Artic Kiwi. Actinidia kolomikta.
A decorative plant with delicious fruits.
Height: 6 m.
Growing conditions in climatic zones of Latvia: western, middle, less frequent eastern zone.
Flowers fragrant; flowering time: June - July
Fruit: sweet-sour, greenish OGA.
Foliage: green, for male specimens, leaves with white and pink spots.
Female and male seedlings are required.
Summer green lianas with a trunk that will strengthen to the support, wrapping it around. Single-homers or two-homers who produce fruit - berries (lots of sugar and vitamin C). Fertile soils are needed. Intolerant to air and soil drought. Fast, better growing on the A, R side of buildings. May suffer in spring frosts.
Grooming
Shaping: actinids are trimmed in autumn, after the first serious frost when leaves have already fallen. Cut out the thin, weak, broken and needlessly wreath-thickening shoots. The vegetative shoots are trimmed to give themselves the desired form of actinidia wreath. The mixed shoots shall be trimmed to a maximum length of 30 cm.
Actinides require a support around which to wilt, fertile, moist soil and shade the root system that should be taken care of during the first years of growth until the foliage has covered the roots.
Protect against cats (everything will taste very much).
Sowing:
You can also sow seeds into the prepared soil in the autumn. In this case, stratification is not required. Mulch, protect against rodents. The seeds sprout in spring or early summer. Do not let the soil dry, protect against direct sunshine Star.
3 seeds per packs.
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