Not all kiwis are fuzzy. There’s your fun fruit fact for the day! Hardy kiwi vines, like the Issai Kiwi we carry, will produce smooth, not fuzzy, fruit in a range of climates in USDA zones 4-9. PLANTING KIWI Watch Tricia plant kiwi in our new video and see her tips on growing this satisfying fruit. Remember, the prime requirement for kiwis is good drainage. It’s also necessary to pull any perennial weeds from the site. In our video about growing kiwis Tricia added a sprinkler to her drip…
It seems unfair—just when we really need lettuce as the foundation of a summer salad, the lettuce wants to pack up and spend its summer at Lake Tahoe (or some other cool spot). Here’s how you…
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Make your organic orchard bountiful by fertilizing your fruit trees. In our latest, research-based video, Tricia explains IF, when, and how much to fertilize your fruit trees. Keep reading here to learn…
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Go to garden shows. You’ll come away with great ideas.—Billy Goodnick, author of Yards: Turn Any Outdoor Space Into the Garden of Your Dreams and columnist for Fine Gardening magazine Get revved…
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February 14, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Do you have shrubs and trees on your property? Then you’ll need pruning tools to keep them trimmed and healthy. When you wander into the pruning tools section of our website or down that aisle in…
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You can grow Goji berries in your home garden instead of buying berries imported from overseas. Goji berries grow well in containers and in your garden soil. In our new video Tricia plants them both ways.…
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Walnut trees are fruitful and beautiful. I love to sit in the shade of one of my walnut trees and look out over the sloping garden. In our new video Tricia shows you how to care for and prune walnut trees.…
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Hi,
I am from Indonesia and I am interested to grow Kiwi. is it possible that kiwi grow in Indonesia?
Regards,
Emilia
Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Says:
May 8th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Emilia, Kiwi are native to Southeast Asia so they should grow well in Indonesia. We sell the cold-tolerant, hardy kiwi. You could grow the tropical “fuzzy” kiwi.