Re: Lurker returns and question about hardy kiwi

Hi Lurking Sheila :-)
Not familiar with your areas growing season but I do have some experience
(and conversations with successful growers in various parts of the US..)with
these vines and
putting it briefly it amounts to: IF you have a short season and late frosts
following warms spells, the flowers are subject to freezing out hence no
fruit,but the vines do fine..However in parts of  E.US, I have spoken to
growers who have excellent results(some vines as big around as a mans
arm)but those areas are Much less subject to poor spring weather,with few or
no frost as spring comes on..One measure that helps is to plant it in light
shade so that it comes out of dormancy a little later to perhaps escape late
frost..

The vines do require a pollinator,and not all vines will cross or bloom at
the same time ,so be sure your getting the recommended pol.for your
vine/area.. There is one Issai that is self pol. but fruit is said to not be
as good...
To clarify things Kiwi  family are of basically (3) types:
*Actinidia deliciosa(the supermarket var.that grows best where its mild
winters)min.zone 7 or according to the var.

*Actinida arguta( smaller,Grape sized fruits which are hardy if the above
conditions are met.Vine hardy to -20 ,zone 5.

*Actinida kolomikta (this is the pretty one with the Male vine having
colorful foliage Once again you must have Both male and female for
pollination.This one is VERY hardy  zone 3.Smallest fruits yet but of all
the vines this one the most likely to provide fruits in even short season
areas......One big mention though,it does attract cats, mine absolutely
loved it to death,broke it to the ground.
Cage it until it get too large for the cats to overwhelm
Well, thats proably more than you wanted to know about Kiwis..But do hope it
helped ..
Welcome back.
Connie



SHEILA CRAIG wrote:

> Hello all, I was once an active member of this list but all that came to
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