It sounds like drought to me ... we had an usually dry winter and spring ... my honeysuckles and clematis are on a north facing fence and as I'd experienced a similar problem with a clematis in a dry year, I had a seeper hose running for an hour or so two or three evenings a week from March onwards until the recent heavy rains ... the honeysuckles have flowered better than ever this year.
I would give your honeysuckle a really good soaking ... a couple of buckets full two or three times a week between now and the autumn whether it rains or not, a sprinkling of fish, blood and bone and mulch well and hopefully even though it's not flowered it'll put on some new growth which will bear flowers next year.
Last edited: 29 July 2017 10:16:06
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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It sounds like drought to me ... we had an usually dry winter and spring ... my honeysuckles and clematis are on a north facing fence and as I'd experienced a similar problem with a clematis in a dry year, I had a seeper hose running for an hour or so two or three evenings a week from March onwards until the recent heavy rains ... the honeysuckles have flowered better than ever this year.
I would give your honeysuckle a really good soaking ... a couple of buckets full two or three times a week between now and the autumn whether it rains or not, a sprinkling of fish, blood and bone and mulch well and hopefully even though it's not flowered it'll put on some new growth which will bear flowers next year.
Last edited: 29 July 2017 10:16:06
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think you're right. We have started watering well and will continue to do so with your advice. Good to hear we're on the right track, thanks.
Hope it works ... let us know how it turns out next year
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.