Kiwifruit
Has anyone tried growing kiwi here? The little berry-sized ones look like they'd
be OK for this climate. My fat old beagle, Ed, loves the apples and pears which rain from heaven every summer, and I'd like to surprise him with something new next season :) And... pomegranates? Does anyone around here grow them - even in containers? I saw one in full fruit in Albuquerque once, so it seems as if it would be do-able here.... - Susan |
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I had several kiwi plants when I lived in southern Durham. The only
ones that bore fruit were of the Isaii variety. I probably harvested less than a pint. The new growth on the plants didn't like hot sunny days. Shadecloth helped but didn't solve the problem. I don't know whether my particular environment was unsuitable or if it's a more general result. Mike Blake-Knox |
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On Sun, 01 Dec 2002 03:19:55 GMT, Susan Hogarth wrote: And... pomegranates? Does anyone around here grow them - even in containers? I saw one in full fruit in Albuquerque once, so it seems as if it would be do-able here.... - Susan I have one, but it has never born a flower, much less fruit. It is more like a bush, with no main stem. Sometimes it dies back over the winter, sending up new stems in spring, and sometimes the stems overwinter okay and sprout new leaves. It is wimpy and needs to be staked. The stems never grow taller than 2 or 3 feet. Big disappointment. I was really looking forward to some orange flowers on it. Kira |
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Kiwi vines take a long time to mature- at least 7 years - and need a
male and female, although the Issai is self fertile. They want some shade and plenty of moisture. Certain cultivars of pomegranates are hardy here, but none of the nursery stock I have tried have done well. Am currently nursing along seedlings from a fruit taken from a plant known to be hardy here. If you are just interested in the flowers, which are gorgeous, grow a miniature one as plant in a pot. Bring it in in the winter. Kira Dirlik wrote: On Sun, 01 Dec 2002 03:19:55 GMT, Susan Hogarth wrote: And... pomegranates? Does anyone around here grow them - even in containers? I saw one in full fruit in Albuquerque once, so it seems as if it would be do-able here.... - Susan I have one, but it has never born a flower, much less fruit. It is more like a bush, with no main stem. Sometimes it dies back over the winter, sending up new stems in spring, and sometimes the stems overwinter okay and sprout new leaves. It is wimpy and needs to be staked. The stems never grow taller than 2 or 3 feet. Big disappointment. I was really looking forward to some orange flowers on it. Kira Pat Brothers The Powell House Wake Forest, NC Zone 7b The Perennials Lady at Atlantic Avenue Orchids and Garden Center |
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I have grown pomegranate for more than a decade and always have lots of
flowers but never any fruit. When I lived near Zebulon there were sometimes some for sale at the downtown hardware store (Debnam's?) that were grown by someone locally. It was in late fall if memory serves me well. I have been told that there are male and female plants but Dirr makes no mention of this in his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Perhaps mine is not producing fruit because I have only a male or female. There is one growing in someone's garden on Boylan Avenue, two or or three blocks north of Hillsborough Street that is magnificent every summer. Tony "Susan Hogarth" wrote in message news:vdfG9.907$kV3.55@www.newsranger.com... Has anyone tried growing kiwi here? The little berry-sized ones look like they'd be OK for this climate. My fat old beagle, Ed, loves the apples and pears which rain from heaven every summer, and I'd like to surprise him with something new next season :) And... pomegranates? Does anyone around here grow them - even in containers? I saw one in full fruit in Albuquerque once, so it seems as if it would be do-able here.... - Susan |
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