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Cut the honeysuckle after flowering

Many gardeners cut those Honeysuckle back immediately after flowering at the beginning of June. By pruning, almost all withered flowers and thus future berries are removed.

A pruning in summer only makes sense if none of the majority poisonous berries should ripen on the bushes.

If small children or pets are often in the garden, this can reduce the Risk of poisoning from honeysuckles to decrease.

Pruning the honeysuckle in autumn

If you value the decorative berries and also want to have food ready for the birds in the garden, you should not cut the honeysuckle until autumn. This is especially true for them edible blue honeysuckle.

The honeysuckle also tolerates generous pruning very well. Just cut down anything that bothers you so that the berry hedge stays in shape.

The berry bushes can be up to three meters high. Honeysuckles growing on the fence should therefore be cut back every year so that the plants do not get too high and stay nice and dense.

Maintenance cut throughout the year

You can use scissors to care for the bushes throughout the gardening year. Overhanging shoots can be cut continuously. You should also remove sickly and dry twigs as quickly as possible.

Cut offshoots for propagation

The honeysuckle is propagated using sinkers or cuttings. Propagation via cuttings is best done in late summer.

• Cut half-lignified shoots
• Shorten to 15 to 20 centimeters
• remove lower leaves
• put in loose garden soil
• keep moist
• plant out in the following year

The honeysuckle cuttings have formed roots when the first new leaves are visible above. The shrubs that are propagated in this way are transplanted to a sunny or shady location with slightly moist soil the following year.