function, elimination of sexual frigidity and male potency.
7. Normalization of the kidneys and gallbladder.
8. Strengthening the immune system.
9. Burn excess fat, lose weight.
10. Improving memory, concentration.
11. Toning, giving strength and energy.

The healing properties of common dereza are so diverse that it is very difficult and long to list them all.

not without reason doctors claim that it cures a thousand diseases, gives strength and energy, “pleases” the heart, enlightens the mind, is a powerful antioxidant, prolongs years of life and rejuvenates the entire body.

Planting a seedling and plant care

The fastest way to harvest planting with cuttings. The shoot must have at least 4 buds, the buds should be about 20 cm long.

The shoot is cut with a pruner at an angle and planted in a greenhouse in soil rich in fluorine. When the root system appears, the plant is transplanted into the ground.

To plant a seedling, you need to dig a hole about 50 cm deep and 60 cm wide. Add a mixture of wood ash (40 g), compost (80 g), superphosphate (200 g) to the hole. The seedling should be well deepened into the soil, watered and dug.

Dereza loves the sunny side of the site, does not like abundant moisture.

Dereza begins to bear fruit approximately 3 years after planting.

Goji berry or common dereza. Growing and care:

The use of berries and roots in cooking and medicine

The recipe for an infusion of berries against excess weight and to promote health: 1 tbsp. l. pour berries into a glass and pour boiling water, let it brew for half an hour.

Take daily for a month 2 times a day for half a glass.

Prescription for edema of a neurological nature: take 1 dessert spoon of dry roots per 300 mg of boiling water, 20 min. languishes over low heat, then infused for 40 minutes.

The decoction is filtered and taken 250 ml 5 times a day until the removal of edema and diseases of neurological origin.

Vitamin soup to strengthen immunity with dereza berries: for cooking, take 100 g of berries, feta cheese 50 g, 2 fresh tomatoes, one onion, 2 pcs. bell pepper, 100 mg of water, salt and oil to taste (preferably olive oil).

Before cooking, the berries should be soaked in cold water for 15 minutes. Grind all the ingredients in a blender (except for cheese), insist in a cold place for 1.5 hours.

Put in plates, add chopped cheese, pour any broth or water (if the dish is vegetarian), salt to taste, you can add ground pepper, dill and parsley. The dish is ready to eat.

Protein shake with dereza for recovery after heavy loads: prepared the day before strenuous physical training: 3 tbsp. l. berries are poured with a liter of low-fat milk, covered and put in a cold place to infuse.

After whisking until a homogeneous mass is obtained, the cocktail is ready. You can add 2 mint leaves or on the tip of a spoonful of dry cinnamon. This will accentuate and improve the taste.

The cocktail should be consumed immediately after training or hard physical work. It will quickly restore strength, restore working capacity and energy. In terms of protein value, such a cocktail of wolfberry berries is much higher than milk milk.

Berries can be dried in a dark place and used in winter instead of pharmacy vitamins. You can take no more than 30 mg per day.

Same way dried berries are added to meat dishes, casseroles, cakes, pies, any cereals. Fine tea and jelly are prepared from them, brewed and drunk instead of water as a prophylactic against many diseases.

It is noted that people who regularly consume these berries feel great and get sick less. And recently scientists have found a component in dereza that reduces the risk of developing oncology.