Decorative honeysuckle (Caprifol) is a shrub designed to decorate the site. It has bright large beautiful leaves, during flowering it is covered with many unusual large and bright inflorescences. The plant bears fruit with small bright orange berries, which seem to lie on the leaves. They are not edible, but they look beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.
Honeysuckle vine is a climbing plant. They are used to decorate fences, gazebos and building facades. With proper care, the length of the shoots reaches more than 6 m.
Read about planting curly honeysuckle and caring for it in the Moscow region and other regions of the country in the article.
History and properties of honeysuckle
The very first varieties of honeysuckle appeared in culture only in 1980. However, almost 40 years later, at least 85 edible varieties were known in breeding.
The main advantage over other varieties of berries is faster and earlier ripening. In the Urals, already in mid-June, you can pick fully ripe berries.
History shows that the berries sometimes ripen at the end of May. The liquid can be collected before the beginning of autumn.
Not everyone knows this, but honeysuckle has beneficial properties, in particular, it contains many vitamins, thanks to which you can keep your figure in perfect shape.
It is also used as a medicinal food. Berries contain only 9% sugar and 1.5-2.5% acidity.
Berries also contain active ingredients such as rutin, catechins, leukoanthocyanins, etc.
The liquid can have a variety of flavors, from light sweet to sour, and from sweet to bitter sweet. And the bitterness in berries can be quite strong, as if they were sprinkled with red pepper.
For example, blue berries with spindles, sweet in taste, with "spicy" mustard. Sour drinkers will love the variety of Leningrad's giant honeysuckle (from this article you can see which varieties of honeysuckle are the sweetest).
Interesting: sometimes the taste of zhimur can be similar to strawberries.
The shape of the different types of honeysuckle also varies. They can be round, elongated, droplet, or lily-shaped. But the surface of different species does not differ, they all have a hilly surface.
How to plant honeysuckle in spring - choose the right place and prepare the planting pit
In order to properly plant honeysuckle seedlings in the spring, you must first buy several varieties of seedlings, choose the most suitable place in the garden for planting them and place them at the right distance, planting them in properly prepared planting holes.
What and how many seedlings to buy
Since honeysuckle begins to bear fruit at the age of 3-4, it is logical to buy exactly 2-year-old seedlings, and not one, but necessarily several.
The fact is that honeysuckle is a self-fertile plant that requires cross-pollination, in other words, pollinated by the wind (more precisely, other pollinating varieties), therefore, if you want to get good yields, you must plant several plants of different varieties of the same flowering period not far from each other (at least - 2, and even better 3-5 varieties).
Interesting! The same way maize is planted and grown.
Planting site and suitable soil
Some summer residents do not know where it is better to plant honeysuckle - in the shade or in the sun. Many quite rightly (especially residents of cool regions with a short warm period) believe that it is optimal for berry bushes to find the most open area with a lot of sunlight.
But! It is worth knowing that honeysuckle is originally a forest plant, which means it can feel comfortable in a slightly shaded place (with diffused sunlight), so to speak, under the canopy (crowns) of trees. But not in deep shadow !!!
Advice! Most honeysuckle lovers unanimously argue that if the planting site is well chosen, then in the future you will not need to take any special care or fight pests and diseases.
The soil
It is believed that honeysuckle loves loose and slightly acidic soil (6 - 7 pH, and according to some sources - even up to 7.5 pH, because this is by no means blueberries that love acidic soil), i.e. the same sandy loam soil or light black soil.
If the soil is excessively clayey, then the water will stagnate, the root collar will rot and the seedling will simply disappear. On the contrary, if the soil is too sandy, then the seedling may dry out from a lack of moisture, which will evaporate very quickly after watering.
At what distance to plant bushes
As mentioned earlier, you need to plant several plants on the site at once, so it is very important to know at what distance they should be placed from each other. Typically honeysuckle bushes planted at a distance of 1.5-2 meters from each other, and between the rows - 2-3 m. Such a distance between the bushes is necessary due to the fact that growing, adult bushes fill a fairly large space.
To what depth to plant (what should be the landing pit)
Landing pit for a honeysuckle seedling should be prepared taking into account the further development of its root system. As a rule, optimal sizes are 40-50 cm deep and the same 40-50 cm wide (in diameter).
Advice! If you are planting a seedling in a container, then make a hole just 2-3 times the size of the container.
How and what to fill the planting hole
Next, the planting hole for planting honeysuckle should be filled with fertile soil, namely apply organic and mineral fertilizers:
Important! Mineral fertilizers must be thoroughly mixed with earth and humus without fail, and then the resulting mixture should be poured into the pit.
