{"id":16418,"date":"2024-11-16T20:05:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T19:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/harvesting-baby-kiwis\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T20:12:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T19:12:20","slug":"harvesting-baby-kiwis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/harvesting-baby-kiwis\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting baby kiwis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Between the vegetable garden and the citrus orchard, there&#8217;s a big rock, about 4 metres high. We planted kiwis at its foot. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_104403.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16359\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They have since climbed up to the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_104226.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16363\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just two plants, a female and a male. Within a few years they had covered the whole rock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16355\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seen from above, above the mandarin trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16367\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To reach the fruit, a staircase descends from the rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16371\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The staircase leads to a platform and a kiwi tunnel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_101916.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s pretty handy, even if some fruits are still hard to reach.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095541.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16395\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baby kiwis are small, but grow in dense clusters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095459.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16383\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tree is still young, 7 or 8 years old, and the fruit seems to get a little bigger every year. So maybe they&#8217;ll eventually make full-sized kiwis.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_095705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16387\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For the moment, they&#8217;re baby kiwis, measuring 3 to 4 centimetres.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_102001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16391\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can quickly fill crates with them. There are probably 40 to 50 kilos on the plant. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241113_105822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16400\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>They taste just like large kiwis, or maybe a little sweeter.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241113_105933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16404\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And they&#8217;re just the size of a spoon.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4624\" height=\"3468\" src=\"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/11\/20241112_110922.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16408\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coming soon, the tangerine harvest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between the vegetable garden and the citrus orchard, there&#8217;s a big rock, about 4 metres high. 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