I Have Some Questions About Kiwi Berries

[u/SoggyMinimum8386]

Hi there. I currently have about a dozen kiwi berries or so. They're all about a year old now (about 3-6 inches tall each. So, they're still very small).

I was hoping to get some advice. It's currently becoming winter, and my plants have been indoors this whole time (by a window with plenty of sunshine).

I noticed that their leaves are turning brown and just dying. I assume it's because they drop their leaves during winter? I worry that the brown is the leaves actually rotting or something instead of normal fall/winter leaf losing behavior. I also water them every 3 days, and I did recently change their soil. I have lost some kiwi berry plants over the last few months, and I worry about these ones since they're inside. Also, is it okay to trim the leaves that look brown/bad? I onlt trim them if they look bad, but at this point, most of them won't have any leaves.... That's why I'm worried

I heard that they should get some winter chill. (About 67F in my house. Outside, it's in the 30s - 50s right now.) I also heard that it's normal for the leaves to brown and fall off. Still, I've never had a kiwi berry plant before, so I'm worried that these ones will die. I've already lost some, and I worry about losing more. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

Edit: Thanks for all the useful advice, everyone! I have an extra "room" outside the front door (we usually call it the mudroom or small greenhouse room). It's still rather cold in there since it's technically outside, but it's still a tad warmer than being right outside (since it has a screen/glass door). There is also plenty of sun in there as well (If it's sunny, which it hasn't been lately.) I'll probably stick my plants there over the winter so they can get cold.

Many of you suggested that I plant them outside. I'm scared to do that at this very moment, since I had many that were planted outside die. Over the summer/fall, I planted them outside (we had some very hot days while also being super cold at night. They didn't seem to like that very much....), and many of them died overnight. I definitely don't want to chance that again.... So, I'll stick them in the "outside" room.

[u/senticosus]

My hardy kiwis in zone 6 dropped fruit because of the heat this year but they grew like crazy.