Topic: Kiwi Fruit

[Simon05]

as anyone tried growing these, do they grow well?

[tim]

Don't you have to have boy & girl?

8509 KIWI FRUIT. ACTINDIA CHINENSIS

A very hardy vine that can produce up to 300 pounds of fruit on a single vine. Rich in potassium and vitamin C. Cold hardy and very easy to grow. Must have strong trellis to hold up the fruit! Free recipes.

10 seeds  £1.

[Simon05]

Tim,

thanks for the reply, I may give them ago, you dont need to grow them from seed though, I have seen plants for sale in catalogues for £24.50 for both male and female ones

[ajb]

You can get self fertile ones now too, so you only need one (and they are pretty rampant).

[Simon05]

looks like that could be the option to go for, saves having 2 plants

[Mrs Ava]

Mum has 2 and boy do they romp away!  Covered in wonderful cream white flowers in spring, but in the....however many millions of years she has had them....never a fruit!  I have grown loads from seed and am planning to take them up to the plot to grow over my arbour  8)

[Simon05]

even if they dont get fruit, they will look good over the arbour

[Lottieluvva]

I have 6 (I think!) on my allotment and 2 in my garden.  The two in the garden are male and female and do very well - loads of fruit, but have had them ten or so years and they are in a very warm part of the garden, facing south, that gets hardly any wind.  The ones on the allotment are self fertile (Jenny and another variety I'll have to check up on).  Two are in containers and don'do much other than grow fairly well and produce no fruit.  The others are in the ground.  These do very well and i have to cut at least five or six feet of growth off of each in the Autumn or they'd take over the entire plot.  Fruit is small but delicious and makes great preserves.

Anyway, hope this is of use.   

Paul

[Simon05]

Paul

thanks for the information, I am going to get some for the allotment now ;D

[new potter]

just bought some kiwi plants for only £1.30 off of ebay please don't tell mrs p  :-X

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=25463&item=4363380277&rd=1

have a look
np

[Simon05]

new potter, thanks for the link

[new potter]

will have to find some male ones now!

np

[bethel]

I have just asked if they have male plants or know where to get them will post reply.

[Simon05]

I asked the seller about male plants, here is his reply

males are very hard to get hold of,i have found some tomuri
males which is the male for the hayward females,but no deal has been made
yet,if i get them i can email you,my price for the males are around
6.00-7.00 pound each,i have seen them on the internet for 10.00-16.00 pound
each

[chrispea27]

Thanks for the E-Bay Link.