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Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 4:55
| I have 3 honey berries planted 5 years ago in slightly alkaline soil, south facing, with dappled shade in a very sheltered garden. They are at the base of a lime-stone wall. They have yellow leaves, and have never flowered or fruited. I apply leaf-mould and pelleted chicken manure each year. They are adjacent to happy asparagus, raspberries, jasmine, grape vine, peonies & roses which I rarely have to water. Any tips - wrong location, pH, food, water, light, space? If I manage to get conditions right for flowers, would a ornamental honeysuckle be OK as a pollinator or will I need to invest in another variety? |
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- Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 6:30
| I have two 2-year old Honey Berry plants that are in a partial son to shaded area. I mulch them with shredded hardwood and apply a 10-10-10 fertilizer in the spring. They had their first blooms this year, but no fruit. They look good. The yellow leaves may mean over-fertilization. Have you checked the ph? They tolerate a wide ph range, 4.5 - 8.5. Most likely it's sun/wind scald; many cultivars of honeyberries, especially the early blooming ones, naturally experience browning and dropping of leaves in mid-summer. Honeyberries benefit from shade from the hot afternoon sun. |
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- Posted by northwoodswis4 4a (My Page) on Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 14:52
| I have a number of honeyberries, planted from 2008 onward--Blue Belle, Berry Blue, Borealis, Tundra. Hardly a few handfuls per year max. Some have never born a berry. Not sure why the scant harvests. Supposedly they don't need much fertilizer. I have them in chicken wire cages, so it isn't the birds getting them. Northwoodswis |
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