Nope. I tried one year and they didn't make it. Unsure why. I recently saw pictures of established hardy kiwi vines and was amazed by how large and full they were.

Perhaps I should give them another try.

I have debating if I wanted to try them or not. At the Green Bay Botanical Gardens they have kiwi vines that cover an entire bridge, that is what made me think twice about planting them.

Margo,

When I first tried Kiwi vines they were tiny little plants that didn't do well. I had no idea the eventual size they could attain. When I saw images (video actual, on a recently aired Gardening by the Yard episode) of how massive they ould become I was shocked. I saw a stem coming out of the ground that looked like a tree trunk. And to think I was planning on trellising mine on a 4' tall chain link fence!

I still think it could work as the vines, I do not think anyway, pull downward like some do, but still. Hefty plants if they make it.

A neighbor had a large vine of the fuzzless type kiwi here in La Crosse. It was a very large vine that grew up the side of a large wooden fence. I picked a whole bunch of them one fall day (they were hard) and let them ripen for a few weeks. Once soft, they were delicious. The flavor was close to what a fuzzy store bought one would taste like. This would've been after the -25F we saw back in 2000.

I have a male and female plant on an old corn crib. It took 10-12 years before I got any fruit but now get gallons every other year or so. As the others said they are huge plants--completely covering my cribs and we cut them back some every year. We don't pick until just before hard frost unless they soften which is the sign they are ripe. They are not pretty but very delicious and I cut them in half to serve company. They also keep well in a frig and I store them several months on the good years.

Nope mine do good................

I planted a male Kolomikta last September to pollenate my two females this year, and they really took off. The fruit are hairless and very sweet, not too large, about the size of grapes. I had no idea they grew in this area (La Crosse), but I'm glad we have them. Some dolomite or sulfate in the soil helps drop the pH (they prefer more acidic soil, similar to what my blueberries flourish in).