Many gardeners plant honeysuckle on their plots, as this winding shrub is an excellent decoration of the garden, with its help you can create an excellent hedge. In addition, this decorative plant is very easy to care for - it is frost-resistant and unpretentious. Recently, the propagation of honeysuckle with green cuttings has become popular. This is the easiest way to acquire several bushes and form the original plantings.
Honeysuckle prefers to grow in well-lit areas, loves slightly acidic soils, requires frequent watering. In spring, the flowers of the bush withstand temperatures up to -6 ° C. It should be noted that the
honeysuckle is edible. Propagation by cuttings allows one to obtain numerous offspring from one acquired bush. The shrub not only looks beautiful and decorates the fence, but also gives useful berries, thanks to which you can improve your health.
Propagation of honeysuckle with green cuttings suggests several ways. First you need to choose young shoots and cut them with pruners. Pruning is best done before flowering or after fruiting. Cuttings with apical buds take root best, therefore it is recommended to cut the tops of shoots up to 15 cm long. Some gardeners plant plants directly in the open ground, but in order to get the maximum amount of seedlings, it is better to root them in protected soil.
If possible, it is previously recommended to withstand
honeysuckle honeysuckle in the stabilizer
. Propagation by cuttings requires prior preparation. First you need to make a cuticle, for this a box without a bottom is knocked together from the boards, and its outer walls are sheathed with a dark insulation. A small piece of crushed stone is poured into such a box, and then a mixture of earth, peat and sand, it is supposed to pour a thick layer of river sand from above.
All leaves except the top two should be cut off from the cuttings. Water should be watered, small holes made in it with a stick at intervals of about 5 cm in a row and 10 cm between rows. Cuttings are best deepened to the topmost leaves. Cover the box with a spanbond, and on top with a film. So that the soil does not become moldy, you should regularly ventilate the mini-greenhouse. If it is not possible to constantly monitor the plants, you should leave open one edge of the film or make holes in it.
The propagation of honeysuckle with green cuttings can be greatly simplified. To do this, you need to choose any roomy box, fill it with a mixture of earth and sand in a ratio of 4: 1, pour soil, make holes in it, plant plants, cover with a film. So that direct sunlight does not fall on the honeysuckle, the box must be placed under a tree. After a week, one corner of the film can be slightly opened, it is better to water from the spray gun, so as not to erode the ground. Such propagation of honeysuckle with green cuttings will make it possible to obtain seedlings with a well-developed root system by autumn. You can also try the method of reproduction by horizontal layering. To do this, take annual branches, bend them to the ground, pin them with a wire loop and sprinkle with loose earth. Soon, roots will appear on the shoot, after which it can be transplanted to a new place.