Plant guide:ðŸĨ Kiwi
Back to Plant Clinic
⚠ Minor
ðŸĐš
Nutrients

Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Kiwi Vines

Commonly affects: Actinidia deliciosa, A. chinensis (Kiwi)

New leaves turn yellow with distinctly green veins, an interveinal chlorosis pattern, most common in alkaline or heavily limed soil.

Potential Causes

  1. 1Alkaline soil (high pH) locking up iron even when it's present in the soil
  2. 2Overwatering reducing root function and iron uptake
  3. 3Naturally iron-poor soil in some regions

Solution Steps

  1. 1Apply a chelated iron supplement as a foliar spray or soil drench for faster results
  2. 2Lower soil pH gradually with sulphur amendments if alkalinity is the root cause
  3. 3Improve drainage if overwatering is contributing to poor root function
  4. 4Use an acidifying fertiliser formulated for acid-loving plants

Prevention Tip

Chelated iron is absorbed even in alkaline soil where regular iron supplements fail — it's the fastest fix for this specific chlorosis pattern.

More Nutrient Deficiencies Problems

See all →
Phosphorus Deficiency — Purple-Tinted Leaves & Stunted Growth — monstera plant care

Phosphorus Deficiency — Purple-Tinted Leaves & Stunted Growth

Zinc Deficiency — Small, Distorted New Leaves & Shortened Internodes — monstera plant care

Zinc Deficiency — Small, Distorted New Leaves & Shortened Internodes

Manganese Deficiency — Young Leaf Interveinal Chlorosis & Pale New Growth — monstera plant care

Manganese Deficiency — Young Leaf Interveinal Chlorosis & Pale New Growth

Boron Deficiency — Deformed New Growth & Hollow Petioles — monstera plant care

Boron Deficiency — Deformed New Growth & Hollow Petioles

See how growers dealt with this →
Track this problem in your grow diary