You don't need to buy honeysuckle - let me teach you a trick to grow a whole patch, a superior tea for clearing heat, soothing the throat and beating the summer heat

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Summer is here, and for a superior tea to beat the heat, honeysuckle is the undisputed champion.

Let us take a few minutes of your time to teach you how to grow the honeysuckle you want! Stay tuned!

Honeysuckle is a sun-loving plant. It is best to plant honeysuckle in a spot with plenty of light, while also avoiding overly intense sunlight. Too much light and too high a temperature are bad for photosynthesis and will inhibit the growth of honeysuckle. Honeysuckle does not have very high soil requirements, but it is best to use fertile soil with fairly high moisture. Water two or three times a week,

When the weather is hotter in summer, you can water a little more. In addition, pay attention to preventing leaf spot disease and aphids. Cuttings propagation, that is. At the same time, pay attention to preventing pests and diseases, and spray some pesticide when appropriate.

1. Growing environment

1. Soil: As mentioned above, the soil does not have very high requirements, and it can be grown in farmland in rural areas.

2. Watering: Do not water too frequently, about three times a week. The amount of water also depends on the situation. In hot summer weather you can water a little more, but in the rainy season, when it rains quite frequently, you should reduce the amount of watering, or even stop watering; in winter, when it is too cold, you should also reduce the frequency of watering. It is best to water only when the soil turns somewhat pale.

3. Fertilizing: More fertilizer is not always better. When repotting, you can add some cake fertilizer, or you can add some fertilizer when the flowers finish one round of blooming, and there is no need to add any at other times.

4. Light: As said earlier, honeysuckle is a sun-loving plant. If planted in a shady spot, its growth may be affected because it does not get enough light. But you should also avoid overly intense sunlight, and when necessary you can take some shading measures!

2. Propagation methods

Cuttings propagation: Prepare moist, loose soil and put it into a flowerpot prepared in advance. For the branches, it is best to use somewhat thick branches with leaves for cuttings. After cutting, place them in a shady spot away from light, and in about a month new shoots will appear.

3. Common pests and diseases

Leaf spot disease, powdery mildew, aphids, sawflies and so on are the more common diseases of honeysuckle. When you find these diseases, you must not ignore them. You can take the following measures to save the plant: mix dimethoate emulsifiable concentrate with water in the proper ratio and spray it on the honeysuckle. Do not spray one week before flowering or after flowering, so as to avoid pesticide residues inside the flowers.

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