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From: kolling@decwrl.DEC.COM (Karen Kolling)
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Subject: re: catnip and other goodies (really, kiwis and a question)
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Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 02:39:27 EST
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> what else do cats like?

Some of them like something from the stems and esp. roots of kiwi plants.
Whenever I prune my kiwis, I have to leave the pile of stems on
the walkway in front of the plants for a few days, as a sacrificial offering
to the neighborhood pussycats, or the cats climb the trellis, bruising
the plants more, which makes the cats more attracted to the plants, and
so on.  Now the question:  I have very healthy kiwi vines, a male and a
female, and some blooms each year, but no fruit.  The vines were
planted at least 5 years ago.  Why no fruit?  Could it be that they need
fertilizer, and if so, does anyone know what kind and how often?
Thanks.

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