Instructions for transplanting honeysuckle to a new location in stages

In care, honeysuckle is picky: frost-hardy, not demanding on the soil. It has a high yield and bears fruit for up to 25 years, and with good care - more. The bush does not need obligatory transplants. But sometimes situations arise when you have to change the place of its cultivation.

We will tell you why this can happen, when and how to properly transplant honeysuckle to a new place.

Why transplant honeysuckle to a new place in the fall and is it possible to do it

Honeysuckle grows in one place and bears fruit up to 25-30 years. Frequent transplanting to the shrub is not required - this does not affect its yield, growth and development.

Transplant reasons:

• the bush has grown too laterally;
• the bush displaces neighboring plants;
• redevelopment of the territory;
• an unfortunate location was initially chosen.

Honeysuckle is prone to early vegetation, the first spring warming leads to the growth of buds, flowering of the plant. Therefore, it is difficult to transplant it in the spring.

In the case of a spring transplant, the shrub will require more careful care (abundant watering, loosening and feeding) and take root with difficulty.

In the fall, honeysuckle enters a dormant stage, preparing for winter. This is the most appropriate time for a transplant.

Optimal transplant times

The best time to transplant honeysuckle is autumn. The procedure is carried out in September - October (in some regions until mid-November), until the soil freezes.

Where to transplant

The landing site is chosen illuminated. It is important to consider the direction of the sun's rays during the day. Honeysuckle produces maximum yield when its upper branches are in the sun and the lower branches are in the shade.

To prevent gusts of wind from breaking the fragile branches of the bush, it is transplanted not on hills, but in lowlands. Avoid drafts - the bush does not like them. However, the transplant site must be well ventilated.

In the case of transplanting several bushes, a distance of 1.5 m is observed between them.

Neighborhood rules

When choosing a place, they pay attention to which plants will grow in the neighborhood. Honeysuckle is planted next to currants, lilacs or mock-mushrooms, which will protect it from gusts of wind. The shrub gets along well with apple trees, pears and plums.

Poplar, chestnut, walnut, apricot prevent the plant from developing, take away light and moisture. Do not plant it next to a juniper, as it can spread rust, which is difficult to cure.

Choosing bushes for transplanting

Honeysuckle bushes without signs of diseases and pests are suitable for transplanting. Stunted bushes are discarded.

Important! Experienced gardeners recommend replanting shrubs under the age of five. Old plants do not take root well and often die.

Honeysuckle preparation

Dry and damaged branches are cut on the bush, the shoots are shortened. Optimal shrub height - up to 0.5 m... Damaged and dry branches are cut from young bushes, shoots are not shortened.

The soil around the bush is watered. The shrub is carefully dug in so as not to damage the roots. To adapt faster, honeysuckle is transplanted together with the ground. They begin to dig around the perimeter of the crown, since the root system grows to the length of the branches.

The ditch is deepened along an inclined one to form a cone.The roots that come across are cut with a shovel. The bush is removed, put on a film, wrapped and transferred to the transplant site.

Soil preparation

Honeysuckle grows well in any soil. But you should not transplant it to places with a close occurrence of groundwater: an excess of moisture negatively affects the growth of the plant, leads to decay of the root system.

The best option for replanting is loamy and sandy loam soils, with a neutral acidity level... The increased acidity is reduced by liming. When digging, add dolomite flour (0.2-0.4 kg per 1 m²).

Depressions are made in the soil before transplanting. The dug soil is fertilized with ash (1 l), compost (1 bucket) and superphosphate (100 g).

How to properly transplant honeysuckle to a new location

Often honeysuckle transplanted into pits, but with a large number of bushes, a trench planting method is used.

Trench method

The trench method is more often used when planting new seedlings. It is also used for transplanting several bushes.

Before transplanting, a trench is dug 0.5 m wide and 0.3 m deep. A drainage layer of pebbles or broken brick is laid at the bottom of the trench. Compost or humus (1 bucket), superphosphate (100 g), wood ash (1 l) are added to the dug soil.

The dug out bush with a lump of earth is transferred, set vertically in the trench. The roots are straightened, sprinkled with earth on top. The bushes should be planted at a distance of at least 1.5 m.

The planted bushes are watered. The soil is mulched with hay, sawdust or peat to protect the plants from frost and to retain moisture in the soil.

Pit method

7 days before the transplant, a 1x1 m hole is prepared. A drainage layer of fragments of bricks, pebbles or rubble is laid on the bottom. A mixture is prepared from the excavated soil. A bucket of compost, 1 liter of ash, 100 g of superphosphate are added to it. Then 2/3 of the fertilized soil is poured into the hole. Pour 2 buckets of water on top.

After the soil has settled down, a deepening is made. Since the roots of the bush are shallow, its depth is not more than 0.5 m. The dug bush is placed in a depression so that the root collar is at ground level. Spread the roots and sprinkle with the remaining fertilized soil. The transplanted bush is watered.

