[NAFEX] Bill's choices, Actinidia kolomicta
dwoodard at becon.org
dwoodard at becon.org
Fri Jan 5 04:12:49 EST 2007
Someone who lives in such a climate and feels interested and adventurous
could try A. kolomikta trained on a north wall.
Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, William C. Garthright wrote:
>
>> I'm not on the great plains, but I am in the midwest in a climate that
>> also feels some wild fluctuations of temperature. I've had A.
>> kolomicta for probably 12 or more years, and while it's had lots of
>> flowers I've only tasted 2 fruits. I don't think it minds a sudden
>> drop in temperature--that is what they experience in Siberia in the
>> fall. The problem here is that they break dormancy very easily, start
>> growing and blooming early and almost always get nailed by a late frost.
>>
>
> That's the main reason I didn't think the hardy kiwi would do well here.
> We frequently get unusually warm weather in late winter or early spring.
> Last year, it was in the 80's for pretty much the entire first week of
> April, then it got cold again.
>
> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (Zone 5)
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