Honeysuckle is edible: varieties, planting in the spring and autumn in the open ground, cultivation, reproduction, pruning and care, pests and diseases, treatment and treatment. Honeysuckle edible: the secrets of growing and advice experienced

The article will tell you in detail about the subtleties of growing edible varieties of honeysuckle, its pests and diseases.

Honeysuckle:

varieties Edible honeysuckle - a culture with large sweet and sour sweet( sometimes with a small bitterness) berries of dark blue color. Honeysuckle blooms beautifully and, with proper care, always richly fructifies. First of all, it is necessary to choose the right land and choose "healthy" seedlings for planting.

Early varieties:

Name	Species	Fruits	Species of
Blue bird	Shrub ( up to 1 m)	Berries( up to 2 cm)	A non-simple plant that tolerates a cold winter well and falls off a little. Self-free( requires cross-pollination).
Leningrad giant	Shrub ( up to 1.5 m)	Large berries ( more than 2 cm)	Well tolerates cold and is resistant to diseases and pests. Requires cross pollination.
Morena	Shrub ( 1-1,5 m)	Large berries ( up to 3 cm)	It is winter-hardy, well-fruitful, has tasty sweet and sour berries. Self-pollinating.

Fruits of honeysuckle

"Medium" sorts of ripeness:

Name	Kind	Fruits	Features of variety
Bakcharian giant	Shrub ( up to 2 m)	Large berries( up to 4-5 cm)	Soft and tasty fruit, ripen at the end of June. The bush fructifies 2 years after planting( less often 3).In order to bear fruit well, the Bakchar gigant should plant self-pollinating varieties of honeysuckle next to it.
Amphora	Shrub ( up to 1-2 m)	Large berries ( more than 2 cm) pitcher-shaped	The fruits have a thick skin, resemble cranberries to taste. The variety is self-fertile, but yielding( if planted next to self-pollinating varieties).
Zest	Shrub ( up to 1-1,5 m)	Large elongated berries ( up to 2.5-3 cm)	Sweet berries do not fall when ripe. The bush well tolerates the winter.
Azure	Shrub ( up to 1.5 meters)	Berries ( about 2 cm)	Berries ripen without crumbling. Loves the sunshine. Can bloom repeatedly warm in the fall because of what will not bear fruit next year.

Shrubs of edible honeysuckle

Late cultivars:

Name	Species	Fruits	Species of
Kamdchalka	Shrub ( up to 1.5 m)	Large berries( up to 2-3 cm)	Berries are covered with bloom, do not crumble when ripe. Self-fertile variety

What kind of soil does honeysuckle eat?

Soil for honeysuckle:

• Culture does not like "acidic" soil.
• "Heavy", dry soils and swampy areas do not coexist.
• Ideal soil - loamy, with organic fertilizers.
• Too moist soil will cause the roots to rot.
• Try to avoid areas with passing groundwater.
• In hot weather, the soil should be moistened( do not allow drying).

Soil

How to plant edible seedlings with honeysuckle - an obligatory neighborhood of two shrubs, in spring and autumn: step by step instruction

IMPORTANT: It is necessary to know that honeysuckle is a culture cross-pollinated. Therefore, several varieties should be planted on one plot at once. This will allow the culture not only to abundantly blossom, but also to bear fruit.

Selection of seedlings:

• Before purchasing seedlings, ask the seller about the crop variety, its fruits and yields accurately.
• The best "age" for seedlings is no more than 2-3 years( this seedling will bear fruit after 2 or 3 years).
• Inspect the condition of the seedlings( leaves, roots, stem: everything should be without damage).
• The sprigs of the seedling must be flexible
• The bush should have large buds and a well-developed root system.
• You can not buy too short and long seedlings( short have a weak root system, and long ones can not take root well).

IMPORTANT: At the same time, purchase several varieties of this crop, as some species are self-fertilized and require cross-pollination from other crops.

Planting:

• To land in the ground, you should pass the seedlings into the soil
• The transplant should be done when the kidneys have not yet blossomed.
• You need to plant shrubs in the area where there is an abundance of sunlight throughout the day.
• The best spring time for planting is April( end of the month).
• The best autumn time for planting is September( the middle of the month).

Preparation for planting:

• Prepare the
• site The distance between seedlings should be about 1.5 meters.
• Make a hole for planting
• Fovea should be about 40 cm deep
• Add compost to the pit( 2 buckets per pit)
• Also add 3 tablespoonssuperphosphate in each fossa.
• Pour 1 l ash
• Lower the seedling and fill with loose soil
• After planting, well and evenly moisten the hole
• Put mulch( peat or humus) on the soil of the seedlings.

