I have tried Kiwi's a few times and am once again trying. I have a male and a female. Does anyone produce enough fruit to make it worthwhile or is it a waste of time as far as production goes. There was an experimental area in Moultrie Ga. at the Agg. Expo. several years ago but it was destroyed because they didn't produce. They were about 15 years old the last time I saw them. If anyone can advise me before I go any further I would appreciate it.

I have no advice here, but just wanted to add that I am trying to grow some here in south Texas. I have gotten them to germinate and now have tons of seedlings, to my amazement lol.
Btw I got 3 seeds to germinate On the seeds you sent they just popped out yesterday. Very odd on length of time to germinate but I got some now.

You do know about male and female vines? With seedlings you won't know for many years what you have.

Yes I purchased a male and a female but got too close to the male with roundup,(actually on it) they do not like it! I got another one from Stan.I'm beginning to think that the roundup is a good thing.

Why does Kiwi vines not fruit in your area? Too few chill hours? There are hardy kiwi that can survive temperatures below 0 F. The brown fuzzy commerical variety is only hardy to 10 to 15 F. The problem is that areas that normally do not get below 20 F have much fewer chilling hours.


Kiwi should grow well in zones 8 and 9 but too few chill hours may be a problem.

I want to grow Kiwi but do not want to waste my time if they do not fruit well.

From what I understand, kiwis can't take the heat in the south. They are better suited for coastal Oregon and Washington, south island of New Zealand, etc.

A friend in Tallahassee, Florida grows them, and makes excellent yields of excellent fruit. So I'd think southern Georgia would work the same.

Not only do you need male and female vines, but you need a very high population of honeybees to pollinate them -- far more than for most crops, since the flowers are not particularly attractive to the bees. Commercially, 5 or more hives per acre would be normal. If you have just a few vines, you might try hand pollination.