Hardy kiwi varieties that are later to leaf?
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Comments (44)The beginnings of success! Here's a picture of a rooted stem cutting from a cellpack: The medium was damp 1:1 Peat:Pearlite in a 1" square cells. The bottom end was quick dipped in Dip'N Grow diluted about 50% (with some gel powder added), but I actually had a higher percentage of success with the hormone powder (IBA or NAA worked equally well). Most of the DNG gel dipped ones rotted and I'm starting to think that stuff is only meant for dormant woody cuttings The callused like crazy but had almost no roots. My second batch of cuttings are all using a mixture of the two powders and some are wetted with the Willow Tea and I expect a higher success rate. Also my outdoor shaded misting box (with drainage through the cellpacks) worked better than the enclosed humidity chamber. The box has more headroom with more air circulation. The mist controller (with fogger nozzles) is set so go 5 seconds every 10,15 or 30 minutes depending on outdoor air temp and humidity. I like the DIG 2GPH fog nozzles. Here's a picture of some successful growth following kiwinut's technique. This way is a bit more touchy for moisture control and a more sterile starting medium I think because the leaf petiole is actually sticking up through the soil, so if it starts damping off, it's over. But it does work! These were started 2 each in the long cells from my previous post, and placed in a humidity chamber (upside down clear tote) under florescent lights in the shaded shed (never got above 85F). The rooted ones were transfered to these 4" pots containing Jungle Growth soil for food. In other news: I started a blog about our gardening experiences over the last few years and will lead up to a behind the scenes look at starting a small nursery. I'm going to specialize in Antinidia Arguta and start out small, sell a few very healthy plants and have a nice orchard. It is called KiwiGrower and you are all invited to read and comment. Thanks for all the great ideas and info.. -Ron...See MoreEver successfully fruited Hardy/Arctic Kiwis?
Comments (3)I only got to eat some hardy kiwis once. They were from an old neglected vine that was growing in the canopy of a neglected apple tree. I thought they were dramatically better tasting than any store-bought kiwi I've ever had. They were very ripe. I didn't even find the taste especially similar to store-bought kiwi. They seemed to be as sweet as the sweetest fruit I've ever had (a little like sweet bronze muscadines in that respect) with plenty of balance and great tropical flavors, not really pineapple flavor but that's the closest thing I can think of. I suppose they reminded me of fuzzy kiwis a little (in taste), but I'd rank all the store-bought kiwis I've eaten in the bottom half of fruits. When I ate the hardy kiwis at that time I didn't even know what hardy kiwis were, but I thought they were probably the best fruit I'd ever tasted. Objectively speaking, I've read that hardy kiwis reach much higher brix numbers. I've also heard other people talk about how delicious hardy kiwis were that didn't think especially highly of store-bought kiwis....See MoreMale plant for 'Issai' Hardy Kiwi 2
Comments (9)Glenn, It's my first post! I'm in USDA zone 7a in Maryland and I've been very happy with Ken's Red. It is a LOT more vigorous than Issai, so either plan on some heavy duty pruning or make sure you have the room. The fruits are larger and, in my family's opinion, they taste better. You might also want to consider Ananasnaya aka Anna (make sure it's not the Kolomikta, but the Arguta variety) which is the most popular commercial cultivar. Since you've struggled to get fruit in spite of having waited 8 years, you might also consider Geneva. It is very vigorous too, but there are dozens of flowers on my Geneva this year and it's only 2 years old! For any non-Issai variety, that's fast. By comparison, it took 3 years for my Ken's Red to produce a couple fruits. The 4th year, I got maybe 20. The 5th year (which is this year), I counted over 1400 flowers, so I'm going to get a bumper crop! My Issai went through a similar pattern, but started on year 2 - which is not unusual for that clone. Fortunately, it's cranking up the volume. Last year, which was year 4, I had a few hundred and this year there's around 2,000 flowers or so. Of course, the Issai fruits are quite a bit smaller than the Ken's Red, so I should get more lbs out of the Ken's Red this year (I'm guessing 40 lbs or so) and A LOT more next year, since it's still a young plant. All of these varieties are (or at least, were) available at EdibleLandscaping. Considering everything, I'd probably decide between those three based on when I wanted the fruits. Ananasnaya ripens later, about 3 weeks after Ken's Red. Geneva is earlier; it ripens a couple weeks before Issai. For me at least, Ken's Red and Issai ripened around the same time. Any of EdibleLandscaping's male Argutas will pollinate those. I hope that helps answer your question. Good luck! - kiwi_MD...See MoreI'm giving up on Pawpaw, Hardy Kiwi... what has failed for you?
Comments (20)I am really considering giving up on pawpaws. I have one seedling tree that is 6-7 years old and just over 5 ft tall it is doing ok but it has taken it so long to grow. The problem is that for what ever reason I cannot keep a grafted tree alive. I've tried NC-1, Potomac and Wabash. They always fail after a few years and now I am another 4 years out for a potential pollinator. I bought a Wabash back in 2014 that was growing like a weed. We had a late frost that burned off all of the leaves but like a champ it came back and grew like crazy just to die that winter. It's roots sprouted and grew nicely the next summer as well as up till today, it was about 3.5 feet tall when a micro burst blew it over right at ground level. I was so mad I chopped up it's remains with a shovel and the ran them over with the lawn mower. I had hoped it would flower in the next year or two. In 2015 I bought a Potomac and it has been in a steady decline ever since, it is almost dead now. It had lots of flowers on it in 2016, 1 flower this year and now no flower buds on it for next year. I do have 2 other seedlings from Peterson fruit that are doing good but they are only in their second season and years away from making flowers. I just don't know if I can dedicate the space and time anymore to fruit trees that are so unproductive. As a comparison my Elberta peach is a good 12ft tall and wide and it is the same age as my oldest pawpaw. I am really considering just going out and chopping them all down. On a side note I have started watering them a more than I did in the past and their growth rate has increased substantially especially on the old seedling. Sorry I just had to vent and I will probably will keep them but this has definitely been an exercise in patience....See More- 14 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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