Topic: can we grow kiwi fruit??

[giantseeds]

hi, i'm thinking about buying a  kiwi jenny vine, anyone grown this before? if so have you had any luck with fruit? i live in Jersey, same summers as the south west if thats any help.

[saddad]

I saw one fruiting at RHS Rose Garden in St Albans in the late 90's...
Thought about one for home but it is much colder here in the midlands...
 :-\

[PAULW]

They have one growing at Upton House in Poole produced quite a bit of fruit

[dtw]

I've got some seeds, I haven't planted them yet.
I'll keep a couple as indoor plants and then try one outside when it's big enough.

[angle shades]

:)

I have two kiwi plants growing up my lottie shed in Lincoln,

they are in leaf now,

hoping for fruit this year, plants been in two years, no sign of a flower so far / shades x

[manicscousers]

we've got jenny on the south facing fence in our sheltered garden near manchester, only 2 years old so no flowers or fruit here yet either  :)

[saddad]

Saw one today on the side of a wall in Lotherton Hall, outside Leeds.... may pop in to see at the end of the season!
 ;D

[Amazin]

I've got one growing outdoors against a south facing wall here in London.

[giantseeds]

does it fruit?

[Amazin]

It's two years old, flowered last season, and looked as if it was starting to fruit, but I think the heatwave affected it. However, I'm expecting fruit this season.

 I remembr  on GW they planted a Kiwi at Berryfields and it fruited the same year - however, they didn't say how old it was when they got it!

I'd give it a go - I've got an orange and a lemon flowering and fruiting right now without any protection.

[tilts]

I planted Kiwi in my old south facing garden, here on the south coast.  I planted both male and female vines and had fruit after 3 years.  They have got quite hairy stems and huge hair leaves, quite red on the back ~ very attractive!
When i was last in Brittany, saw a garden covered in fruit, it looked amazing. Reminded me of when i lived in NSW, Australia and had passion fruit covering our fences!

[giantseeds]

wow!! it looks like i maybe lucky then, i think i will buy one, thanks for all of your advice xxxxxxx

[ACE]

Mine was in two years before it fruited. They do not ripen on the vine. Put them in a bowl of bananas and they will ripen in about 2 weeks. Don't do them all at once as they will keep for months.

They are worth growing just for the flowers and woolies have them for sale cheap.