How to plant honeysuckle? - The Plant Aide

Plum blossom usually blooms in February-March, which is the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Although the weather is cold, it can still blossom. Its flowers are mostly solitary, white or pink in color, with a strong fragrance. If you want to make it blossom ahead of time, you can give it appropriate supplementary light, increase the light to help the differentiation of flower buds. You can also apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to it, which is helpful to promote flowering. In addition, proper warming can also make it open earlier.

1. Timely Setting

Planting should be done at the right time, from February to June in spring and from September to December in autumn.When setting the value, we should pay attention to the plant spacing and row spacing.The plant spacing is 1 meter and the row spacing is 1.5 meters.First, dig 30-50 cm holes with a diameter of about 30 cm.After digging, put base fertilizer in each hole and sprinkle it with fine soil.After that, one plant is planted in each hole, covered with soil and watered in time until new buds grow.

2. Regular topdressing

After planting, attention should be paid to management, topdressing should be carried out in early winter and early spring every year, and weeding should be carried out at the same time.When fertilizing, a circular ditch can be opened beside the plant to apply compound fertilizer and soil miscellaneous fertilizer.In addition, weeds should be removed frequently in summer to reduce nutrient consumption.

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3. Shaping and trimming

In addition to fertilizing, weeding, and watering, you also need to prune.Prune the main branches in winter, leaving 4-5 main branches for each plant, and make flower branches for the rest.Pruning disease and insect branches, withered old branches, too dense branches.In addition, the summer growing season to pinching, to promote it better and more flowering.

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