How to plant honeysuckle to ensure its survival
An explanation for netizens on how to plant honeysuckle to ensure its survival, as well as an introduction to the planting methods and conditions of green plants and flowers, will be presented comprehensively.
Honeysuckle has been praised since ancient times as a good medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying. It has a sweet and cold nature with a fragrant aroma, clears heat without harming the stomach, and its aromatic properties can expel evil. Below is an introduction to the planting techniques of honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen twining shrub that flowers from May to July and bears fruit from August to October. The seeds start to produce flowers in the second year after sowing, and the flowering period lasts for over 20 years. It is robust, enjoys sunlight but also tolerates shade, drought, waterlogging, and cold. It can grow in acidic or alkaline soils, and grows better in moist, fertile, and deep sandy loam soil, with a developed root system and high yield.
Planting can be done on sunny wasteland slopes, edges of terraced fields, and along riverbanks. Apply 2-3 kilograms of organic fertilizer per mu and then plow and prepare the land. Dig holes with a spacing of 0.75 meters by 0.75 meters, and add some decomposed organic fertilizer to each hole before sowing. There are two methods:
1. Planting honeysuckle seeds. Harvest the seeds when mature in autumn, remove the skin, and dry in the shade. Store them. In the following spring, soak the seeds in warm water at 35°C-40°C for one day and one night, then sow in furrows 25 centimeters apart on the prepared seedbeds, cover with 1 centimeter of soil, and then cover the surface with a thin layer of straw and water. Seedlings will emerge in half a month, and they should be transplanted on a cloudy day in the spring. Seedlings need to be transplanted to ensure survival, with 2 plants per hole.
2. Planting honeysuckle through cutting. The cutting period is divided into spring and autumn, with spring being before the new buds have sprouted and autumn from the end of August to mid-October. Generally, choose 1-2-year-old healthy branches as cuttings, 25-30 centimeters long, with two types of cutting methods: cutting seedlings and direct planting. If using cutting seedlings, the seedbed should be raised, 1-1.5 meters wide, with furrows spaced 20 centimeters apart. Insert the cuttings diagonally into the furrows with a spacing of 5 centimeters, cover with soil, press down, leaving 2/5 of the cutting above the ground. Water promptly during severe drought. Roots will start to grow in half a month, and planting can be done in the spring or autumn of the following year, similar to the previous method. If using direct planting, insert 5-6 cuttings per hole to ensure a full crop.
3. Planting honeysuckle by dividing roots. Dig up the mother plant and then separate it for planting. This method affects the flowering in the following year and is also lacking in planting material, making it suitable for ornamental purposes.
By the fifth year, the plants will have grown strong. One plant can be removed from every alternate row and planted elsewhere. This method can maintain rapid and abundant yields while quickly doubling the harvesting area.
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