care of (almost) dormant actinidia kolomikta

I was elated to see that the little twig in a 1-gal pot which is all that remains of my female A.K. has broken a bud after months of looking very dead. Whew. Of couse, why it should break a bud now is anyone's guess. Like my "never say dormant" boysenberries....

I think I gave the Mr. and Mrs. Kiwi too much sun when they first arrived and now I am hoping to get them through the Fall and Winter so I can do better by them in the Spring. But they are soooooooo frail and spindly :-(

Any hints from those familar with these infants?

The following thread was started by Steve in Los Osos on November 14, 2009 at 4:07 pm PST

They really are a shade plant, even up here. They get burned by too much sun.
John S
PDX OR

The above followup was added by John S on November 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm PST.

Mine looked very bad after transplanting from 1-gallon pots to the ground. I thought they were both goners, but have really sprung to life after a couple of months. They are in dappled sun.

The above followup was added by Merbert on November 16, 2009 at 10:58 am PST.