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Generally you'll need to plant a male and a female kiwi cultivar to ensure good pollination and a decent crop of fruit. However, if you’re short on the amount of space required for two vines, you can opt for a self-fertile variety. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot with rich, fertile soil for your kiwi vine to thrive. Dig a generous hole for your kiwi...
Despite being an exotic fruit, kiwis are relatively easy to look after. They benefit from a good mulch in spring and a regular weekly feed with a general purpose fertiliser through the growing season. Fruit-producing kiwis should be pruned in summer and winter.
Kiwis are relatively trouble-free in terms of pests and diseases. However, young shoots can be prone to damage during cold weather, so protect with horticultural fleece.
Kiwi vines take up to four years to produce fruit, so they're a long-term investment. The fruits should be picked in August and September and left to ripen off the vine over a few weeks.
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Dec 19, 2023 · Hardy kiwi vine is native to eastern Asia, but will grow well almost anywhere with proper care and sufficient sun. When growing this plant for foliage, shade, or fruit (or all three), train the vine on a sturdy support structure, like a trellis, arbor, pergola, or fence.
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Jun 13, 2021 · When you’re growing hardy kiwi plants it’s important to know about their basic needs and how to care for them. To become productive hardy kiwi vines, whether in gardens or pots, must be planted with at least one male for every six females .
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How to Plant Kiwi Vines. To get a good crop from kiwi, you’ll need to plant male and female plants. The females produce the fruit. Tip: The best ratio is said to be at least one male plant for every six female plants. Plant the vines 10 to 15 feet apart. When planting, you may need to trim the roots if too long. Plant vines just deep enough ...
May 7, 2024 · Learn how to cultivate thriving kiwi vines with this comprehensive guide on selecting the right varieties, ideal planting locations, trellising techniques, watering, fertilizing, pruning, pest control, and harvest and storage methods for delectable, homegrown kiwi fruits.
Pollination & flowering. The flowers are white, cup or saucer shaped and open in early summer. They are delightfully scented and this no doubt attracts the bumblebee, honeybees and hover flies which pollinate them. They can also be pollinated to a smaller extent by the wind. Hand pollination can aid fruit set and also the quality of the fruit.
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