re:hardy kiwi
- To: ml-Perennials
- Subject: re:hardy kiwi
- From: S* C*
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:02:38 -0500
Thanks to all who responded to my request about hardy kiwi. It is
"Arctic Beauty" that I was thinking of with the variegated form - thanks
for helping me out there! I've heard that the fruit of the hardy forms,
though very small compared to the super-market variety, doesn't need
peeling (no fuzz) and is even tastier. I was aware that both male and
female are necessary for fruit production.
Connie: thanks for the warning about cats - I'll take the necessary
precautions!
Leslie: I eagerly clicked the URL you posted for T&T Seeds (Canadian
sites are so hard to find) but the link appears to be bad. Can you
check it and send it again if there is a working one?
Thanks,
Sheila
Ottawa, Canada
Zone 4 US / 5b CAN
Connie wrote:
> *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.
>
Leslie wrote:
> T&T Seeds sells a Kiwi that they say is hardy to Canadian zone 3 and
> produces fruit. I don't know about the zone 3 bit but I think, Sheila,
> that you would be able to grow these just fine in zone 5. The catalogue
> also says that the flowers have a fragrance like Lily-of-the-Valley.
>
> They sell both male and female plants and recommend that people buy 2
> female and 1 male. You can buy single plants for $8.95 CAN each or the 2
> female/1 male collection for $23.95 CAN.
>
> T&T doesn't have their catalogue online but you can request it on their
> website at http://www.ttseeds.mb.ca/ .
>
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