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Kiwis - plant out, greenhouse ir indoors?
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| Paul D.Smith 2005-10-25, 7:21 am |
| I have grown some Kiwis from seed and they're currently not very big so I've
very reticent about putting them outside. So do I chance it, or keep them
in the unheated greenhouse or take them indoors for the winter?
Thanks for suggestions,
Paul DS.
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| Nick Maclaren 2005-10-25, 8:21 am |
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In article <435e04a7$0$3112$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>,
"Paul D.Smith" <paul_d_smith@x-hotmail.com> writes:
|> I have grown some Kiwis from seed and they're currently not very big so I've
|> very reticent about putting them outside. So do I chance it, or keep them
|> in the unheated greenhouse or take them indoors for the winter?
I would go for the unheated greenhouse. They won't like a warm,
dark winter (i.e. indoors), and you will want to sex them before
planting permanently if you want a crop.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-25, 10:21 am |
| The message <djl16d$dop$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>
from nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
> I would go for the unheated greenhouse. They won't like a warm,
> dark winter (i.e. indoors), and you will want to sex them before
> planting permanently if you want a crop.
How *DO* you sex them before they flower?
And, on GQT last week, Bob Flowerdew was talking about them, and I
gathered (with half an ear) from what he said that there is at least one
variety with both male and female flowers.
I'd thought of grafting a male onto a female to save space...
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| Nick Maclaren 2005-10-25, 11:21 am |
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In article <3130303032303038435E319476@foobar.zetnet.co.ok>, Jaques d'Alltrades <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> writes:
|> The message <djl16d$dop$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>
|> from nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
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|> > I would go for the unheated greenhouse. They won't like a warm,
|> > dark winter (i.e. indoors), and you will want to sex them before
|> > planting permanently if you want a crop.
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|> How *DO* you sex them before they flower?
With difficulty? I don't know if you can get them to flower when
still in pots.
|> And, on GQT last week, Bob Flowerdew was talking about them, and I
|> gathered (with half an ear) from what he said that there is at least one
|> variety with both male and female flowers.
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|> I'd thought of grafting a male onto a female to save space...
Yes. An old trick. Still worth considering.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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| Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
> And, on GQT last week, Bob Flowerdew was talking about them, and I
> gathered (with half an ear) from what he said that there is at least one
> variety with both male and female flowers.
Yes, the variety 'Jenny' is self fertile.
Clare.
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-26, 9:21 pm |
| The message <1130364739.577848.84180@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
from "Clare" <cquarman@pp.rhul.ac.uk> contains these words:
> Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
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> Yes, the variety 'Jenny' is self fertile.
Thanks. I might just try one of those, then. ('Specially as the name of
my first girlfiend was Jenny.)
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