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Gardening

HopeHoops

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3. Kiwi. The "kiwi berries" sell for a SHITLOAD around here.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 07:12 PM

Dec 2011

We're in south central PA and the largest kiwi grower (I think in the country, not sure) is only about an hour from here. To help the fruits gain size and ripen, he picks the grape-sized "berries" and sells them in bulk. That allows the tree to put its energy into fewer but stronger fruits and the small fruits are worth a fortune.

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Kiwi. The "kiwi berries" sell for a SHITLOAD around here. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #3