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[John Smith <friendly27sw@yahoo.com>]

Here in Missouri we see a leaf scorch on kiwi
sometimes during our hot, dry summers.  This summer
was especially bad.  In our climate it's a good idea
to plant kiwi in a spot that's a little protected from
hot drying winds as well as maintaining good moisture
levels.  Of course you could always have a soil test
done to help rule out the nutrient possibility

Central MO zone 5

--- Hal Love <lovehd@comcast.net> wrote:

> Did it rain or did you water the vine around the
> time the leaves stopped browning? Sounds like
> drought stress to me. However, there could also be
> an infectious agent at work or even herbicide
> injury. If it is a mineral deficiency, it would seem
> to be specific to the Jumbo, assuming it is in close
> proximity to the other vines. I have seen a similar
> thing happen with one of my potted actinidia during
> a heat wave while out of town for a few days.
> However, the fruit did not shrivel, but just
> dropped.
> 
> Hal
> zn 6 TN
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: mauch1@aol.com 
>   To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org 
>   Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:07 PM
>   Subject: [NAFEX] Kiwi problem
> 
> 
>   Sorry I haven't been on the list in a while, life
> kind of intervened.
> 
>   I had a problem with one of my Kiwi's this year
> and needed some advice.
> 
>   I have 3 hardy Kiwi vines, one "Anna", one male,
> and one "Jumbo" (supposedly a larger Italian 
>   variety).
> 
>   My male finally bloomed this year and I had fruit
> set on both the Anna and Jumbo.  I have them
>   each on a 25X8 trellis, and have strawberries
> underplanted.  All seemed to be going well, but we
>   were having droughty conditions this summer.
> 
>   Sometime in August the leaves on the Jumbo kiwi
> yellowed, and the edge of the leaves towards
>   the tip browned and the fruit shriveled.  The vine
> did put out some more growth that was greener.
>   The leaves didn't continue to 'die'.  I'm guessing
> it might be some sort of mineral deficiency made
>   worse by the drought.
> 
>   Any thoughts?  If mineral deficiency, what kind?
> 
>   Thanks,
> 
>   Chris Mauchline
>   SE PA, zone 6
>   40° 5' N 75° 51'W
>   ~650 ft elevation
> 
> 
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