After 3 growing seasons, heading into year 4 we have flowers on our fuzzy ‘Jenny’ kiwi. Does anyone have experience growing these? We’re in zone 6b. Not sure exactly how “self fertile” the vines will really be. Kind of wish I had planted a male.
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Interesting. I just googled ‘Jenny’. I didn’t know there was a self-fertile fuzzy/deliciosa kiwi. It is evidently a hybrid. You should get fruit then. It might be worth trying to help the polination along with a small fine haired paint brushes brushed on each blossom.
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It’s relatively new! I think I might be the only person growing it in New England? Or one of very very few.
Many resources list it as hardy to zone 7 but it has survived several winters below zero degrees F now.
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Any updates on Jenny? Did you find out how self pollinating it is, along with flavor?
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Pollination did indeed occur! The fruits are smaller than I expected. A tiny bit larger than hardy kiwis, in my head I was hoping they would be the size of grocery store kiwis and I’m now wondering if I should trial some larger varieties in tandem with Jenny. But it is indeed self fertile. They’re just starting to soften now.
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EJh
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Give a report on taste too !
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Idk guys tastes like kiwi to me
Not much of a tasting notes guy when it comes to this species
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