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Kiwi Blossom� 2001-04-12 I have a blossom on my kiwi vine! I have a blossom on my kiwi vine! I grew this from the seeds of fruit I bought from the store. They were these little tiny kiwis, the size of a seedless grape and I saved the seeds just in case I could get them to grow. Kiwi plants do pretty well in Southern California. Well, I planted the seeds in pot, wrapped it in a plastic vegetable bag with some chopsticks to make a tent and ignored them for over a month. When I finally checked them, there were sprouts! I couldn't believe it. I've never had much luck with little tiny seeds. It's hard to keep them moist for long enough for them to turn into plants. I transplanted it into a large pot with an upside down tomato cage for it to climb a couple of months ago. Apparently it likes it's new abode, because it has a bloom on it. It's only about a quarter inch across. And there are other buds as well. Now if only it was a self-polinator (unlikely in a kiwi) I would get fruit! � |