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Female Kiwi setting fruits w/o male

 
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b

Posted: Thu 19 Jun, 2008 5:39 am

Such females are known but rare.
I have one, lucky man Smile
(photo taken today)


Flowered for the 1st time last year, not sure about its variety.
I did harvest quite late, early December, after lot of frosts.
Comparing with store brought kiwi fruit:
Quite different, taste is not comparable.
Retoric question, Can you eat store brought tomato while still having taste of homegrown in your mouth?

Matua, only 'official' male (still waiting for seedlings to reveal itself) finaly died (never flowered) due to damage which vole did to its roots last year.
This spring other female (brought as Hayward but I doubt), oposite side of the yard) joined flowering. No luck there, no fruits set.

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morphinelover
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Joined: 18 Nov 2008
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Location: Gadsden, Alabama

Posted: Wed 07 Jan, 2009 11:05 pm

How cold does it get in your part of croatia? I just bought a Hayward female and matua male but my expectations aren't very high considering we do get a occasional frost in march that may nuke them. 15deg F is about as low as it gets here but I guess that could take them out if it catches them flushing.
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b

Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2009 10:27 am

Basic temp statistic is here:
link
Last year minimal temp was ~24 F (-6 C),
this morning we had ~ 8F (-15 C) (so far, the lowest temp this winter).
Last spring late frost catched my kiwis but all recovered (reflushed) quite nice. Most of them have no shelter at all.

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