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     8 years ago 

    Thats really cool to know ! Thanks ! I dont see them much here in Kelowna and its stange because this is the okanagan! We have tons of peach orchards and wineries ! I will have to look into it maybe the nursery sells them !? But they would be expensive there ! Thanks for all the info !👍

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       8 years ago (edited)

      I don't know about canada, because I used to grow them in the northern italy. Italy is the bigger producer of kiwi in the EU (don't ask me why: the plant is chinese) , so almost any flower shop is selling them.

      They are not so good as it seems, in my opinion, because:

      • They stink. When the plant is big, it stinks. If you plan to use it for a gazebo, then forget to have a dinner there.
      • They grow like hell, and there is nothing stopping them. They drop leafs, which are pretty thick, so you must clean a lot.
      • Fruits are a lot. And they get ready in a very short time. I was at the point to have 150Kg per year with one male and 4 females. Forget to do a marmalade: the result has the color and consistency of shit. It tastes good, but you cannot eat it until you can see it.
      • Phosphore. They eat phosphore. And they eat a lot. So the grass and other plants will start to suffer. You need a phosphor-rich plant food for that.
      • They come in 2 genders. You must have at least one "male" and one "female", but you may have lot of females for one male.

      I just removed it and put a "fox grape" (hope the term is ok: it is a grape which tastes like strawberry http://bit.ly/2jKuFPD ? ) plant in its place. It grows fast too, makes funny things too, but at least is not smelly and you can control it.

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       8 years ago (edited)

      Oh wow ! What great information ! I have a pice of property in the country that in the future i will build on , there wont be grass and part of the property faceing uphill and far from the house would be good place to plant them ! I guess 1 male 1 female ! 😉👍im going to bookmark this page for future reference !!

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       8 years ago 

      I forgot: to compensate the drain of phosphor and potassium the plant does, I used this product : http://bit.ly/2koHhy4

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