From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   Hi All,   
      
   My four goji bushes are prolific.  The   
   fruit, although slightly sweet, is not   
   so popular with us as it is also slightly bitter.   
   I left 99% last years crop on the bush.   
      
   I am told that drying the fruit gets rid of   
   the bitterness.  And since I do not know   
   how to properly dry them ....   
      
   This year, all four were attached by aphids.   
   70% of the leaves were killed.   
      
   So I pruned the hell out of the bushes   
   (anything that looked dead or sick),   
   sprayed for aphids (dish soup and cayenne   
   powder), and killed off the ants (honey   
   and borax).   
      
   The goji initially looked like they sincerely   
   did not appreciate the aggressive pruning.   
   But after about a month, they came back with   
   a vengeance.   
      
   Interesting, the fruit no longer has a bitter   
   taste and have become popular.   
      
   Hmmmmmmmmmm.  Prune them every year perhaps?   
   Prune them in the winter?   
      
   Your thoughts?   
      
   -T   
      
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