Actinidia chinensis - Kiwi

Fertilize Actinidia chinensis : When the temperatures tend to go down let’s remember to interrupt the periodical fertilizations; before the winter let’s add organic fertilizer to the soil at the base of the plants.

continental : The Actinidia chinensis needs direct sunlight, even for many hours a day.
These plants can stand the cold, therefore they can be placed in the garden during the whole year; they don’t need protection against the cold.

alpine : These plants prefer very sunny locations, where they are exposed to sunrays for most of the day.
These plants are grown in the garden, in full ground, because they can stand the cold.

mediterranean : This plant needs to be exposed to direct solar rays.
The Actinidia chinensis is grown in the garden, because it can stand the cold.

continental : The Actinidia chinensis doesn’t need too much watering; we advise a weekly action, always keeping in mind to wait for the ground to dry between a watering and another. The regularity of the irrigations should be every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water.

alpine : We suggest watering the the Actinidia chinensis only if the soil is completely dry, avoiding surpluses. If the weather is particularly arid, we should water every 3-4 weeks using 0-1 buckets of water.

mediterranean : Water regularly using about 2-3 buckets of water , every time the soil seems dry; during this time of year every 1-2 weeks might be enough, avoiding excesses.

Pests Actinidia chinensis : We suggest applying an anticryptogamic treatment, before the temperatures become too low. To avoid that the spore of the most diffused fungus diseases develop in the soil, we can also treat the soil at the foot of the plants; we must remember to collect and destroy the leaves at the foot of the plants which have been affected by leaf curl disease or black spot disease.