- the upper fertile layer of soil (which you have left after digging a hole);
- compost or humus (6-12 kg);
- forest (coniferous) litter (after all, this is still a forest plant);
It will be just fine if you are also forest land add.
- superphosphate (80-100 grams) or 300-400 grams of bone meal;
- potassium sulfate (60-80 grams) or 300-400 grams wood ash.
Or, you can simply pour in about 100 grams of diammophoska (or nitroammophoska), of course, if you use mineral fertilizers.
Direct landing
Step-by-step instructions for planting a honeysuckle seedling in the spring:
- Fill the planting hole halfway with the nutrient mixture.
- Make a small mound in the center of the planting hole.
If you are planting a seedling with a closed root system (in a container), then you do not need to make any mounds, but simply plant it in a prepared planting hole without disturbing the earthen coma.
- Place the seedling in the center of the mound and spread the roots down to the sides (the roots should in no case bend and stick up!).
- Cover with earth (top fertile soil layer + forest litter), while lifting the seedling so that the earth wakes up between the roots, leaving no empty cavities.
- Compact the soil.
Note! The root collar of the seedling should be buried 5-8 cm into the soil.However, given that the earth is likely to settle, it is better to initially deepen it by 2-5 cm.
- Next, you need to make a hole (roller) along the diameter (perimeter) of the trunk circle with a height of 5-10 cm.
- And then pour it abundantly, pouring out about 1-2 buckets of water (pour it out gradually - wait for it to be absorbed and add more).
- As a result, level the roller, loosen the soil in the near-trunk circle and mulch it with peat, humus or compost.
Mulch will help to avoid drying out the roots and excessive evaporation of moisture.
- Cut off all shoots by 1/3.
Video: how to plant honeysuckle correctly
Varieties for the Urals
Many excellent varieties are grown in the Urals, some of which are well known:
- Witch. It grows up very early and tolerates winter well. Exposure to rare diseases and pests. The berries are larger and the color is dark blue. The berries are cute;
Long-term fertility. The berries sing very early. They are blue and weigh up to 1.3 grams. The berry taste is sweet and refreshing. No shrub crumbs;
Elizabeth. The variety can withstand heat, drought and even winter frosts. He practically does not get sick and is not exposed to harmful organisms. Berries can be medium to large. Oval shape;
This is a raisin. It is resistant to pests and diseases. The shape of the berries is long and large. The berries are blue, often gray. The taste is very sweet and pleasant;
Lapis Lazuli. The berries are quite large, dark blue in color. Like all other varieties, we have plaque. The taste is sweet and sour and is very similar to blueberries. Shrub berries have low crumbling properties. You can harvest up to three kilograms of one bush at a time. Experience ideally severe frosts;
Lenita. Together with the Bakchar giant and the pride of Bakhchar, it is one of the largest varieties of honeysuckle. It's late, but the harvest is very good. The berries are sweet;
The groom. The berries are one and a half centimeters long. The shape of the raisins is the same as that of the raisins, but the taste is slightly different due to the low acidity. The harvest is good enough - about half a kilogram per shrub;
Chelyabinsk. It ripens late, but yields a large harvest. The shrub does not crumble. The berries are small and blue. The taste is sweet and sour. Winter hardy and disease resistant. You can consume both fresh and processed (jams, compotes and juices);
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Blueberries. The variety is winter hardy, but ripens late. The shape of the berries is elongated, but the berries themselves are large. They have a sour-sweet taste similar to blueberries. Because of its taste, this variety was named after blueberries. High yield - 4-5 kg per bush.
Why is honeysuckle so good
To begin with, she is not afraid of frost. Even -40 is not a problem for her! Moreover, it is not afraid of recurrent frosts, which is very important in central Russia, in the same suburbs or in the Tambov region. Subject to correct agricultural practices, honeysuckle bears fruit abundantly every year.
The first berries can be seen already in the year of planting, at the age of 2 it begins to bear fruit, and by the age of 8 it reaches its prime. Lives for over 50 years. So once planting this plant, you can enjoy a regular harvest for decades. At the same time, care for this crop is minimal, honeysuckle practically does not get sick and is rarely damaged by pests, and its berries ripen at the earliest. It's hard to believe, but it is the honeysuckle that ripens first, and not the strawberry, as is commonly thought.
This berry also has minor flaws. It ripens quickly, often the berry crumbles, so it must be removed quickly. Sometimes there are varieties in which the berry is bitter. In addition, there are several varieties of honeysuckle, not only edible.
