How to Transplant Kiwi Vines

Kiwi fruit grows on climbing vines. The plants grow well in a variety of climates, with hardy varieties surviving temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Young vines are more prone to frost damage, especially in their first year. Growing them in containers or purchasing nursery-containerized plants and transplanting them in early summer once all danger of frost is past minimizes the frost damage threat. Prepare the planting site before transplanting so the kiwi fruit has everything it needs to grow healthy and produce well.

Compost
10-10-10 fertilizer
Shovel

Instructions

- 1
  Spread a 2-inch layer of compost and 2 ounces of 10-10-10 fertilizer per vine over a well-draining, full-sun garden bed. Till the compost and fertilizer into the top 8 inches of soil.
- 2
  Dig the planting hole to the same depth as the pot, but make the hole’s width twice that of the pot. Space the holes 10 feet apart in front of a trellis, fence or other suitable support structure for the vines.
- 3
  Water the soil inside the kiwi pot until excess moisture drains from the bottom. Remove the vine and soil ball from the pot.
- 4
  Set the root ball in the planting hole so the kiwi vine is at the same depth it was at in its pot. Fill in the hole around the roots with garden soil.
- 5
  Water the garden bed immediately following transplanting of the kiwi vines. Provide enough water to moisten the garden soil throughout the root zone of the newly plants vines.

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