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Originally Posted by smeash
Hmm.. that is strange. My only thought is are you possibly giving too much water? I have not seen a healthy leaf develop rot like that before. The only other guess i have is that it has to do with moving the plants inside and outside constantly. If your weather still does not permit the plant to stay outside all the time, maybe it would be best to leave it inside under grow lights. Its possible the plant is coming in and out of dormancy based on temperature changes, which reduces its need for water significantly.
On your other plant, looks like it choked somehow. Ive had several do this, but not at that small. It should sort itself out.. all of mine did. Of note, most of my chokes happen when the plants are coming out of dormancy as the weather warms. This again leads me to think temperature changes are causing your problems. Keep us updated! Other than the brown spots the dwarf red is looking good!
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Huh maybe I have been watering them too much. When I water the kiwi I've been giving them a splash when I notice the soil has dried out a little on top rather than waiting til its on the dry side about an inch+ down. I try to stay around 10° difference when I take them inside so they don't have to adjust much, though they were out for a week before monday as the real feel on accuweather stayed in the mid 50s or only dipped low 50s for an hour. When they get too big to handle they'll have to tough it out
The unknown variety used to be about 2-3 feet and was upstairs for the winter under lights and the sunniest window before choking I guess? The leaves all became droopy and it started to bulge out at the base. I cut into it in March and it was recovering so well before this too
When I put them back out I'll keep my eye closer on the temp and water. Though like you suggested I'll hold out on the unknown til it's doing better under lights if it pulls through. The unknown lost one leaf but dwarf red already has another poking out!