Have you ever grown kiwi fruit at home, or do you have any tips or pointers for successfully growing kiwi fruit?

How to collect the seeds
This woman seems to know her kiwi
This guy too.
The thing to be aware of is the need for male and female vines. Claims are, one vine will produce fifty pounds of fruit.
What I saw as I have been researching, is that for a long time it was thought they would only grow in certain environments, and only in recent years have people learned they can grow in Europe and North America.
Note, at least one knowledgeable grower warns against fertilizing because the roots burn.

The Midwest? I lived in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand and there were paddocks and paddocks of it. The climate wasn’t tropical, but it was ‘Mediterranean. People had passionfruit vines in their gardens and there was almost a vineyard with prize-winning wine made on every corner. In the Bay our winters consisted of a few frosts, but that was about it. Snow was rare, bit it did fall some winters, but it didn’t stick around like it does in Wisconsin or Illinois. Perhaps there is a way to winterise them? I had no idea. I know they grow loads of kiwi in Italy.
This looks like a good plan, putting it in a pot. http://www.pots2plots.com/Fruit/Growing%20Kiwifruit.htm
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-hardy-kiwi-containers-27859.html

My video is broken, I will have to try links at a later time, sorry.

Just go to YT and search “Grow kiwi”. Actually, I was looking for tips on seed starting raspberries. There was a video about how to retrieve the seeds from fresh berries. He mentioned kiwi could be done the same way. That was how I began checking into it from the start. I am now anxious to get started. They take up a lot of space. They should have a good eight to ten feet clearance above ground, and they cover several yards per vine. Consistent pruning seems important.
You must go check out those videos. Their bountiful production of fruit is impressive.

I can’t imagine, at this time, what a naturally ripe kiwi tastes like.

About 3 weeks ago I bought a tray of kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced. The core wasn’t hard! I questioned the fruit as I have known it, then.

They are smaller, and smooth skinned. Vine and all, they strongly resemble oversized grapes.
Cut open they look the same as the store variety we are used to, only smaller. Everyone on the vids remark that they actually taste sweeter.
I believe they also mentioned on one that they work well for baking, canning, and such.

If mine fail, I’m comin’ down to check out yours.

@ibstubro there are different varieties of kiwi fruit. Some are bred now to not have that hard white core.