I needed some more vining plants to fill the beds with wire attached for them to climb. One I have been thinking about adding for awhile is Hardy Kiwi Vine. By adding some perennial plants to the garden hopefully next year they will come up and be quite happy. Perennial plants come back next year vs annual plants that die off when their season is done. But these vines should be quite hardy, down to -20F (-28C). So these are some very special Kiwi plants, being able to handle such cold winters.
Bought four plants, they are self fertile so do not need a male plant unlike other kiwi vines.
I made a space for these four plants, spacing them out equally in this long bed. I have some annual pepper plants growing right now, but they will die off during winter. While the hardy kiwi will go into a state of dormancy.
With the holes dug its time to add some garden soil. I used some native dirt to level and then dug holes to add the good soil for the plants.
It is looking a bit hairy over in the next bed, there is a wasp nest inside. So I decided to just let it grow wild. I will cut it all back during the winter. Its not really worth the trouble to get rid of the nest and use chemicals that may get into my edible plants.
Hah we can see the difference between the Horse gram vine bed and the pepper bed. Both have trellis's for plants to grow on. I started some naturism vines but they did not take, hopefully the kiwi vines will fill their spot well. Then I can have massive vines on both sides, will look quite nice I think.
I ordered these plants online, bought five but only four survived. But honestly four spaced out perfectly so I am okay with one loss.
The garden soil I got is a new brand this year, I am moving away from Miracle Grow products and trying Kellogs soil now.
You are suppose to mix the garden soil 50/50 but I forgot and just realized that writing this post.. lol oops. Hopefully it wont be too much for them.
Once planted I put back the top soil around them to help lock in the good stuff. The clay is a good material to build up the beds, but using it right where the plants grow tends to be a little hard for the roots to push through. So that is why I use garden soil around the plant and then add clay on top.
Finally giving them a good watering, they do not need much now. Maybe once a week if the rains do not water for me. Probably not much is going to happen with these until next year or the following year. Now they just need to get used to their new environment and prepare for the upcoming winter. Once that passes hopefully they all survived and I will see them come up next spring. I should probably mark them so I do not lose track of their little stems the first year, as they will probably drop their leaves in the next few months as they go into dormancy. But besides that I just leave them be, and due to their nature they will come back every year. And if I take good care of them stronger each year until they produce tasty little kiwi fruits.
I've successfully gotten rid of yellow jacket nests in the ground in my beds by getting up at dawn and pouring gallons of boiling water down them. Worked every time...
Oh good idea, I should give that a try. Last I tried soaking them in water with insecticidal soap but did not seem to stop them.
thanks for the tip!
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Thank you @solominer for this fine gardening post. Always enjoy hearing about what is going on at your property.
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Glad to write about what I am up to in the garden.
Happy to hear that, thank you.
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I just found out that kiwi fruit has a climbing tree, and I hope your four kiwi trees grow well, and if this tree has borne fruit, don't forget to make a post for them, I'm very curious ♥️♥️
Hey there.
Ah yeah this is all new to me as well, hopefully they will grow and be happy here.
Me too, will be a whole new experience.
Hope this kiwi plant thrives and bears fruit abundantly in the future I am waiting for the results my brother hope you share it back on the hive blog so that all friends can see it
Thank you, will probably take many years before it bears fruit but I am investing in the long term.
Will do
I think these four plants will grow well and you and your offspring will enjoy eating together.
hopefully they will take over the wire fencing and grow throughout.
Yes, a fence is necessary for best growth.
You are doing you best in farm. Weldone
thank you
I love the bed you made and the soil park the is full of manure looking at it. I wish you luck on your plant. Weldone
ah thank you, I used 2x8 wood planks and 2x4s.
I found some vines growing up the side of my shed the other day. I ripped them down and it wasn't until a couple weeks later I realized it had been poison ivy. I never really knew what it looked like before. Safe to say I will never forget it now!
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Do you have a compost pile? That is where you can get the best soil for your garden.
I had never heard of a kiwi vine, I thought they grew on a tree. I love to learn new things, thanks.
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No we do not, I just buy garden soil as I need it.
Ah maybe there are less hardy kiwi trees and more hardy kiwi vines. Not too sure.
Hi @solominer you know a lot about gardening, you literally know the best soil type, tools, and the rest, did you study all of this in college or your passion brought you this far? Lol I’m just curious though because you’re so through with all of this.
Much appreciated, no schooling for my gardening but I did go to school for computer systems.. Not much use in the garden though...lol
I started growing cactus almost 20 years ago and then just kept trying new plants to grow. Just kept going with new plants a new places that I have lived.
Also I have volunteered on a farm for a about a year.
How do you take care of kiwi? I also want to try growing it. What kind of climate does kiwi need?
From what I have read they are quite hardy, so as long as you care for it like any other plant (enough water and good soil) it should thrive.
Here are some more details: https://plantura.garden/uk/fruits/kiwi/kiwi-berry
Wow, this sounds exciting, my friend, I just found out that there is a type of kiwi plant, I am very curious about the fruit of this kiwi plant.
The passion for farming continues to flow in your life, hopefully this kiwi plant will give maximum results for you, the spirit of farming my friend 💪
It sure does, having a lot of fun out on my farm.
Thanks, hopefully it will do well.
Excellent work, may you have a healthy and prosperous harvest, that is very gratifying 🙏
Thank you, I hope I do one day.
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I've been collecting all the fallen leaves and such to create my own Mulch for next years Garden... I have a Huge Pile that's looking richer and richer as time goes by... I can't wait for a Spring Planting...
Kiwi fruits are exotic and over here, scarce and expensive but if this is what goes into making them produce those juicy fruits, then I'm okay.
You have given them a good start, we hope for the best.