Kiwis tolerate transplanting well. However, you should not do it haphazardly, but with all due caution in autumn or spring. The easy-care climbing shrub will thank you with good growth.
How is it implemented?
Kiwi is a flat-rooted plant, i. H. that you should keep the root ball as wide as possible when digging. The superfluous roots can be cut off. It is a good idea to cut the plant back as much as possible before transplanting. This saves you the later pruning to restore the balance between the above- and below-ground parts of the plant.
Put some compost or peat or rhododendron soil in the planting hole at the future location to improve the soil and facilitate growth. Don't forget a stable trellis that the creeper needs to climb.
When is the best time?
The best time to transplant is before sprouting. Depending on the region and weather conditions, it can be between the end of February and the beginning of April. However, as kiwis tolerate transplanting well, they can be transplanted at any other time of the year if this cannot be avoided. Kiwis planted in early summer have a better chance of overwintering.
Care after transplanting
The transplanted kiwi should continue to be well watered, whereby waterlogging must be avoided at all costs. Covering the root area with a thick layer of bark mulch has many benefits:
- the earth does not dry out so quickly,
- the pH of the soil is kept in the favorable acidic range,
- the roots are protected from overheating in very sunny locations.
tips and tricks
If you no longer want to have a rampant kiwi bush on the house wall, you can simply cut it off. There is no need to dig up the roots if you consistently remove the new shoots until the plant no longer sprout.
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