If the holes are in the middle of the leaves, that implies insect damage to me. Most chewing insects would stay in the vicinity of your plants, either on the underside of the leaves or even hidden in the soil or mulch. No bird droppings around the plants, are there? The damage doesn't sound like birds, but I suppose anything's possible. I wonder if squash bugs could be the culprits? It's impossible to identify many insects by the damage alone, but these buggers do cause wilting and they fly. I'd think they'd stay somewhere around your plants if it's them though. Keep checking for eggs on the undersides of the leaves. Most chewing insects lay their eggs right on the host that will feed their young. I've concocted an insect repellent for cases when I don't know what's causing the damage, though I'm sure it doesn't work on everything. I don't intend it to kill anything but just repel many insects. It includes a few drops of orange oil, a clove of garlic that's been whirled in the blender with a bit of water and the liquid strained to use, and about a teaspoon of Ivory detergent added with enough water to make about a quart. Garlic and orange oil repel different insects, so I hope I get most of them repelled with this concoction. The "essence" of marigolds (extracted the same way garlic is, in the blender) could be added to the brew as well -- they seem to repel some insects. For containers I spray it lightly on the soil surface as well as on the stems of the plants. So far I've intentionally avoided spraying the leaves though I think I would if I tested a leaf first and it survived the brew. I don't spray the soil surface in my open garden with this repellent, since the orange oil is also an insecticide that kills earthworms and ants, and garlic certainly drives them out of the immediate vicinity if it's strong enough. Good luck either identifying the culprit or keeping it at bay!

OOP - sorry JM. Yer right - been around a long time. Actually, I have a good excuse. I worked almost 40 years as a medical transcriptionist - we had a lot of big words to spell (typed them from sound, rather than sight). It ruined me for English spelling - even tho I could spell the Latin words just fine. My co-workers used to tease me a lot. One of the worst ones that I hung up on were: peal for peel. basil for basal. their for there. and now loop for loupe. LOL. But just give me schizophrenia, thoracolumbar, costovertebral, etc., and I'm a real whiz. Just another 2 c's. Bejay

I know this is an old post, but was close to what I am searching for. I have a September sun and a victor female kiwis. I also have a male, can't remember the name off hand,I think it is a pasha or something like that. I planted all three last spring. To my surprise the females had flowers, but not the male. I was happy that they flowered and hope next year the male does also. So, yesterday I happened by the trellis and noticed some long runners that I do not want and was going to cut them off. When I lifted some leaves to see if the flower pedals had fallen off, I was even more surprised to see tiny fruit where the flowers once were. I don't know of any other kiwis around or even in the township I am in. Being that the male didn't flower, I am wondering why there are fruit on the females? Will the eventually fall off before ripe. I couple are fair size and hanging on pretty tight.

Karyn, Thank you for your response. I am growing this vine for the foliage - not the fruit. I have an eight foot high & twenty foot wide privacy wall. Do you think two of these plants placed about 6 feet apart would be too much - or just right in this situation. The plant can fall over the fence & cascade down. That would give it about 16 feet to travel vertically. What do ya think? Have any of your leaves changed color for you?