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A cluster of bright red, fully ripe goji berries growing on a branch with green leaves against a blue sky, demonstrating the final result of growing goji berries from seed.

How to Grow Goji Berries from Seed: A Complete Guide

Before You Grow Goji Berries Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) are cold-hardy perennial shrubs, not the coddled tropical exotics many North American gardeners assume. They evolved on the harsh, arid landscapes of northern China and the Himalayan foothills, built to shrug…

Joel Durant
March 24, 2023
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A detailed closeup of a sea buckthorn branch heavily laden with clusters of ripe, vibrant orange berries nestled among narrow, silvery-green leaves under natural outdoor light.

How to Grow Sea Buckthorn from Seed: The Complete North American Guide

Before You Grow Sea Buckthorn Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) grows where almost no other fruit shrub will. It fixes its own nitrogen from the air, thrives in poor sandy soil that would starve most berries, and survives −40°C (−40°F) winters…

Joel Durant
March 15, 2023

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How to Grow Elderberries: Complete North American Guide

Growing Elderberries for Syrup, Wine & Immune Support Elderberry earns its place in the garden three times over: as a productive fruit shrub that thrives with almost no coddling, as the backbone of one of the oldest home-medicine traditions in…

Joel Durant
July 16, 2014

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How to Grow Blueberries from Seed: A Complete Guide

Growing Blueberries from Seed Blueberries are one of the most rewarding fruit shrubs a North American gardener can grow — nutritionally dense, cold-hardy in the right variety, and once established, low-maintenance for decades. What sets them apart from almost every…

Joel Durant
October 21, 2012
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How to Grow Strawberries from Seed: The Complete North American Guide

Before You Grow Strawberries from Seed Growing strawberries from seed comes down to one decision made before a single seed hits the tray: which variety you choose. Seeds scraped from a grocery-store berry, or saved from a nursery-bought plant, rarely…