im sorry to say fairygirl but ive got them on the fence and in a large pot and there both growing well and bushy it depend on the soil and the amount of sunlight they get ive found that if you place them in an area that not dark and damp they tend to not get mildrew I agree they have large roots but if its in a large enough pot or tub there shouldn't be any problem
Funny story about the Virginia Creeper just growing into a virtual jungle from a single twig Ann Marie, I've just taken a cutting from my ivy and have it in a tub of water with some tomato feed. Maybe I should just plant it straight away - I saw a video earlier where they said "wait for the new roots to show"? Might have to look into getting some virginia creeper seeds or cuttings from somewhere too now
Here's my apple tree if it's any use, and my new honeysuckle is soaking up some sun next to it
Fairygirl thanks for info about the pot, I just moved it into a larger pot (as seen in photo) but I'm guessing that's not what you mean by a "large pot"? Incidentally I have one of those old ceramic sinks which people use sometimes to pot things, do you think that would work better? I'll take a photo if need be
Sinks are best left for alpines etc- too shallow for something like a honeysuckle , or climber of any type really.
I personally wouldn't use a pot any smaller than about 2 feet in diameter ( with similar depth) Any kind of plant in a pot is totally reliant on you for everything. You'll make life difficult for yourself in terms of constant watering and feeding. I'm in central/west Scotland where, if we have two days without any rain, we wonder what's wrong. Even here, I wouldn't bother trying to grow honeysuckles in a pot.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wow, I may need to plant it then. The problem is I think the soil in that area is very poor and not too fertile although lots of weeds pop up but most of the grass is scarce and patchy. Maybe I need to do something to the soil to improve it, before planting.
Would it be OK to keep it in a pot for a while before planting into the ground? Maybe for a month or two. I should probably plant into a large pot straight away just in case although I'm thinking in that smaller pot it might be easier to transplant into the ground when the time comes, it just might not grow too much in there I would guess going by what you're saying.
I think so Runnybeak, Ann Marie said she just planted a twig of the Virginia Creeper into the ground and it started growing fine so I would guess that the same would happen for honeysuckle!
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That's why I said 'unless you're getting something very large'.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Funny story about the Virginia Creeper just growing into a virtual jungle from a single twig Ann Marie, I've just taken a cutting from my ivy and have it in a tub of water with some tomato feed. Maybe I should just plant it straight away - I saw a video earlier where they said "wait for the new roots to show"? Might have to look into getting some virginia creeper seeds or cuttings from somewhere too now
Here's my apple tree if it's any use, and my new honeysuckle is soaking up some sun next to it
Fairygirl thanks for info about the pot, I just moved it into a larger pot (as seen in photo) but I'm guessing that's not what you mean by a "large pot"? Incidentally I have one of those old ceramic sinks which people use sometimes to pot things, do you think that would work better? I'll take a photo if need be
Sinks are best left for alpines etc- too shallow for something like a honeysuckle , or climber of any type really.
I personally wouldn't use a pot any smaller than about 2 feet in diameter ( with similar depth) Any kind of plant in a pot is totally reliant on you for everything. You'll make life difficult for yourself in terms of constant watering and feeding. I'm in central/west Scotland where, if we have two days without any rain, we wonder what's wrong. Even here, I wouldn't bother trying to grow honeysuckles in a pot.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Wow, I may need to plant it then. The problem is I think the soil in that area is very poor and not too fertile although lots of weeds pop up but most of the grass is scarce and patchy. Maybe I need to do something to the soil to improve it, before planting.
Would it be OK to keep it in a pot for a while before planting into the ground? Maybe for a month or two. I should probably plant into a large pot straight away just in case although I'm thinking in that smaller pot it might be easier to transplant into the ground when the time comes, it just might not grow too much in there I would guess going by what you're saying.
I think so Runnybeak, Ann Marie said she just planted a twig of the Virginia Creeper into the ground and it started growing fine so I would guess that the same would happen for honeysuckle!
I'm trying to weigh up all options on how to grow the vine, including unconventional non-garden items.
I've been thinking that two poles with a heavy base (like those old iron poles) would be perfect and the least fuss.
So far this is the closest thing I've found on Amazon
Limbo Game for Adults:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZZZ2FLW
I'm guessing the Honeysuckle is going to be too heavy for that thing?
A proper, solid structure for climbers of any kind is what you need Gorgoruga.
Anything else is a waste of money and time.
But it's your money and time - so it's your choice....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fg, It's called re-inventing the wheel - some people just can't help it ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.