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Unhappy honeysuckle

Zo FZo F Posts: 26
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Hi

Does anyone have ideas what's wrong with this mature honeysuckle?  It was doing really well, but I think I used tomato feeder on it, could that have done this?

Or have I over/ under watered it?  

I am tempted to cut it right back to tidy it up and see if encourages new life- what would you do?

Completely lost as I usually almost neglect these and they seem to thrive!

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Many thanks

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Hi Zo F tomato feed won't hurt it.  In this area nothing has been under watered this year, summer only arrived 2 days ago. They don't like to be dry though. I think they do better in a bit of shade, but that might be down to my soil which is dry most years.

    I'd give it a severe haircut, probably at the end of winter but I don't follow the rules, see what others suggest



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Zo FZo F Posts: 26
    nutcutlet says:

    Hi Zo F tomato feed won't hurt it.  In this area nothing has been under watered this year, summer only arrived 2 days ago. They don't like to be dry though. I think they do better in a bit of shade, but that might be down to my soil which is dry most years.

    I'd give it a severe haircut, probably at the end of winter but I don't follow the rules, see what others suggest

    See original post

     Thank you!

  • Zo FZo F Posts: 26
    Tetley says:

    Yes,  chop it back and tell it a joke - it will be fine  image

    See original post

     Thanks!  Would you chop it back now?  I'm impatient!

  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511

    When they are doing well, as yours is, they can get topheavy which is what has happened.  I agree cut it back.  I think I would do that in about February as Nut says.

    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • Zo FZo F Posts: 26
    Redwing says:

    When they are doing well, as yours is, they can get topheavy which is what has happened.  I agree cut it back.  I think I would do that in about February as Nut says.

    See original post

     That makes sense- many thanks

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