Many summer residents grow honeysuckle as an ornamental shrub, not even realizing that this plant is capable of giving its owner unusually tasty fruits.
True, in order to collect a lot of sweet berries from honeysuckle, the plant must be looked after according to all the rules, reminds the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
The procedures are standard and include planting in a sunny area, watering (honeysuckle does not tolerate drought), fertilizing and mulching.
In addition, the bush will need to be regularly pruned so that the branches do not shade each other.
An important point: the plant does not tolerate competitors growing nearby, especially if the “neighbors” are of impressive size.
However, it is absolutely necessary to plant some bushes nearby. Which ones? The same honeysuckle!
This requirement becomes clear once you learn that the plant needs pollinators to bear fruit.
Therefore, if you are determined to harvest honeysuckle, make sure that there is not one, but at least two bushes growing on the plot at a distance of 2-3 m from each other.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