IMPORTANT: When planting, try to alternate the varieties of honeysuckle( those that are pollinated on their own and do not pollute themselvesat all).

Planting honeysuckle seedlings

When begins to bear fruit honeysuckle, for what year, when it sings?

Honeysuckle - a bush with abundant harvest. To do this, you should take care of the culture, observing all the rules of planting, watering, selecting the soil and covering the honeysuckle of mulch for the winter. A young seedling will begin to bear fruit after 2, 3 after planting in the soil.

IMPORTANT: Harvest of honeysuckle is collected quite early. The first ripe berries can be seen already in the second part of June. Fruiting continues for 3-4 weeks.

How to take care of the honeysuckle after picking berries?

If you are faced with a situation such as a small harvest of honeysuckle. To avoid this, you should take care of the bush not only in the flowering period, but also after picking the fruits. The basic manipulations with culture should be carried out in the autumn( when honeysuckle is "at rest").

Watering and pruning of the honeysuckle:

• Regularly moisten the soil
• Cut the shrub
• Pruning will help the bush give a good harvest
• Remove the dry branches

IMPORTANT: Trimming is performed only after the full shedding of the foliage in autumn.

Top dressing:

• Organic apply every 3 years
• After watering and topping each loosen the soil
• Carefully remove the weeds around
• In autumn mulch

Care for the crop

Feeding the honeysuckle in edible spring, during flowering and fruiting, and in autumn in winter with mineral fertilizers and folk remedies: scheme

Addition of honeysuckle in spring:

• Feed the shrub should only be since he turns 3 years old.
• Feed the honeysuckle in the spring
• Pour 1 bucket of organic fertilizer under each bush.
• Feed honeysuckle at the beginning of spring
• At the end of summer, place 10 liters of

ash under the bush IMPORTANT: You can also do nitrogen fertilizing, it is produced in the early spring, when only the snow falls( ie at the beginning of the growing season).Make the fertilizer simple: dilute 1 tbsp.urea in a bucket of water. Nitrogen fertilizer will allow the plant to bear fruit abundantly( up to 5-6 kg of berries from one bush).

You can feed honeysuckle even in the period of flowering, fruiting, after harvesting:

• It is good to feed the plant with "slurry"( ratio 1: 6).
• You can also dilute 7 g of potassium sulfate and nitrophos( 14-15 g) on ​​a bucket of water.
• Be careful, the young shrub is only 3 liters of water( adults from 10 to 12 liters).

Feeding of honeysuckle

How to prick the branches of honeysuckle edible and root with cuttings?

For planting cuttings should be prepared when they have already begun to stiffen. Be careful, the tops of the branches should be herbaceous and the berries are about to ripen. This feature will allow the cuttings to take root well.

IMPORTANT: It is best to take the petiole from the top of the twig, the color buds need to be removed. Cuttings enough 2-3 kidneys and 1-3 internodes( making a cut should be obliquely above the node by 1 cm).

Before you start multiplying cuttings, you should know that not all cuttings take root. To accelerate the root formation on the cuttings, it is possible to scratch it a little and treat it with a special "stimulating" solution.

Cuttings of honeysuckle should be carried out in a greenhouse or nursery for greater efficiency. Soil with planted cuttings should be sprinkled with a mixture of peat and sand. Deepening should be made no more than 2 cm. Cuttings are covered with polyethylene on supports( greenhouse).Abundantly water the cuttings, avoiding drying. After the hotbed should sit cuttings in the ground. To do this, prepare a place on the site in advance. Protect the seedlings from wind and draft.

Cuttings of honeysuckle

Honeysuckle edible - pruning in autumn: how to cut it correctly?

Pruning will provide a bush stable growth and a beautiful crown, in addition, the yield of regularly cropped shrubs is always high.

In pruning plants, try to follow clear recommendations:

• Pruning should be done after harvesting and fall foliage in autumn.
• During the trimming, you should remove all dry and damaged twigs.
• Quality pruning of the "adult" shrub should be done once every 3 years.
• Cut out the young shrub if necessary( if there are many dry and broken branches on it).
• Branches cut off slightly above the base
• Edible honeysuckle can not be cut off the tops( they form buds and fruits).Only dry skeletal branches can be removed.
• When pruning, do not touch young branches
• Remove dry branches of bush that lie on the soil
• Thin the inner part of the crown

Video: "Pruning of honeysuckle"

Is it necessary to cover the honeysuckle edible for the winter?

