When is the best time to plant honeysuckle?

Honeysuckle, scientifically known as Lonicera, is a plant that is both ornamental and medicinal. It has strong adaptability to the growing environment and can grow in a variety of soil types, and grows more luxuriantly in loose and fertile soil. Let’s learn when is the best time to plant honeysuckle?

When is the best time to plant honeysuckle?

The best time for honeysuckle reproduction is usually in spring and late autumn, especially from October to November and late March each year. The environmental conditions in these two time periods are very favorable for the growth and reproduction of honeysuckle.

Key points for managing potted honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is a plant that grows in a wide temperature range, and its most suitable growth temperature is between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. It can withstand extremely low temperatures and can even survive in environments as low as -30 degrees Celsius. Honeysuckle likes sunlight, but needs appropriate shade to protect the plant during the hot summer. When growing indoors, place it in a well-lit area, such as by a window.

Honeysuckle has strong adaptability. It can not only resist severe cold, but also grow in dry and humid environments. Although it is not very particular about soil, it thrives best in deep, sandy loam that is moist and fertile.

For the maintenance of honeysuckle, timely pruning is essential. Honeysuckle blooms twice a year. After the first flowering period, the new shoots should be pinched to promote the growth of the second flower buds. For old plants that have grown for 3 to 4 years, pruning should be carried out during the dormant period to remove dead branches, weak branches and crossed branches, and the tips of the remaining branches should be appropriately cut off to facilitate the growth of new buds.

When it comes to watering, the soil should be kept moist but not too wet, especially during the rainy season, care should be taken to prevent waterlogging. During the high temperatures in summer, you need to increase the frequency of watering and spray water on the leaves and surrounding environment to cool them down. In winter, you should wait until the soil surface is dry before watering.

In terms of fertilization, an appropriate amount of cake fertilizer can be applied as base fertilizer when repotting in spring. Before the Grain Rain, Grain in Ear, Great Heat and other solar terms, just sprinkle some cake fertilizer powder on the surface of the pot, no additional fertilizer is needed.

There are many ways to propagate honeysuckle, including cuttings, layering, division and sowing. The cutting method is suitable for the rainy season from June to July. Use strong branches grown in the current year, cut them into 15 to 20 cm long, remove the lower leaves and insert them obliquely. They will take root in about 15 days and the survival rate is very high. It will bloom after being transplanted into a pot the following year.

The sowing rule is to harvest the fruits in October, wash and remove the seeds, then dry them in the shade and store them in sand. Before sowing in the spring of the following year, soak the seeds in 25°C warm water for 24 hours, mix them with wet sand, and place them indoors, stirring them twice a day. When more than one-third of the seeds begin to break open and turn white, they can be sown. The seeds will germinate about 10 days after sowing.

The above is an introduction to the planting time of honeysuckle. Now there are many friends planting honeysuckle, and you need to pay attention to the method whether it is potted or cultivated in the open field.