For example, Tatar honeysuckle, or honeysuckle - a climbing liana, in which the berry is orange-red, very beautiful, but poisonous.
So, when harvesting, you need to know well which honeysuckle can be eaten and which not. But taking into account all the advantages of this plant, including decorative ones, we can safely say that in general it is a very promising berry, especially for the Chernozem region.
Recommendations for the selection of seedlings
Here are some guidelines that can be helpful when purchasing honeysuckle seedlings:
- You should buy 2-3 year old shrubs. If you buy young shrubs, you will have to wait a long time for the harvest. In this case, the harvest will be in 2 years;
- Pay attention to the flexibility of the affiliates. They should be bent easily and not dry out. There should be no obvious damage;
- don't think peeling the bark is bad. This is normal for honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle honeysuckle. All varieties flake off;
- Study carefully how well the root system of the bush is. It is best if the roots are massive and more collected. Also check the bush for buds. If you don't have buds, it's best to walk past these bushes and look at other possibilities;
- You shouldn't just buy the same variety of seedlings. It is best to combine three varieties at the same time. This way, you can easily propagate the honeysuckle in the future. Of course, honeysuckle and seeds can be propagated, but it is best not to use this method. It will take too long and take too much time and effort.
Planting honeysuckle correctly
Due to the structure of the root system, honeysuckle is planted slightly differently than other shrubs:
- The planting hole is dug shallow and wide: 35 * 50 cm, the roots of perennial weeds are carefully selected.
A planting pit is made 50-60 cm wide, and 35 cm deep
Mineral fertilizers, humus, ash are introduced into the planting pit
A seedling with a closed root system can simply be placed in the planting hole, while the root collar should be at ground level
The planted honeysuckle should be mulched immediately with grass.
Planting honeysuckle
Let's look at the process of planting honeysuckle in several stages:
- From the beginning of the pen, prepare small 40 cm holes in all directions. The distance between the holes should not exceed 1.5 m. Please note, however, that the distance may vary depending on the grade.
This is important: if the varieties are lagging behind in growth, the distance should be 1.2-1.5 meters; if the varieties are large, then the distance should be 2-2.5 meters.
Add 2 buckets of fertilizer (compost) to each well. One kilogram of ash can be placed in each well. The compost volume increases to 3 buckets if the soil is sandy. You need to fill it with warm water and no less buckets. In the middle of the tree, make a hill. After planting the planting material, sprinkle the soil and water with mud again. Cover the opening with multi-layer newspaper folding or other mulching material to prevent the moisture from quickly evaporating from the ground.
As recommended, plant several types of honeysuckle together to ensure sufficient pollination. The harvest will be even bigger, so you can enjoy the fresh berries and prepare them for winter.
The secrets of growing zhimuriki in the Urals and Siberia are revealed in the following video:
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Liquid is the favorite of many berries. She is the first in the garden to keep up with him. And how many useful qualities it has! Honeysuckle fruits are used both fresh and processed.
One of the best varieties of honeysuckle is the giant Bakhchar. It was bred for Siberia. FSUE "Bakkara", which is located in the Tomsk region.
When to plant honeysuckle in spring, in what month: optimal timing
Of course, one of the most important questions gardeners ask is when to plant honeysuckle in spring.
We answer: it is optimal to plant honeysuckle in early spring, immediately after the snow melts, i.e. you need to be in time before budding on the shoots of the shrub, in other words, before the honeysuckle enters the growing season (i.e. the plant must still sleep).
If you have a seedling with a closed root system (ZKS), i.e.you bought it in a container, and it is in this form that they are often sold, then it can be planted later. In general, seedlings with ZKS can be planted all year round.
Summer residents and amateur gardeners live in different parts of our country, so each of them wants to know the approximate dates for planting honeysuckle in spring in different regions of Russia.
- In the South - in late February and early April (Krasnodar and Volgograd are all southern cities, but their climate is completely different).
- In the Middle Strip (Moscow region) - in April.
- In Siberia and the Urals - in late April-early May, as well as in the North-West (in the Leningrad region).
When is the best time to plant - in spring or autumn
Many gardeners who decide to grow a crop on their site are interested in when it is better to plant honeysuckle - in spring or autumn. The answer is very simple! You can plant a plant both in spring and in autumn.
However, still the best moment to plant honeysuckle is an fall.
The fact is that as soon as the snow melts, the honeysuckle instantly wakes up and begins to bloom, in other words, it enters the growing season, and it is not recommended to plant seedlings in this state.
