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[Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca>]

 mIEKAL, I believe the male is Pasha and the female September Sun. I 
tasted the fruit last year. I didn't have that many but they were very 
good. The problem for me was picking them at the right moment. When they 
were just right they were absolutely delicious.They seemed to turn over 
ripe inside quite quickly so I left some others on the vine. They 
ripened very late in the season for me( September sun is right!) and I 
made the mistake of not harvesting them all. We had a light frost at the 
beginning of October and that was the end of that!

I don't know if you'll have that problem but I'll be sure not to take 
any chances this year!

What varieties do you have? There's not that much choice in kolomitka 
available up here. Most places try to sell you A. Issai but I was 
worried about its hardiness up here. The kolomitkas don't seem to have 
any trouble so far.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll like the flavour. Let me know how you find 
the differences in taste (if discernible). I am looking to get more 
females I just have to work out a space issue (especially with the 
growth I have this year!).

Caren.

On 6/13/2011 8:34 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> Caren, what variety of male w&  female do you have?  Have you tasted the fruit
> yet?
>
> All 4 varieties of kolomikta that I have set fruit this year, I might have
> to have a kiwi tasting party!
>
> Arguta flowers always seem to break about 2 weeks after the kolomiktas so
> they should open soon
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Caren Kirk<quirky@videotron.ca>  wrote:
>
> >   I too have been reading this thread with much interest. I have a male
> > and female kolomikta located right next to each other which had a heavy
> > flower set last week (no chance of frost damage there!). Since then the
> > weather has been horrible (wind and rain) so haven't been out much to
> > study pollinator activity, although I have to agree that the bees seem
> > to be much more interested in the blueberries and other blooms right
> > now. However, I really feel that the overall number of pollinators in my
> > garden are down this year (not for lack of choice of bloom!). I even
> > resorted to a bit of hand pollination for my pears, peaches and apples
> > (I don't have that many trees), as I have some practice with my indoor
> > lime tree. It was unusually cold when they were blooming.
> >
> > But for the kiwi I am just going to see what happens. It would be nice
> > to have a good fruit set this year. My real problem with it at the
> > moment is that it is growing like crazy. It's on a trellis near some
> > steps to the house and you feel like it's about to attack you every time
> > you walk past. Can I safely prune it at this point?
> >
> > Caren Kirk
> > St. Jerome, QC
> >
> >
> > On 6/13/2011 6:54 AM, Matt Demmon wrote:
> > > So, I've been reading the kiwi pollination thread with much interest,
> > > because 3 out of my 6 argutas are covered with flowers this spring. They
> > > were planted in 2008. 2 of the flowering plants are ones I grew from
> > seed. I
> > > was eagerly awaiting their opening, to see what sex they would be!
> > Luckily,
> > > it's very obvious. One male, one female, no mystery or extra parts. Lucky
> > > me. The female's ovaries are already quite swollen, and it looks like the
> > > fruit set is very good. The other blooming plant is an Anna. It appears
> > to
> > > have both male and female parts, and bloomed a little later than the
> > > seedlings. I didn't think Anna was self-fertile, so I'm guessing the male
> > > parts are duds. Anyone know? The flowers are quite pretty, and smell
> > nice. I
> > > wasn't expecting that, since someone once told me that hardy kiwi flowers
> > > aren't very showy. Given, they are small compared to a hydrangea, but
> > > they're bigger than a lot of flowering plants.
> > >
> > > -matt
> > > z5 se MI
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