How to grow honeysuckle How to grow honeysuckle

Hello! How to grow honeysuckle:

1. Planting method.

Select honeysuckle seeds with full and healthy particles, then soak them in warm water, wait for the seeds to absorb water and swell, drain them, and plant them in soft and fertile soil, taking care to cover a layer of one to two centimeters of soil, and finally watering to keep the soil moist.

2. Water and fertilizer management.

In the process of maintaining honeysuckle, you can water every three to five days to keep the soil moist, avoid stagnant water, the water quality can choose rain or river water, and in the growth period, you should apply a thin decomposed liquid fertilizer every ten days to provide sufficient nutrients for the growth and development of plants.

3. Precautions.

Honeysuckle is easy to cause the invasion of diseases and insects during the growth period, so in the maintenance, it is necessary to do a good job in the prevention and control of pests and diseases, and regularly prune the plants, which can cut off old and weak branches, diseased residual branches, and overly long branches, reduce nutrient consumption, and improve the ventilation and light transmittance between plants.

1. Prepare potting soil.

Soil is the key to how to raise honeysuckle, and it is also a very important part of the planting method of potted honeysuckle. Family pot honeysuckle needs to choose a slightly larger and deeper large pot, honeysuckle likes loose and permeable potting soil, can be used garden soil, vermiculite, coarse sand according to 7:2:

Mix the ratio of 1 and put it in a basin for later use.

2. Plant seedlings.

Plant the prepared honeysuckle seedlings into the prepared potting soil, water them sufficiently, and then place them in a cool and ventilated place for a week slowly, and then carry out the daily maintenance of honeysuckle planting management.

3. Watering appropriately.

Honeysuckle vines grow very fast, especially potted plants must limit the growth of vines, shelter from rain in spring, and reduce the frequency of watering to prevent the plants from growing. After picking honeysuckle, you can water it once every 3 to 5 days when the weather is fine, and wait until the surface of the potting soil turns white in winter.

4. Fertilize before flowering.

Before the formation of flower buds of potted honeysuckle, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied to promote the formation of flower buds and increase the amount of flowering. In the planting method of potted honeysuckle, you can also combine the repotting and apply a small amount of cake fertilizer as a base fertilizer in the spring, and you need to stop fertilizing in winter.

5. Shaping and pruning.

If potted honeysuckle wants to maintain a beautiful plant shape, pruning is inevitable. After planting honeysuckle in a pot, it is necessary to start dwarfing and pruning to develop thick branches. During the growth period, the vigorous buds should be removed, and the strong branches should be plucked in advance, and the pruning should be pruned first and then left short, so that not only the amount of flowering is large, but the plant type can also be plump and beautiful.

1. Prevent water accumulation.

Honeysuckle is drought tolerant and cold-tolerant, but it is particularly resistant to waterlogging. Especially in the spring there is often a rainy season, we must pay attention to avoid the rain, if the potting soil is waterlogged, you need to loosen the soil in time to drain the treatment, otherwise the plant is prone to root rot.

2. Sufficient light.

Honeysuckle likes a sunny environment, if the environment of potted honeysuckle is not well ventilated and the light is weak, it will make the stem and vine of the plant in the soil, and the branches will grow very weak, and the leaves are easy to turn yellow and fall, thus affecting the amount of flowering. Therefore, potted honeysuckle is best placed on a balcony with good sunlight for maintenance, except in summer, when shade is needed, it can receive all-weather sunlight in other seasons.

Repot once every 4 years.

Potted honeysuckle has limited space, and honeysuckle grows faster, so if you want the plant to grow better, potted honeysuckle needs to be repotted once every 3 or 4 years. Because potted honeysuckle is not repotted frequently, it not only weakens the absorption capacity of the plant's roots, but also inhibits growth, making the stems thick and the flowers flourishing.

Honeysuckle is usually watered as long as the potting soil is kept moist, so what kind of water is good for honeysuckle? It is best to use river water, rainwater or pond water to water honeysuckle, if these are not available, it is best not to water potted honeysuckle directly, most of the tap water in the city contains chlorine, you can leave the tap water for a day and wait until the chlorine gas volatilizes before use.

Honeysuckle planting needs to be planted early, and the best time to plant honeysuckle is from 2 to 6 June in spring and 9 to 12 months in autumn.

Apply fertilizer nutrition to honeysuckle in a timely manner, do a good job of pruning and topping, and remove dead leaves, rotten leaves, and diseased branches and leaves.

Diseases and insect pests may be pests and diseases during the growth process, and the corresponding bactericidal and insecticide agents are used to spray.

Honeysuckle does not have strict requirements for soil, but the most suitable is perlite, vermiculite, peat and slowly formed by cultivating back the soil.

Water and fertilizer management: Phosphate-based fertilizer is applied for three months before flowering. After the flowers wither in late May, thin fertilizer should be applied 1-2 times.

Plastic pruning: In order to promote the emergence of new branches and more flowering in the second year, it is necessary to prune once during the dormant period, cut off the branches of the current year, and cut off weak branches and cross branches.

Pest control: honeysuckle pests and diseases are relatively few, and the insect pests are mainly aphids, which can be controlled with "aphid lice" liquid or other insecticides.

How to prune honeysuckle before overwintering?

Pruning period. It is best to prune the honeysuckle in winter between December and early March.

Pruning method. 1. Pruning of young plants: the plant shape generally adopts the natural round head shape and umbrella row. The pruning of young plants is mainly shaping, focusing on cultivating backbone branches, so as to lay the foundation for high yields in the future.

2. Pruning of mature plants: The skeleton of mature plants has been basically formed, and pruning is mainly to use new branches to adjust the angle of backbone branches and cultivate flowering mother branches. When pruning, follow the principle of "removing the weak and leaving the strong".

When pruning, remove ineffective branches such as diseased branches, cross branches, and weak branches. The remaining branches should be shortened and pruned so that the whole plant is evenly divided and the shape is reasonable.

3. Pruning of old plants. The main purpose is to renew and rejuvenate the backbone branches, so that the adult plants are old and the second branches are young, and almost all the rest are cut off except for leaving enough flowering mother branches.