gardeners Question Time

[Dave the OAP]

Is there any gardeners out there? Apart from Rusco who is on holiday!

Right

I have a honeysuckle plant that I have planted...its been in the ground about four weeks and has climbed yo the fence. BUT it appears to be dying ...the leaves have gone yellow and have some with black spots on em.

What can I do to remedy this.

sensible answers only please I am not gareth!

 

[Reading Posh]

It's probably doomed for this year.

Get shot of the diseased leaves and make sure you feed (they're hungry little buggers) and water throughout next spring

 

[Dave the OAP]

Oh Bugger...really?

What has caused it?

The soil we have is very chalky...you dont think it is that do you?

 

[Citrus]

I blame the pier.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Cut it back to about 4-5 inches from the base. It'll look like you've planted a stick but it should get rid of what ever it has caught. Next year it'll spout and should be healthy. Sounds a bit overkill but at least it's not so old that you'll be losing years of growth.

 

[Man of Harveys]

I blame the Swiss

 

[Sir Royston thorne]

The Wife bought me a honeysuckle once.....bloody horrible things, The flowers are rubbish the plant has a sticky feel and normaly suffers from grey mould at various times.

Dig it up, burn it and buy a Clematis instead

 

[dannyboy]

plants are gay

tarmac your garden instead

 

[Yorkie]

It is the same blackspot that affects roses. Try a spray but if not cut it back and wait for the regrowth next year.

Honeysuckle is very susceptable to diseases.

 

[Hunting 784561]

plants are gay

tarmac your garden instead

tarmac is gay

get a burnt out mattress or ford escort instead

 

[Nobby Nomates]

Dave

It's important with blackspot to clear away all the infected leaves from around the base of the plant. Bin them or burn them but don't put them in the compost heap.....



Like i did.....

 

[Biscuit]

Dave...

I do a very good groundforce.

 

[graz126]

we have a thriving honeysuckle bush, covering 1 side of the garden. leaves tend to fall off it all the time. but water it well. it may not do too much this year but next year it will be fine, then it will get stronger every year. they smell beautiful when flowering and look good too.
stick with it, it will establish itself well for next year just water it really well.

 

[London Calling]

Honeysuckles like all climbers need water are you watering it enough.

However, they are suspectable to moulds etc espeially when under stress...ie. not being watered enough.

As above get of black spot leaves, I personnally would not use chemicals (I am an Organic gardener).

Naturally they are a plant that love growing thru hedges etc.

And most don't really like direct sun.

LC

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Not sure this is entirely related but

If it's blackspot on the leaves, a simple washing up liquid and water mix (think 4x as strong as washingup water mix) sprayed onto the leaves should clear it up. Worked on our roses this year, no problem at all.

And if you want an organic solution, apparently nettles ( stewed in water for a few weeks) will do the same.

 

[London Calling]

Not sure this is entirely related but

If it's blackspot on the leaves, a simple washing up liquid and water mix (think 4x as strong as washingup water mix) sprayed onto the leaves should clear it up. Worked on our roses this year, no problem at all.

And if you want an organic solution, apparently nettles ( stewed in water for a few weeks) will do the same.

 

[Reading Posh]

Not sure this is entirely related but

If it's blackspot on the leaves, a simple washing up liquid and water mix (think 4x as strong as washingup water mix) sprayed onto the leaves should clear it up. Worked on our roses this year, no problem at all.

Yeah, just make sure the washing-up liquid isn't the anti-bacterial kind or you'll definitely kill the leaves off...

like what I did

 

[Dave the OAP]

The daft thing is its growing upwards like there is no tomorrow. So it must be healthy

BTW Mile Oak is in the downs so I cant plant anything that doesn't grow in chalk!!!!

 

[Yorkie]

The daft thing is its growing upwards like there is no tomorrow. So it must be healthy

BTW Mile Oak is in the downs so I cant plant anything that doesn't grow in chalk!!!!

You can pinch out the growing tips so that it spreads out more.

I don't think it minds the chalky soil.

 

[SK1NT]

poor a pint of guiness at its roots!