Information About Kiwi Plants

Kiwi vines not only make attractive plants in gardens but they produce tasty kiwi fruits too. Growing kiwis is an easy enough endeavor but additional kiwi plant care may be necessary for maintaining their overall health. You can find this information here, including tips on tackling common problems with kiwi vines and more.

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Kiwiberry Care Guide – Learn About Kiwiberry Growing Conditions

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Love kiwis but wish they didn't have the fuzzy, gritty skin? Enter the kiwiberry. Read on for more info about these weird little fruits.

Caring For Kiwi: How To Grow Hardy Red Kiwi Fruit

By Laura Miller

Hardy Red kiwi produces grape-sized, fuzz-less fruit with an authentic kiwi flavor. For information on growing them, click the following article.

Tricolor Kiwi Information: How To Grow A Tricolor Kiwi Plant

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

Actinidia kolomikta is a hardy kiwi vine that is commonly known as tricolor kiwi plant because of its variegated foliage. Also known as arctic kiwi, it is one of the hardiest of the kiwi vines. For tips on growing tricolor kiwi, click this article.

Kiwi Plant Trimming: Pruning Mature Kiwi Vines In The Garden

By Teo Spengler

Regular pruning is an essential part of caring for kiwi vines. Kiwi vines left to their own devices quickly become a tangled mess. But pruning overgrown kiwi vines is also possible if you follow simple trimming steps. This article will help.

Fruit Companion Planting: Companion Planting Around Kiwi Vines

By Amy Grant

Companions for kiwi can help the plants grow more vigorously and fruit more prolifically. Not every plant is an ideal kiwi companion plants, though. What plants make the most ideal kiwi plant companions? Click this article to learn more.

Hardy Kiwi Diseases: How To Treat A Sick Kiwi Plant

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

While the kiwi plant is tough and relatively easy to grow, it can fall prey to various kiwi plant diseases. You can learn more about the diseases of kiwi and their treatment in this article. Click here for more information.

Kiwi Leaves Turn Brown – Reasons For Kiwi Vines Turning Yellow Or Brown

By Teo Spengler

Healthy kiwi leaves are a brilliant green during the growing season, and you might well become worried when your kiwi leaves turn brown or you see yellowing kiwi plants. Click this article for information about steps to take when you see kiwi leaves turning yellow.

Pests Of Kiwi Vines: Information For Treating Kiwi Bugs

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

While kiwi plants are tough and relatively easy to grow, they can fall prey to various kiwi plant pests. Learn more about kiwi insects and tips for treating kiwi bugs in this article. Click here for additional information.

Kiwi Plant Not Flowering: How To Get A Kiwi Plant To Bloom

By Karen Boness, Owner of Wild Willow Landscape Design

What should be done for a kiwi plant not flowering? If there are no flowers, there will be no fruit on your kiwi vine. To learn more about non-blooming kiwis, this article will help. Click here for more information.

Feeding Kiwi Fruit: When And How To Fertilize Kiwis

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Fertilizing kiwi plants is an important part of their care and will ensure a bumper crop of delicious fruits. Gain a little knowledge on how to fertilize kiwis and enhance these vines' productivity and health in this article.

Kiwi Plant Types – Different Varieties Of Kiwi Fruit

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

There are many types of kiwi fruit to grow in your landscape depending upon your zone and the space you have available. Choose your kiwi plant types by your location but also by your flavor and size preferences. This article will help.

Rooting Kiwi Cuttings: Tips On Growing Kiwis From Cuttings

By Amy Grant

Kiwi plants are usually propagated asexually by grafting fruiting varieties onto rootstock or by rooting kiwi cuttings. Propagating kiwi cuttings is a fairly simple process for the home gardener. This article will help. Click here for more info.

Information About Pollinating Kiwi Plants

By Teo Spengler

Kiwi fruit grows on large, deciduous vines that can live many years. Just like with the birds and the bees, kiwis require male and female plants to reproduce. Click here for more information on kiwi plant pollination in the garden.

Kiwi Plant Spacing: Planting Female Kiwis Next To Male Kiwi Vines

By Amy Grant

Before you plant your kiwi vine, there are a number of things to consider, including the relationship between male/female kiwis. Are female kiwis toxic to male plants? You can find out in the article that follows. Click here for more info.

No Fruit On Kiwi Vine: How To Get Kiwi Fruit

By Amy Grant

One of the major complaints when growing your own is a kiwi plant not producing. So how can you get kiwi to fruit? This article has tips on helping a kiwi vine that is not fruiting. Click here to learn more about non-fruiting kiwis.

Kiwi Winter Care: Care Of Hardy Kiwi Over Winter

By Amy Grant

The hardy kiwi is much more resilient in cold temps but, even so, may need special kiwi winter care. How do you go about winterizing hardy kiwi and does hardy kiwi require overwintering? Read this article to learn more.

Kiwi Plant Identification: Determining Sex Of Kiwi Vine Plants

By Amy Grant

In order for the plant to set fruit, both male and female kiwi vines are necessary. But one question plagues the grower. How do I tell the difference between male and female kiwis? Learn how in this article.

Harvesting Kiwi Fruit: How And When To Harvest Kiwis

By Amy Grant

Kiwi fruit is a lovely green with tiny uniform and edible black seeds inside the fuzzy brown skin, which is removed before eating. Find out when to harvest the tasty fruits in this article.

Kiwi Pruning: How Do You Trim A Kiwi Plant

By Jackie Carroll

Kiwi is a vigorous vine that quickly grows out of control if not grown on a solid supporting structure and pruned regularly. Knowing how to cut a kiwi vine is an essential part of growing kiwi fruit. Read more here.

Kiwi Fruit – Growing Hardy Kiwi Vine In Gardens

By Caroline Bloomfield

Hardy kiwi plants give gardeners in cooler zones an opportunity to grow kiwi fruit. Find tips on hardy kiwi growing in this article.

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