Honeysuckle - a culture resistant to frost( even up to -50 degrees), but still some varieties are whimsical and do not have this endurance. If the winters are cold( -40, -50 degrees), you can warm the bushes to save them frosty weather.

IMPORTANT: Sheltering is a greater measure required for decorative varieties of honeysuckle, and not for edible.

How to make a shelter:

• Remove supports from branches
• Bend the branches to the ground, attach them with wire or stapler( special garden tool).
• Well put branches on peat
• Cover the branches with bergamot

IMPORTANT: The bark of honeysuckle can become an attractive food in winter for rodents and birds. Therefore, if there is such a need, cover the bush with special garden nets or synthetic bags.

Honeysuckle in winter

Honeysuckle edible - pests and diseases: treatment and treatment

The plant can suffer from:

• Insects
• Viruses
• Fungi

Disease of honeysuckle:

Name of the disease	Cause of the disease	How to recognize	Treatment and treatment
Ramularyosis	Fungus Ramularia	Drying of the plant, brown and brown spots on the sheets	Removal of affected parts of the bush( burning).Treatment of the bush with copper vitriol, Bordeaux liquor
Cercosporosis	Fungus "Cercospora libicola"	Drying of the plant, the appearance of dark green and brown spots on the foliage with a dark border along the edge	Removing foliage and affected parts of the bush( incineration), thinning mineral "top dressing"Bordeaux liquid( kuprozan and fungicide can also be used), but only after the harvest season
Tuberculosis	Mushrooms - causative agents of tuberculosis	Darkening, wilting and drying of foliage, red-brownDegradation and burning of all damaged parts of the bush, treatment with Bordeaux liquid in early spring
Powdery mildew	Mushrooms	Provoke the appearance of a white coating on leaves and shoots, darkening and falling of leaves	Removal of damaged parts of honeysuckle and treatment with sulfur-containing preparations
Blackening of foliage	Mushrooms	Darkening of foliage and shrinkage of shoots, appearance of a black coating on foliage and even berries.	Removal of damaged parts and spraying with aga-spike or Bordeaux mixture
Leaf frowth	Incorrect care, nutrient deficiency	Appearance of whitish spots and strips on leaves	Removal of damaged leaves, make-up of plant
ASE mosaic virus	Virus	Uncontrolled sprouting of shoots, foliagedoes not develop and withers, the plant dies	Destruction of the affected shrub
Rosanna rollworm	Pest: pubescent brown butterfly	GSenitsa feed on foliage, plant may be covered spider lumps	Processing chemicals, insecticides
fuciformis pterophoridae	Pest caterpillars brown butterfly	eats leaves and seeds of berries, reduce productivity bush	processing chemical, insecticide preparations
gooseberry looper	Pest caterpillars variegated majorbutterflies	Eating leaves, the plant weakens, fruiting fades.	Treatment with chemical insecticides

Diseases of honeysuckle

How to get rid of aphids on honeysuckle edible: what to spray?

Aphids are a common honeysucker. It often happens that in the season a shrub affected by aphids is sick several times. The insect, in turn, massively affects the plant with its several generations. Because of aphids, the shrub weakens, because aphids feed on and suck out all the juice from the young shoots of honeysuckle and leaves.

IMPORTANT: The most effective remedy against aphids, in addition to special chemical spraying, designed for an insect, is tobacco dust infusion. In it it is necessary to add a solution of laundry soap( a piece in 100 on a 10 liter bucket).This means it is necessary to cover the plant completely and from all sides( it is important to do spraying in dry weather).

Honeysuckle edible: the secrets of growing and the advice of "experienced"

Important and useful 10 secrets for the successful growth of honeysuckle:

1. Choose the grade ( refer to the characteristics of the variety and your plot of land).
2. Pour over the honeysuckle ( plant several varieties at once to have a crop).
3. Attract insects of "pollinators" ( for example, bees and bumblebees - they will increase the fecundity of shrubs at times).
4. Combine varieties ( for fecundity of shrubs)
5. Properly arrange the planting site for honeysuckle ( observe all soil requirements).
6. Do not allow the crown of honeysuckle to be very thick ( reduces the fertility of the plant).
7. Properly prepare the wells and plant the plant ( with the entire fertilizer complex).
8. Abundantly water the plant during fruiting
9. Mulch the soil after the harvest season( for the winter)
10. Well feed the plant ( organic and nitrogen fertilizers).

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