According to the lunar calendar in 2020
Choose the optimal date for planting seedlings can help you moon calendar.
So, favorable days for spring planting of honeysuckle in 2020, according to the lunar calendar, are:
- in March - 26-29;
- in April - 11-15, 24, 25;
- in May - 2-10.
Of course, it is not always possible to get to the dacha on the appropriate days, so the main thing is not to land on dates that are unfavorable according to the lunar calendar (the days of the Full Moon and New Moon, as well as the period when the Moon is in Aquarius, since this is a barren and dry sign - in italics).
Unfavorable days, according to the lunar calendar, for 2020 for planting honeysuckle seedlings in spring, the following dates are:
- in March - 9, 19-21, 24;
- in April - 8, 15-17, 23;
- in May - 7, 13-14, 22;
- in June - 5, 9-11, 21.
According to the lunar calendar, from the magazine "1000 Tips for Summer Residents".
Description of the variety
The variety is frost-resistant up to -47 ° С. The inflorescences are resistant to temperatures of -10 ° C. Shrub of middle ripening period. Height up to 2 meters. Long berries weighing up to 2 g. Dark blue with a blue patina and thin skin.
The taste of the berries is sweet with a slight acidity. Soft, dense flesh. The seeds of the berries are small and almost completely absent.
Giant Bakhchara is a sterile giant. Pollinators must be transplanted. One pollinator is enough for three bushes. These varieties are better suited for this purpose:
- Pride of Baccarat;
- Nymph;
- Silginka.
"Silginka honeysuckle".
Please note: The Bakhcharian Giant is a honeysuckle variety developed for cultivation in Siberia and Central Russia.
Planting and leaving
All stages of honeysuckle breeding are brought to a new level:
- Choosing a landing site.
- Plant a seedling.
- I eat.
- Watering.
- Weed control and soil loosening.
For planting seedlings, we choose a bright place, protected from strong winds. The liquid does not require soil, so fertile loams and sand loams are suitable.
We dig a planting hole shortly before planting the seedlings. The distance between the plants is 1.5 * 1.5 m. The depth of the quarry is 50 * 60 cm.
Planting a hedge
Pour a third of humus into the well, and then add 200-300 grams of compound fertilizer (a glass of wood ash or dolomite flour, if the soil is acidic). Pour garden soil and mix well. This filling of the hole for the plant is sufficient for 2-3 years.
Fertilization will be required in the coming years. In the spring, when the buds are just beginning to swell, it is necessary to apply nitrogen fertilizers. In the summer, in the fall - the application of fertilizers with phosphorus and potassium preparations. It is necessary to add trace elements.
Place the roots of the seedling in a root-forming solution to improve its survival. Then place it in the well, carefully line out the roots and fill the soil.Do not fall asleep on the root neck. Trace the soil around the plant, changing it slightly. Pour 10-15 liters of water in just a few steps.
A lot of water is required during the growing season. Fortunately, watering takes place in the form of a rain shower.
Regularly remove weeds from the stems around the bush and perform fine loosening. Then fill in the mulch (peat or humus). Mulch removes unnecessary weeds and retains moisture in the soil.
Zhidianka Bush Mulching
Note: Fluid grows and develops best when the soil is moist and damp.
Honeysuckle care
To get tasty, large berries, you need timely care for edible honeysuckle. At first, do not forget to feed with wood ash. Also, experienced gardeners recommend nitrogen fertilizing, which accelerates the growth of the shrub.
It is optimal to fertilize the plant with a solution of urea (30 g per 10 l of water) or ammonium nitrate (a matchbox for 10 l of water). Keep in mind that one plant requires 1.5 liters of solution. Watering on branches and leaves is allowed: this way you will do both foliar and root feeding at the same time.
The best time to fertilize is the beginning of the growing season. It is worth continuing feeding at intervals of 10-15 days until mid-summer. This is important, since the growing period of young branches of the plant is short, ending at the end of June. Shoots grow especially intensively for only 10 days.
With a lack of natural precipitation in the spring, it is important to regularly water the honeysuckle - this stimulates the growth of shoots and ensures the normal filling of the berries. Insufficient watering can lead to a decrease in yield and a deterioration in the taste of berries.
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Pay attention to pruning the shrub for the first 5-7 years, when the crown is formed. The rules for pruning honeysuckle are in many ways similar to the recommendations for caring for raspberries and currants. The best time to prune shrubs is March and October.
