Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The skin of a kiwi will look the same—brown, rough and fuzzy—regardless of whether or not it’s ripe. That said, before picking a ...

Q: I have male and female kiwi vines and there’s a lot of fruit! How long does it take for them to ripen? -- J.R. Klimach, email A. The kiwi fruit you see in a grocery reach almost full size in August ...

Kiwis are the quintessential fall and early-winter fruit. Right now, in December, they are finishing their season and are ready for their final ripening, when the hard fruits soften and become sweeter ...