I'm interested in this too...I grow the self-fertile 'Issai' variety and would be interested in rooting it this way if you have luck. Please keep us posted!

Sure!! Will post on it..

Update! after a week!

The temps were high 90's so....

The males kiwi cuttings are not doing great in this heat.. the green stems are all brown. At this stage i am not sure if they are alive. :-(

The female cuttings are still green.

I might have to start over with them... and change something.. maybe keep them in complete shade but in concrete slab.. That way they get botton heat but cooler on top.

Thanks! Alana,

Anyone who loves plants have to be a kindred spirit!! Hehe!

I did keep them in shade but not complete shade. They got early morning sun..

They are kind of tucked behind a large potted plant. I am still hoping to see the results.. Too soon to tell.

I like your suggestion on creating a humid environment with clear plastic and keeping them in complete shade.. I like that it is simple too!! No high tech needs.

Next week, the temps are gonna be cooler if I get some more cuttings, I might try again.

Well looks like the females are giving up too!! First round looks like a flop!!! :-(

I will just keep monitoring to see if there will revive.

The next week the temps are going to be cooler so .... fingers crossed.

wish me luck folks and also if you have any low tech ideas on how to increase the success of rooting them...please... do post them...Thanks in advance!!!

Update!!!: Saturday; june 27th 2015.

Another rooting the hardy kiwi cuttings, experiment: Round 2

With the help of a good friend and fellow Garden webber, I learnt a simple technique on creating a humid greenhouse like environment to hopefully ensure rooting for the Hardy Kiwi semi hard cuttings. They are now in complete shade too!!

I am hoping to have some success. If not, back to the drawing board, until I have access to the cuttings or rooting success, whichever comes first.

Is anybody else also doing something similar with summer kiwi cuttings??

I would love to hear from you... Please share your experiences, be it a success story or a dismal failure or something in between....

If nothing, it can make an interesting read... while waiting for tomatoes to turn red, Eggplants to fruit and peppers to get hot...did I forget Squashes... Well, that is a full documentary worth a different thread!! :-)

I successfully rooted some cutting Tammy gave me at the swap. Trim the cutting to three nodes. Two nodes (leaves removed) below soil. Leave one leaf above the soil line but cut it in half to minimize transpiration. Dip in rooting hormone.

Plant in a seedling tray with drainage holes. Set on a seedlings heat mat. Water until soilless mix is moist. Cover with humidity dome. Place under bright supplemental lighting. I used multiple CFLs.

Keep moist for a week or two. Gradually lift dome, introducing to less humid conditions. If wilting occurs, replace dome. They should root in a few weeks.

Thanks! Ferroplasm. for sharing your results!

Our swap was May 1st. So, that is really good to know you got the roots already. Which cultivar was this?

The first round, the plants were exposed to 100 degree temps.. We had a heat wave!! for a few days! so they just dried.

Do you recall how many weeks did it take to root? The round 2 cuttings are still alive as I have them covered in a plastic dome. Just want to know how long to wait to check.

I have pretty much done the same except I am not using a heat mat as the temps are high, and these are outside.

Keeping fingers crossed.

Wish me luck!!

Anyone else would like to share the results of their experiments?

Ferroplasm,

Here are a few questions for you...

1. How do you determine that the cuttings have rooted, besides new leaves showing up? OR, is that it..?

2. At what stage did you transplant them?

3. Which hardy kiwi cultivar did you use?

Thanks!

mbuckmaster,

So, did you try rooting your "Issai" kiwi cuttings ?

I would like to see the difference in efficacy of rooting of different cultivars..

Primarily hardy kiwis taken from spring , summer and fall dormant cuttings.

Keep posting your results and experiences...

Good News!!!! I am so excited...

The round one rooting experiment.

The male kiwi cuttings ...2 are showing new leaves!!!!

the females none yet.

Round 2 : I have opened up the plastic dome ( my make shift green house) and checked to see... Hello, I see, teensy green leaves, at the nodes in both male and females...YAY!!!!

I will wait for some more time for strong rooting before transplanting..

Ferroplasm, after how many weeks of rooting did you transplant the cutting into larger containers? Thanks in advance..

I will try another round of rooting experiments next month..

Thanks to my friend who generously gave me the cuttings.

Sad news!!

The round one , kiwi males that had shown leaves,.. passed away!! May their Kiwi souls RIP.

The round 2 , both male and female cuttings are still doing good!! Just waiting to see roots all the way out of the container..

Round two, still going good!

They are more leaves..

I have now removed the plastic altogether, and placed them back in the shade...

Crossing fingers..

I am now eagerly awaiting the round 3... expt..

Anyone else who has tried rooting the hardy Kiwis, Please post your results.. Would like to learn more on how folks do this successfully.

I am still awaiting to see the roots in the bottom of the pot, before i attempt to transplant them.