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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I planted September Sun at some point but I'm guessing it's one of the ones
I've lost because it's not in my inventory.  I've only tasted Red Beauty so
far for kolomiktas, flavor is good.  I'm always amazed how strong the kiwi
flavor is in those small fruit.  This year I should hopefully be tasting 3
new varieties of kolomikta & 2 new varieties of arguta.

I've had kiwi fruit to harvest for about 3 years & I still can't tell what
the correct time is to pick.  I usually end up with a mix of green fruit,
perfect fruit & over ripe fruit. Going by feel doesn't seem to be a very
good indicator.

~mIEKAL



On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca> wrote:

>  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.
>