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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 05:15:14 AM
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| I've been thinking of planting these for ages - we have a high farmers porch (we are on a hill), and i thought i could plant these on one corner and then keep it "tamed" by snipping so it doesn't take over my porch. Anybody grow these - is it worth it? |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 08:48:58 AM
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| Our house in in a big hayfield upon a hill. We've been here 4 years and we have almost no landscaping other than grass. I've done the suburban thing and have decided aside from flowers that i want to plant, i'd like to keep most of my plantings near the house edible, so this was one option. We had some that were grown here and they were good. |
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MeadowCrone
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Bernadine
Island Park and Salem
ID
USA
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 12:51:43 PM
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the ones we did - they were small like a large grape and you just eat them like a grape - no peeling or anything. The ones we had had been frozen, so were a little mushy, but good. I'll let you all know after i grow them.
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 5:56:14 PM
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I heard you needed two, male and female. I'm looking at getting some too. Very exciting.
Best Growing |
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 6:48:05 PM
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You are correct about the M/F. I'm wondering how mine will
fare with the deer (blasted beasts). |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17476 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 4:42:10 PM
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Wow, glad to read this post....I would love to try my hand at growing Kiwis...I luv 'em!
While visiting my Son-in-laws grandparents several years ago (they lived in Mels-Sargans Switzerland) I was amazed to see that they grew kiwis and stored them in the root cellar along with the apples, taters & wine....so I suspect they are hardier then we give them credit for....and yes, you do need 2, a male & female shrub.
Rene' let us know how yours are doing.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
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Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 1:26:03 PM
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We planted a male and female a couple of years ago. The started out really slow, the female started out a lot stronger than the male.
This year, still no flowers or fruit, but the plants grew like crazy, off the woven wire trellace we had for them and they triedto take over the raspberries in a bed nearby. I'm still waiting for a taste, but since the plants are doing so well now there should be hope!
"You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.....
But you can be happy if you've a mind to. All you've gotta do in knuckle down, buckle down and do it, do it, do it!" |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17476 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Anybody grow hardy kiwi?