Sanitary pruning is important 7-10 years after planting, when the plant reaches its maximum size. At this time, detailed pruning should be carried out, thinning the bush. To do this, carefully examine the skeletal branches, cutting off the top to about the middle. This will move the branch to the young fork. Remember that thinning will not reduce the yield at all, but will increase the number of powerful growths where many berries are formed.
To completely rejuvenate an old bush, which is 25-30 years old, it must be completely cut off, leaving hemp no more than 30 cm from the ground. Over time, they will give new shoots, from which you can choose the 10 most powerful ones. Do not worry that you will be left without useful berries - the young shoots will bear fruit in a year, you can collect up to 3 kg from the renewed bush.
Reproduction
There are four ways to breed honeysuckle:
Green cuttings. At the end of May, broods were cut off from annual shoots. They should be 10-15 cm long and have three buds. For better survival, it is better not to cut the shooter, but to break it from a branch with a heel. Place the cutout in a container with loose soil and create a mini greenhouse. To do this, place a cut plastic bottle on top.
Please note: the survival rate of lumberjacks is about 30%. Therefore, the decision to use this method is yours.
Distracting manners. One of the easiest ways to breed honeysuckle. In June, land should be excavated around the bush. Then select a few annual branches (preferably from the underside of the bushing) and bend them towards the ground using a wire. Sprinkle soil over the branches. After a year, they should take root, and then they can be separated from the mother plant and placed in a new place in the soil.
Seeds. Growing honeysuckle seeds is a rather laborious process, but with some knowledge of the rules, it is possible. Pick ripe berries from the bush. They need to be heated and washed through a small sieve. Then separate our seeds from the pulp. Dry.
Honeysuckle seeds should be stratified (simulated winter weather).Place them in a damp cloth and place them on the bottom of the refrigerator for two to three weeks. After sowing in boxes.
Sow seeds in boxes with natural stratification, cover with snow and leave in the garden until spring. It is recommended to cover the box with foil in the spring. In case of germination, we take care of it as if it were an ordinary seedling.
This is important: stratification of seeds before planting is required. The germination rate increases to 98%.
Separation of the socket. In the spring (March) we dig up a shrub, divide it into several parts (along with the roots) and plant young shrubs in a new place. One year after planting, they will begin to bear fruit.
A socket suitable for separation.
Reproduction of honeysuckle
There are several ways to grow honeysuckle: from seeds, cuttings, dividing the bush.
The seed method is the longest, in contrast to it, it is much faster to divide the bush into several small ones or plant cuttings.
In this case, fruiting will begin much faster.
Seed method
The shrub blooms and bears fruit with this method of cultivation only in the fifth year of life. It is rarely used.
Sowing honeysuckle seeds is carried out in October as follows:
- Choose a wide but low container.
- The containers are filled with sand and watered.
- Seeds are spread on the surface of the sand.
- Sprinkle a little with sand and cover the containers with foil.
- Next, the containers are put into the refrigerator for the whole winter.
Every 2 weeks, the containers are taken out and the moisture content of the sand is monitored. If it is dry, water it and put it back in the refrigerator.
To grow shrubs from seeds, with the onset of spring, they are transplanted into containers filled with earth. The containers are covered with foil until sprouts appear.
At this time, there are no peculiarities of caring for honeysuckle. The sprouts must be monitored and the soil must be regularly moistened.
This is how the seedlings develop throughout the summer. Honeysuckle is planted in autumn.
Secrets of planting cuttings in the ground
Propagation of honeysuckle by edible cuttings allows you to get a rich harvest.
One of the main points of this growing method is the correct choice and preparation of planting material.
In early spring, before bud break, cuttings 15 cm long are chosen. The diameter of the planting material should be 7-8 mm.
At the chosen place, a hole is dug with a depth of 10-20 cm.
Placed in the fossa so that the 2 upper buds remain on the surface.
For better rooting, watered and covered with foil. After about 3-4 weeks, they will fully take root.
Pests and diseases
Aphids on honeysuckle.
The liquid is almost immune to disease, but suffers from pest infestation:
- Aphid;
- honeysuckle fingertip;
- pink flyer;
- gooseberry sawmill;
- bird.
To avoid the appearance of pests, honeysuckle bushes in the spring, before the berries ripen, must be sprayed with insecticides.
As honeysuckle matures early, the insecticide load should not exceed five days (more information on honeysuckle disease and pest control measures can be found here).
This is interesting: green soap is added to the solution to improve adhesion to the leaves.
According to those who already grow the honeysuckle of the Bakhcharian giant in their garden, it deserves attention. The high frost resistance of the variety is its indisputable advantage.
