Actinidia deliciosa - Kiwi Fruit 'Jenny'

Kiwi fruit should be picked before the first frosts and left in a bowl with ripe bananas, to encourage ripening which may take several weeks.

Planting Advice:

• Plant in a sheltered sunny position, preferably against a south or west-facing wall, in organic rich, fertile, well-drained soil - this will promote the best fruit formation.
• Protect new shoots from frost with horticultural fleece to prevent frost damage. Kiwis need a lot of room, so plant 3-4.5m apart, while the soil is still warm.
• Before planting soak container-grown plants thoroughly and allow to drain.
• Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you're planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill one the shrub is in place.
• Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
• Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling) and firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball
• Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc
• If you’re planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage and ballast.
• Use the best compost you can buy and some sand or grit for drainage.

Aftercare Advice:

• After planting, mulch around the base of the plant with well-rotted manure in late winter, avoid contact with the stem as this may cause rotting.
• Apply a general-purpose fertiliser such as Fish Blood & Bone when growth starts in the spring.

Pruning Advice:

• For best results, tie the vine to a post and keep it growing straight upward. Don’t allow it to twirl around the post. Remove all side branches until the vine reaches the top of the post then cut out the top of the vine so that it's just below the top of the post. This will encourage side shoots which can be then be tied on to horizontal wires.
• Prune out any dead, damaged or misplaces branches in winter.

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Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

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Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

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