So far it has been a very good summer. No frost in the late Spring combined with a mixture of early rain and now sunshine is producing some excellent fruit, particularly our kiwi and vines…
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6 Responses to Homesteading (41): Kiwi fruit for the first time!
The fruit fell off of my grape vines this year. The plants look fine but
the grapse just fell off! Great update! Chuck
Fensterfarm Greenhouse
April 9, 2015 at 10:33 am Reply
Yes, the kiwi started off small but now is extremely vigorous. We normally
cut it back a bit but will leave it this year so as not to risk losing the
fruit which we definitely want to eat! We planted a second one which is not
so big but I think you need two for cross-pollination.
The fruit fell off of my grape vines this year. The plants look fine but
the grapse just fell off! Great update! Chuck
Fensterfarm Greenhouse
April 9, 2015 at 10:33 am
Thanks
Armookie
April 9, 2015 at 11:19 am
Wow, that’s a vigorous Kiwi. The fruit trees look great, and happy
gardening!
Ben Davies
April 9, 2015 at 11:50 am
Yes, the kiwi started off small but now is extremely vigorous. We normally
cut it back a bit but will leave it this year so as not to risk losing the
fruit which we definitely want to eat! We planted a second one which is not
so big but I think you need two for cross-pollination.
Ivan Kinsman
April 9, 2015 at 12:17 pm
Ware are you?
Armookie
April 9, 2015 at 12:50 pm
Swietokrzyskie region (Holycross Mountains) in SE Poland.
Ivan Kinsman
April 9, 2015 at 1:21 pm