The crown shape is ideal for picking berries. The berries themselves are very large and taste great. All these advantages of the variety are very attractive for the cultivation of this variety.
Watch an overview video of Bakchar's giant honeysuckle honeysuckle:
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The liquid, originally a wild shrub, in its modern "cultivated" form, is now becoming increasingly popular among professional and amateur gardeners.
In this context, summer residents are wondering which varieties of edible honeysuckle are optimal for growing at home.
Here we will try to briefly describe the best representatives of this berry crop, which are sold in stores and nurseries, and explain how to care for them.
Good to know: The Honeysuckle garden plant is the hardiest crop grown on the site. In winter, plants can withstand extreme cold (-45 to -47 ° C) without damage.
Pests
Plant lice or aphids are unwanted insects that are very fond of eating honeysuckle foliage. Older plants, as a rule, do not suffer from insect attacks. However, it is advisable to constantly deal with pests, because in this way preventive measures are carried out for the entire garden. Proactively, you can water the plant with a diluted solution of nettle or horsetail decoction. No additional processing of honeysuckle after harvesting is required, insects practically do not harm the berries.
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"Gzhelka"
Grzegelka is ready to ripen a little later than the others, but it has good resistance to late frosts during harvesting and flowering.
When grown outdoors, the shrubs can grow up to two meters in height. If they are close to each other, they can be small but equally productive.
The fruit is characterized by moderate sweetness and cultural tolerance. With proper care, yields can reach 2.5 kg of berries.
“Gzhelka is also suitable as a garden decoration. The large, dark green leaves are ideal for hedges (read here for a description of the honeysuckle leaf type).
"Gzhelka" can be described as a universal variety, as it can be actively used for landscaping the area in front of the house and collects amazing sweet berries, useful vitamins and minerals.
Liquid in landscaping
"Cinderella"
It is an early ripening variety that begins to bear fruit within two years of cultivation. Prefers the area with the "Leningrad Giant" and "Amphora".
The shrub is usually small, about a meter away. Small fruit with a bluish patina and thin skin. The berries have a sweet taste with acidity and strawberry aroma. The yield is about 1.5 - 3 kg per bush.
Please note: The Russian climate is best suited for growing honeysuckle. In milder climates, it is difficult to get a large harvest from this berry plant.
Pruning
Where is it better to plant honeysuckle on the site so that it bears not only fruits in the form of berries, but also pleases the eye? Of course, near the house. Honeysuckle quickly adorns building facades with its dense foliage. In regions with mild winters, these evergreens won't even shed their leaves all year long. To ensure the emergence of new, fresh shoots, it is necessary to perform annual pruning. From mid-March to early April, honeysuckle awakens from winter sleep and begins to sprout. Pruning must be done during this time.
As with many gardening jobs, standard pruning shears and gloves are also used here, but the main thing is to remember about safety when working with garden shears. Thanks to its long tendrils, this plant can reach stunning heights (up to 8 meters). Use a sturdy ladder to trim shoots that have become entrenched in your façade or hedge. The plant responds well to pruning and sprout quickly.
What should be removed first:
- Cut long tendrils.
- Remove cruciform joints.
- Cut out dead or diseased plant parts.
Honeysuckle is very sensitive to the absence of light. One way to evenly increase the illumination is to thin out the largest branches from 35 to 50 cm long. Do not overdo it and do not cut the main stems.
"Moraine"
Quality is a representative of the Pavlovskaya breeding station family. It can ripen in different ways throughout the week depending on the region. The berries can remain on the branches for a long time and not fall off.
Medium shrub with a large crown and green leaves. Fruits with a fragrant aroma, sweet, sour taste and no bitter taste.
Berries "Morena" are large enough - up to three centimeters, which greatly facilitates the harvest. The average berry yield is about 1.5 kg.
How honeysuckle reproduces
Great news for blue-black berry lovers: the shrub reproduces easily in several ways.
If you wish, you can make all your friends happy with seedlings.
Seeds, layers and cuttings
Since this plant is cross-pollinated, it is convenient to propagate it by seeds. At the same time, it is taken into account that new seedlings may not have parental properties. Thus, new interesting varieties are obtained.
"Blue bird"
“The bluebird is associated with the wild Kamchatka honey leaf. The selection was carried out in the Siberian region. Research Institute. This is an early maturing variety that is quite undemanding to care for and has good resistance to diseases and pests of honeysuckle.
Harvesting is done three years after the sowing date. Fertile for a long time - 20-25 years. Characterized by a spherical crown, the sleeve is quite robust.
