I am wondering if there was any one that had success growing them in zone 5. If so Please give feed back I want to give it a try however they do not live through freezing weather,
Growing KIWI in zone 5
I didnt think they survived the freezing winter. Here in NZ they are only grown on the warmer north island. The main growing regions are Kerikeri in the far north, and Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty. I havent grown them myself, not many people do in NZ because they are so readily available here! I used to live in BOP and almost everyone knows somebody who works in the orchards and can bring home the seconds for free. I think they need a pollination partner, same as apples etc.
Best of luck to you, Im interested in hearing how you go with them.
Lena :-)
Thanks Lena, I enjoy them so much they are so yummy I would love to live where they are grown and get free seconds MMMMMMMMMgood. I realize that you need a male and at least 3 female plants to get fruit. I harvested the seeds from some over ripe Kiwi but now
I find I am in to cold of a zone. Have a nice weekend OK
Marcia from Spokane Washington
Where are seeds or young plants available?
Frank
Frank I have seeds I harvested from ripe Kiwi fruit. I could share with you I decided that they would die here in Spokane WA so am not going to try to grow them. They have to be in a climate that has no frost. Do you have any seeds to trade?
The hardy Kiwi (A. kolomikta ) will not compete in size and flavor with the fuzzy Kiwi (A. deliciosa), but it will tolerate temps to -30 Fahrenheit. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1426.html Lots of Northern nurseries carry them.
http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/HardyKiwi.htm
http://www.burntridgenursery.com/fruitingPlants/index_product.asp?dept=25&parent=23
http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/treefruit/2kiwi.htm
This message was edited Sep 27, 2008 7:51 PM
marciaspe, we have freezes in the high 20's during winter so I guess I'll give up on the idea. Thanks anyway.
Frank