Anyone grow Kiwi fruit ?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2008, 11:28 »

Ahh no woolies in leicester

Scribbler · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2008, 11:43 »

Looks like a trip to Loughborough then

richyrich7 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2008, 11:46 »

Yep or melton, I'm supposed to be decorating :roll: might need a trip out

flatcap · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2008, 13:14 »

rr,the wilkos up here had a fruit pack in £5.99,

it had a kiwifruit in ,strawberry plant ,and i think it was red currant and blackberry bush in

richyrich7 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2008, 21:01 »

Quote from: "flatcap"

rr,the wilkos up here had a fruit pack in £5.99,

it had a kiwifruit in ,strawberry plant ,and i think it was red currant and blackberry bush in

Cheers I'll look into that, less me discount

Contadino · « **Reply #20 on:** January 19, 2008, 10:59 »

I was too late to get some kiwi whips in last year, but am hoping to do so this year. Common wisdom (well, my neighbours at least) is that you need a minimum of 4 females for each male (still talking about kiwis.)

Cynara · « **Reply #21 on:** January 19, 2008, 12:29 »

Quote from: "Contadino"

Common wisdom (well, my neighbours at least) is that you need a minimum of 4 females for each male (still talking about kiwis.)

Wow.. shouldn't that be a maximum?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 19, 2008, 12:51 »

Quote from: "Cynara"

Quote from: "Contadino"
Common wisdom (well, my neighbours at least) is that you need a minimum of 4 females for each male (still talking about kiwis.)

Wow.. shouldn't that be a maximum?

sounds good to me :oops:

gobs · « **Reply #23 on:** January 19, 2008, 13:46 »

From what I read it is also true, 'cos they say a male can fertilise up to 8-10 females, bit like chickens really.

So if space is no problem, Contadino can supply quite a few of us.

gobs · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2008, 13:47 »

Quote from: "Contadino"

get some kiwi whips in

rub it in

Contadino · « **Reply #25 on:** January 19, 2008, 19:02 »

The cost was also an issue. I was a bit short on cash last February and couldn't afford 4 females. They wanted EUR 20 each for them in the market. Kiwi plants, that is.

Apparently, they used to cost about EUR 50 each, but the locals just started growing them from seeds from shop-bought fruit. Anyone got any experience of that?

This year I'm a bit more flush, so can probably afford to buy them, but I'm a thrifty type.

gobs · « **Reply #26 on:** January 19, 2008, 19:11 »

Quote from: "Contadino"

The cost was also an issue. I was a bit short on cash last February and couldn't afford 4 females. They wanted EUR 20 each for them in the market. Kiwi plants, that is.

Apparently, they used to cost about EUR 50 each, but the locals just started growing them from seeds from shop-bought fruit. Anyone got any experience of that?

This year I'm a bit more flush, so can probably afford to buy them, but I'm a thrifty type.

I've never tried as I would have no space for them. But, so I learnt from diff reliable sources that it can happily be grown from seed. (Except the self-fertile one)

You need space for them as you want plenty of seedlings , 'cos you will usually get a lot more male plants than female and you will be wanting them the other way around and they cannot be sexed till a late stage.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2008, 19:14 »

Anyway of sexing them before they flower Gobs ?

gobs · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2008, 19:25 »

I don't know of.

:roll:

Contadino · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2008, 20:13 »

Well no harm trying a tray of them and picking 20 of the best for planting out. That'll be about 1 kiwis worth of seed. I'll give it a go. Ta.

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