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[Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca>]

 What kind of size fruits do Red Beauty give you? I've heard that 
they're small, but that's all relative I guess. My September sun 
produces fruit about 1.5 inches long.

Is the foliage really very spectacular in the autumn? I have to say all 
my maples and oaks, etc put on such a fabulous display I hadn't thought 
of planting the kiwis for autumn colour. I do appreciate the variegation 
during the summer mind.

I agree about the harvesting time. It is extremely difficult to tell. Oh 
well, one day we'll know the secret!

Caren

On 6/13/2011 10:19 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> 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.
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