Long blue and blue berries with a waxy honeysuckle finish. The taste is very soft, without acidity, the yield is quite large - about 1.5 - 2.5 kilograms.
Note: the variety has high demands on the place of cultivation - it grows well in sunny, calm places with moist soil.
Types of honeysuckle
Cranberries: planting and care in the open field
Decorative honeysuckle is used in areas as landscaping. These varieties are curly and begin to bloom during spring and summer. In most cases, gardeners trim it and give it a shrub appearance. The most popular varieties are Caprifol and Brown.
The branches of the Kaprifol variety grow up to six meters in length, while rising up only up to two and a half meters, even along the support. This type of honeysuckle is able to braid everything that comes its way. The inflorescences appear between the leaves, which form a small dish. Ripe fruits differ from other varieties in a red tint.
This bush will look great on a gazebo. Besides, it will always be cool there. You can also create a hedge with the help of the Kaprifol honeysuckle variety. But keep in mind that this variety loves to grow in warm areas. In addition, in winter, it must be wrapped up in order to protect it from freezing.
Decorative honeysuckle pleases the eye
Shrub honeysuckle grows no more than two and a half meters. It blooms and bears fruit only three years after planting in open ground. This type of plant is able to grow and bear fruit in areas with a harsh winter climate. Therefore, in the south, this species can not be wrapped in the winter.
In places where the soil is not fertile, you can plant Zabelli honeysuckle. This is the most unpretentious variety, growing to a height of no more than one and a half meters. This variety blooms with crimson flowers.
In nature, there are a huge number of varieties of honeysuckle. Some of them are decorative, others delight gardeners with juicy fruits. Therefore, before planting honeysuckle, you need to know which of the varieties is best to choose. The most popular varieties include the following.
Long-fruited
This shrub belongs to the early varieties with edible fruits. It differs from other varieties in long, cylindrical berries that have a purple color with a waxy bloom. The shrub itself has thin and curved branches.
People who have tasted the fruits of long-fruited honeysuckle describe them as dessert, with a slight sourness. These berries have no bitterness. They are used in cooking for cooking:
- jams;
- jam;
- juices;
- compotes;
- fresh consumption.
Nymph
Mid-season honeysuckle with edible fruits. The height of the shrub reaches two meters. Moreover, the crown, unlike other species, is not dense. The berries of the Nymph are large, reaching three centimeters in section. The surface of the fruit is shiny, blue, with a blue tint. They taste sweet and have a slight sourness.
Honeysuckle berries
The positive quality of this honeysuckle is its resistance to diseases and pests. In addition, Nymph berries ripen in several stages. Thanks to this, gardeners have the opportunity to enjoy them for two months.
Moraine
Before planting this variety of honeysuckle, you need to carefully study its characteristics. This variety belongs to the early and is suitable for cultivation in the northern and western regions of the country.
This shrub grows to a height of 1.7. At the same time, the crown is not thick. The appearance of this shrub is eye-catching. For this reason, it is planted in personal plots both as an ornamental plant and for the purpose of obtaining fruits.
Fruits are large, they are distinguished by dessert taste. The pulp is tender, juicy, and has a mild aroma. From one bush, you can collect up to two and a half kilograms of berries. In addition, the plant is resistant to disease and pests.
Serotin
This variety of honeysuckle is decorative. In growth, it reaches five meters in height. Its branches grow two meters each year. Honeysuckle blooms for a long time and pleases the eyes with its dark red flowers. He loves sunny places, although he feels good in the shade.
Azure
This is a garden honeysuckle that grows no more than 1.7 meters in height. The bush has a conical shape. The crown apex tapers smoothly, while its middle part remains wide. The surface of the fruit is dark in color, has a blue tint. The berries taste juicy, sweet with a slight sourness. The aroma of blueberries is felt.
Each variety of honeysuckle has original flowers
"Amphora"
The name of the variety comes from the name of the Kamchatka wild honey flower and is suitable for growing in cool places. RF. It is a medium-sized ripening plant. Small shrubs (max. 1.5 m), with a round crown. Prefers the area with "Morena", "Altair", "Gzhelka".
Fertilization occurs after a three-year growth period. The berries are large and can be up to 2.2 centimeters long. They grow in an aesthetic cane shape and are covered with thin skin. The taste is sweet and sour with a slight bitterness at the end.
This is a good option for winter harvesting. The yield is about one kilogram per shrub.
Honeysuckle compote and jam are good preparation for winter.
Altair
Early maturing liquid from the Pavlovsk selection mannequin family. It comes from wild Kamchatka brothers and therefore is very resistant to pests and diseases.
