With which care does the honeysuckle stay healthy and cheerful?

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• With which care does the honeysuckle stay healthy and cheerful?
• Does the honeysuckle have to be forcibly watered?
  
• Does the honeysuckle need fertilizer?
  
• When and how are these plants being cut?
  
• Which diseases and pests can be dangerous?
  
• Tips & Tricks

If the honeysuckle is in a sheltered, partially shaded place, it rarely needs to be watered

With which care does the honeysuckle stay healthy and cheerful?

His location should be chosen wisely. Otherwise, the honeysuckle, it grows slower, dehydrated, becomes more susceptible to disease or otherwise leads a miserable existence. But it's not just the location that matters. Also, the care should be right!

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Does the honeysuckle have to be forcibly watered?

A honeysuckle outdoors does not necessarily have to be watered regularly. If it is in a partially shaded place and its foot is cool, there is no need for water from the gardener. The exceptions are heat and dry seasons in summer. Then the honeysuckle should be best supplied with water daily.

For casting, lime-free water such as rainwater is used. Also, do not forget to water the honeysuckle sparingly even in winter on frost-free days. This is especially true when the plant is in the bucket. Every time the soil is too dry, susceptibility to pests such as lice increases significantly.

Does the honeysuckle need fertilizer?

Usually, the fertilization of a field honeysuckle is not compulsory when planted in a nutrient rich soil. On the other hand, a honeysuckle in the tub should be supplied once a month with a suitable liquid fertilizer during its main growing season between March and September.

If you want to fertilize your honeysuckle in the field, use an organic fertilizer or compost. You can mix the compost in the soil both in spring and autumn. But beware: honeysuckle roots are flat!

When and how are these plants being cut?

Which diseases and pests can be dangerous?

As soon as you see sick shoots, cut them off! The honeysuckle is sometimes attacked by mildew. In the case of pests, aphids mainly appear in dry conditions.

Tips & Tricks

In winter, you do not need to worry about your honeysuckle. It is considered as hardy and hardy in rough situations over a protective layer of soil, compost, leaves or brushwood.