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Powerdy Mildew on honeysuckle
Peanuts3
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I had my honeysuckle looking great a few weeks ago, all the dead stuff had been cut out last year and it was looking really healthy.
Then neighbours cut stuff down on their side, as a result I had to cut all of ours back as it had nothing to hang onto anymore.
Now today it is covered in powerdy mildew... Any ideas how I can get it to recover, it is a matter of cut it right back down to the ground or spray it with something ?
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It needs watering - in my experience honeysuckle develops powdery mildew when it it dry at the roots. Although they are woodland plants, in the wild I find them in damp woodlands rather than dry ones. Give it a good soaking, a large bucketful once a week.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Mulch it too peanuts.
Done both things thank you. Will keep watering them too.