In the central regions of Russia, the berries ripened a week later than other varieties. The bushes can grow up to 1.5 meters in height and have a blunt spherical crown. Medium sized berries with a strong patina.
According to gardeners, Altair is one of the best varieties. Its fruits are sweet, juicy, but there is also patience in the taste. They harvest up to 2.5 kg per shrub.
kilogram per bush.
"Dolphin"
"Dolphin" - one of the representatives of the selection of honeysuckle by the sea. It is best suited for growth in the eastern regions of the country. Ripening period is moderate. The flowering time is at least twice a season - in spring and autumn, so winter stability is rather low.
The length of the bush can be up to 1.5 meters. The crown grows densely and rounds. The shoots are inclined to the ground, the leaves are wide and concave.
The berries are quite large, in the shape of a cylinder, their upper part can be associated with a dolphin's smile - this explains the etymology of the variety.
The fruit is uneven, the skin is quite thick. The berries are not very large, but there are many of them. The yield is about three kilograms.
Gardener for reference: Here we have not mentioned a single foreign cultivar that should also be considered, since they are unique hybrid plants. For example, honeysuckle,, Marie (Canada), whose berries are ripe from June to August and do not decompose for a long time. Variety Amur (Germany) and (USA) long berries with an amazing taste and a complete lack of bitterness.
Zinezhivot is a fairly early and rapidly developing culture. Only garden strawberries and raspberries can compete with these parameters.
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Vegetable honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea) is the most striking discovery of modern gardening. This simple, hardy shrub opens the berry season for the first time.
Berries with beneficial properties can be used in cakes in early June.
The liquid blooms in early May and enchants with its splendor. Flowers can be yellow, white, light blue, orange, which makes these shrubs useful for decorating farm plots and building hedges.
Industrial storage of this crop with proper care reaches 20 years.
This is interesting: honeysuckle has a subtle and delicate aroma that intensifies at night. The plant extracts are used in the production of cosmetics.
Various varieties of Lonicera caerulea are suitable for planting and cultivation in the Moscow region.
In the latitudes of Moscow and the region, according to gardeners, the most attractive varieties are:
- Blue bird;
- Gzhelka;
- Happiness;
- Moscow 23;
- Blueberries.
Note: Honeysuckle is one of the most hardy plants. Wood, flower buds, buds and root system tolerate winter temperatures well from minus 40-50 degrees Celsius. And young shoots and flowers are able to withstand spring frosts down to minus 7-8 degrees below zero.
Gardeners reviews
Honeysuckle, a low bush with berries, has been growing in my dacha for four years now. When I was buying it, they explained to me that I needed to buy in a pair, and I did that. Honeysuckle berries appeared in the second year. The harvest is getting bigger every year.
Tamrico
In general, earlier in childhood we collected honeysuckle in the forest. Forest - they are strongly sour. And as a child, I didn't really like them, although the jam even then turned out to be delicious. Currently, we have honeysuckle bushes in our garden. They begin to bloom in early spring. And honeysuckle is the very first shrub, which already at the end of May or at the beginning of June pleases us with its berries. You can read about the benefits and dangers of honeysuckle on the Internet. It is necessary, of course, to take care of the bushes a little. It has never been before that there were no berries on the bushes. The size, flavor and shape of the berries are very dependent on the variety of these bushes. We have 4 species growing. First grade - Amphora, 2 - Blue Spindle, 3 - Pavlovsky and 4 unknown grade. They just didn't remember. We bought sprouts at the market in the spring. And they were all bought and planted at different times. Some bushes are already 8-9 years old, some 2-3 years old. The bushes are mainly located next to the pines. And the pines protect them well from the wind. Although, they probably lack the sun. But, despite this, they bear fruit well.
Ilkasimov
Many years ago, we bought two bushes of a berry that we had never seen before, planted it and waited impatiently for the harvest, but ... The berry tasted bitter, it was impossible to eat it. In general, we got disappointed. The bushes from the garden were transplanted into the front garden. And surprisingly, the birds liked the taste, they eagerly pecked the berries. Well, well, at least someone will benefit from it. In the front garden, it grows and pleases the birds to this day.
IrinS
Honeysuckle is rightfully considered one of the most useful berries, you can make wonderful jams, jams, compotes from it. Berries are eaten fresh, frozen for the winter, ground with sugar. When planting, be sure to take into account the peculiarity of honeysuckle to bear fruit only when cross-pollinated with other varieties of this plant and plant at least three bushes.
