How to plant and manage honeysuckle

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1. How to grow honeysuckle

2. How to manage honeysuckle

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Honeysuckle can generally be planted from March to May in spring and from September to October in autumn. Then prepare the pot soil. The flower pot can be chosen with good air permeability. The soil must be loose, fertile, and deep sandy loam. Afterwards, the seeds should be soaked in warm water for germination treatment, which should take about one day. Take the seeds out after they crack, place them in moist sandy soil, and water them every day to keep them moist. Finally, scatter the seeds directly into the pot soil and cover with a thin layer of soil, water and moisten it.

1. How to grow honeysuckle

1. How to plant honeysuckle

Planting time: Honeysuckle can generally be planted from March to May in spring and from September to October in autumn. The climate for planting honeysuckle in spring and autumn is more suitable, which can promote the germination of seeds and relatively improve the survival rate of seeds.

Prepare pot soil: Planting honeysuckle requires preparing suitable pot soil. The flower pot can be selected with good air permeability, and the soil must be loose, fertile, and deep sandy loam. It can be mixed with river sand soil, pastoral soil, humus soil, etc. according to the ratio of 4:3:2, or you can directly purchase nutrient soil

Seed germination: In order to promote seed germination, seeds need to be germinated. Soak the seeds in warm water at about 40 degrees Celsius for about a day, and pick out the shriveled seeds. Take it out after the seeds have cracked and place them in moist sand or a wet towel. Spray water once a day to keep it moist and keep the temperature suitable. Planting can usually be done in two or three days.

Planting in pots: Sow the treated seeds directly and evenly into the prepared soil, and then sprinkle a thin layer of soil on the seeds. After planting is completed, you can sprinkle some water on the surface of the pot soil to keep it moist. It usually takes seven to ten days for the seeds to grow into seedlings.

2. Management methods of honeysuckle

After honeysuckle is planted, it should be maintained in a semi-shady place with good ventilation. After the honeysuckle has just grown, watering should be appropriately reduced, and water should not be allowed to accumulate in the pot soil, otherwise it will easily cause the plant to wither. After it grows for two months, you can fertilize it. Mixing organic fertilizer and nitrogen fertilizer together can increase the growth rate of the plant. After that, only organic fertilizer is needed, but you can also decide whether to topdress with other fertilizers based on the specific growth conditions of the plant.

2. How to manage honeysuckle

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