Honeysuckle can also be grown in pots; master the planting method and growing a pot is easy
Gardening friends all know that honeysuckle is a Chinese herbal medicine, a good remedy for clearing heat and reducing internal fire. Growing a few at home also lets you steep them in water to drink, very practical. There is a saying among village farmers: "Waterlogging kills the crops, drought kills the grass, freezing kills the pomegranate, sunburn damages the melon, but none of it affects honeysuckle." Here I will share with you how to grow honeysuckle well.
1. How to plant
Honeysuckle is very easy to grow; you can sow seeds or use the cutting method. The small farmer will first share the seed sowing method with everyone.
Sowing: To sow, you first need to prepare seeds. Gardening friends can collect some in autumn from the home of a friend who has honeysuckle; generally gardening friends are quite generous. Choose those seeds that are relatively plump. Once you have the seeds, leave them in the sun to dry for a few days, then put them in clean water to soak for about three days, and wash off the impurities on the seed coats. At this point you can actually sow them; mix the honeysuckle seeds with sandy soil and sow them together, cover with plastic film, and generally they will sprout in just over ten days.
Some gardening friends like to plant flowers in spring, and this is also fine; you just need to store the seeds in sandy soil. There are also many seeds available online.
Cuttings: Honeysuckle has very strong vitality, and the survival rate of cuttings is also very high. Cuttings are generally taken in the rainy season; choose branches in good growing condition. Cut about 30 cm, remove the leaves, keeping only two or three leaves at the top. Then put them in rooting solution to soak for about 20 minutes. When inserting the cutting, insert two-thirds of the branch, water thoroughly, then move it to a shady place. Generally they will root in half a month.
2. Honeysuckle care
First you need to clearly understand honeysuckle's growing habits. Honeysuckle can be grown in most areas of our country. It likes sunlight, and can also grow in places with less sunlight. It likes fertile sandy soil.
Fertilizer: Honeysuckle is relatively tolerant of poor soil, so fertilizing should not be too much or too concentrated. During honeysuckle's growing season, generally apply diluted cake fertilizer once every two weeks or so, and you can also mix in potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer to promote flowering. In winter, when honeysuckle enters dormancy, stop fertilizing.
Water: Honeysuckle is drought-tolerant; normally water again when the potting soil becomes dry, watering thoroughly each time, seeing dry then seeing wet.
Repotting: After honeysuckle has grown for two or three years, the nutrients in the potting soil are already insufficient, and the roots of the honeysuckle have already aged and need repotting. When repotting, let the potting soil fall away naturally, keeping the soil clump at the center of the honeysuckle roots to prevent root damage. After repotting, move the honeysuckle to a shady place, water thoroughly, and let it recover its roots.