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Kiwi - Thinning Kiwis. Why and When to Do It?

Thinning kiwifruit: a key technique for professional kiwi growers

Maximizing the quality and yield of a kiwifruit orchard is a challenge faced by professional kiwifruit growers. Thinning kiwifruit is an essential technique for producing large, uniform fruit that meets the demands of local and international markets. In this article, discover the technical aspects of this practice and why choosing Kiwiverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of kiwifruit plants, could transform your operation into a lasting success.


What is kiwi thinning?

Thinning involves removing some of the developing fruit to improve its quality. This method focuses on redistributing the plant's resources, allowing the retained fruit to grow larger, sweeter, and more uniform. Beyond optimizing yield, thinning plays a crucial role in disease prevention and regulating tree productivity, ensuring consistent production year after year.

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Objectives of thinning kiwis

  • Improve fruit size and quality: By limiting the number of fruits per branch, the plant redirects its nutrients to the preserved fruits, promoting their optimal development.
  • Ensure better ventilation and light penetration: A canopy that is too dense prevents light and air from reaching the fruit, slowing its ripening and promoting disease.
  • Avoid the alternation phenomenon: Thinning helps balance the fruit load for regular production.
  • Meeting market demands: Larger kiwis are more sought after and better valued.

When should you thin out kiwis?

  • Favor early thinning: For maximum effectiveness, thinning should be carried out just after fruit set.
  • Adapting the method in organic farming: Organic producers must be careful about late frosts.
  • Consider specific variety needs: Yellow and red varieties require special attention.

How to thin kiwis?

Manual method

This method is accurate but time-consuming.

Mechanized thinning

For large farms, mechanized tools offer considerable time savings.

Best practices

  • Maintain an ideal density: between 8 and 15 fruits per linear meter of branch.
  • Favor well-exposed fruits for better growth.
  • Avoid excessive thinning to preserve overall yield.

Why choose Kiwiverse for your kiwi farming needs?

Kiwiverse is the partner of professional kiwi growers:

  • Wide range of kiwi plants (grafted, rootstocks, native plants).
  • Producer prices for optimal profitability.
  • Dedicated technical support and fast delivery.

With Kiwiverse , benefit from personalized advice and tailor-made support to develop your orchard.