Then the soil is mulched with leaves, sawdust or peat. This protects the root system in cold weather.

Post-transplant care

It is important to control soil moisture. If after transplanting there is dry warm weather, then the shrub is watered once a week. The watering rate is 1.5 buckets of water per bush.

Honeysuckle Edible is not afraid of cold weather. It can withstand frosts down to -45 ° C, so it is not sheltered for the winter. To prevent branches from breaking off from heavy snow, they are tied in bunches and bent to the ground.

Decorative honeysuckle is less frost-resistant. But it is covered and mulched only in the first years after planting. The curly stems of a young plant are removed from the supports, carefully bent to the ground and covered with spruce branches.

In the spring, standard care begins for the crop, which consists of feeding, watering, loosening, cutting and treating diseases and pests.

Top dressing

In the spring, before the buds open, the shrub is fertilized with ammonium nitrate. In dry form, it is applied to the soil under each bush, 15 g per 1 m². Or watered with a solution of urea - 1 tbsp. l. 10 liters of water.

In autumn, after the end of the fruiting period, the soil under the bush is fertilized with a solution of nitrophoska or nitroammofoska - 25 g per 10 l of water. Organic fertilizers are applied for 3-4 years (10 liters per 1 bush).

Watering

Watering the plant is moderate. The norm is 1.5 buckets for one shrub.

In the dry season, it is watered abundantly, the rate is increased to 2.5 buckets.

Lack of moisture causes the berries to grow bitter.

Loosening

The soil is loosened shallowly (by 7-8 cm), because the roots of the bush lie in the upper layer of the soil.

If the ground under the bush is mulched, it may not be loosened.

Pruning

In the spring, they carry out sanitary pruning - old, sick, broken branches are cut from the bushes.

Formative pruning is carried out from the fourth year. The shrub is spherical. In the central part, thick shoots are cut to the point of lateral growth. Branches growing inward and spreading along the ground are removed.

Rejuvenating pruning is carried out on bushes over 8 years old to prolong the life of the shrub. Old branches and some trunks are removed.

Every 3-4 years, a detailed pruning is carried out to increase fertility: spoiled and non-viable shoots are removed.

Disease and pest control

Honeysuckle's resistance to diseases and pests is average. The shrub is affected by viral and fungal diseases:

1. Powdery mildew - manifests itself in case of insufficient or improper watering. The leaves are covered with white powdery spots. Moderate watering is important for prevention. When signs of disease appear, the bush is sprayed with a solution of "Miklobutanil" (30 g per 10 liters of water).
2. Cercosporosis - a fungal disease in which brown spots with red edging appear on the leaves. The leaves then dry out and die off. The affected parts of the plant are cut off and burned, the bush is treated with a 3% solution of Bordeaux liquid.
3. Ramulariasis - in spring, grayish-white spots appear on the leaves, which gradually increase in size and darken. The disease affects the stems and peduncles of honeysuckle. In case of defeat, the bush is sprayed with "Fundazol" (10 g per 5 liters of water). Or use a solution of wood ash (100 g per 1 bucket of water) - water the root zone and spray the plant.
4. Mottling leaves - dark red or brown spots appear on the leaves. Leaves turn yellow and fall off. To combat the disease, the affected leaves are stripped and burned. If the disease is started, the plant is disposed of.

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The main pests of the shrub:

1. Honeysuckle mite - sucks the juice from the leaves, as a result, the leaves wither and curl. To fight insects, the plant is sprayed with a solution of Actellika (7 ml per 10 l of water) or Confidor (1 g per 10 l of water).
2. Honeysuckle aphid - sucks juice from the shoots. For the fight use "Actellik" (7 ml per 10 liters of water) or "Confidor" (1 g per 10 liters of water).
3. Shield - clings to the bark and sucks the juice from the branches. To get rid of the insect, the plant is sprayed with Aktellika solution (7 ml per 10 l of water), the root zone is watered with Rogor-S solution (6 l per one hundred square meters of land).

The nuances of transplanting depending on the region of cultivation

The term for transplanting honeysuckle to a new place in autumn depends on the climatic conditions of the region. In central Russia and the Moscow region, it is held in mid-October. Honeysuckle is highly frost-resistant, but it does not tolerate sharp warming in winter. Such weather conditions are typical for central Russia, so gardeners in these regions should take care of sheltering shrubs for the winter.

In the northern regions, they are transplanted at the beginning of September so that the shrub has time to take root before the onset of winter and can survive severe frosts.

In the southern regions, the procedure is carried out in late October - early November. In hot and dry weather, the transplanted honeysuckle does not take root well - it is important to periodically water and loosen it.

Conclusion

Honeysuckle is transplanted in the fall, when the plant is at rest. They select the right place and favorable neighbors, fertilize the soil, carefully dig up and place the plant in a new place.

Subject to all the rules, the bush quickly takes root, endures the winter, pleases with the harvest and an attractive appearance already next year.