Martin, it looks like you are inland a bit, this plant does not fruit well in a hot climate. In many U.S. locations, it is intended as a flowering shrub only. Try Murky's advice or try to determine if there are fruiting plants near you, this will tell you if it is possible to get fruit in your area. Adequate water during and the weeks after bloom can be critical.

I had one that I grew in a pot for 3 years, until I got tired of it (I do have the hardy ones as well, but both males and females have not yet flowered). I believe there is a very dedicated kiwi fanatic who posts in the fruit forum (in zone 6) who has successfully overwintered fuzzy kiwi by burial or some other kind of protection. I have a hardy one in a pot that has broken dormancy. I keep dormant plants in a dark-cold preserving room, but the little light that does enter the room (and the warmth, I guess from opening the door to check on the plants and get canned items) caused it to break dormancy early. I've also got 8 planted in the ground, outside...but no worries about them wakening this early. ~Chills

Pitching in my experience so far. This is from the perspective of a grower in a much colder climate that most posting here, zone 5 in New York, so my options are much more limited. Adding Haskap (Borealis and Tundra). I don't make jams or process, only fresh eat. 5f Mulberry (Illinois everbearing) 5f Black Currant (warning: an acquired taste) 4f Serviceberry (Hard to beat the birds to these) 3f Haskap (Hard to beat the birds to these) 3f Gooseberry (so far, still young plants though) Ordered PawPaw trees for spring of 2014, will be a several years of good luck before I can report on those though. This post was edited by reznil on Fri, Jan 10, 14 at 20:46

Ouch Tammy - deer are worse than moles/shrews/and whatever except maybe voles - they're the worst because they kill before you know what happened. At least the hosta will come back next year. Is there anyway to deer fence your area or electric fence it? We had to put up a 7' deer fence for the seedlings in the field. Stupid things were lined up with knives, forks and bibs the first year we grew seedlings there. Here is a pic of a new area we did this year. Last fall I put the whiskey barrels inbetween trees where we could not plant anything because the roots were too close to the surface. This year I added companion plants and hosta to the rest of the area. Here are some more of the containers I use - these are hypertufa my husband made for me. This picture is two years old but I could plant lots of mini hosta into a very small area. It is my way of cramming lots of plants into a tiny space. I will see if I can find some pics of some Lakeside plants. This year I got Fresh Prince, Color Blue, Beach Bum, Love Affaire, Hoola Hoop and Storm Watch from her but don't have pics of them. I seldom photo young plants since it never does them justice. Lakeside Kalaidescope Lakeside Big Scoop This is a breeder plant I bought last year that gave me lots of streaked seedlings this year. I lovingly call her Mortgage Payment. Lakeside Surfrider Lakeside Black Satin, it might be one of my favorite hosta. I planted L. Coal Miner and Rhapsody last year but whatever tunneled under the plants last year set them back and I haven't taken their picture either. If anyone wants some hosta seeds, please say something in the fall to me. I will have a ton of streaked seeds available from my own seedlings and other known parents of streakers and will be happy to share. I cannot plant them all even though I try. I will also have seeds from some solid blues and golds and will share those also. 90% of those will be solid green, but you will get a small percentage of blue or gold from them. Brooke