Although honeysuckle is a fast-growing, twining climber, that doesn't mean it's unsuitable for container cultivation. If you don't have your own garden and want to beautify your balcony or terrace, you don't have to hold back here.

Honeysuckle also thrives in pots and can even be grown as a bonsai

Evergreen honeysuckle species are the first choice

Evergreen species in particular, and above all the well-known evergreen honeysuckle, are suitable for keeping in buckets. They are pretty to look at all year round. The foliage remains dark green and glossy throughout the winter. Privacy is guaranteed if the location has not been chosen disadvantageously…

Find a suitable location

A bright place should be chosen for this climbing plant. But light does not necessarily mean full sun. A location on a south-facing balcony is absolutely unsuitable for a honeysuckle in a bucket. Likewise, a place in the apartment next to the heating, on the window sill and in a position exposed to the merciless midday sun is inappropriate.

The east and west sides of the house, for example on the terrace wall, are well suited. If necessary, north sides are also suitable. However, it should not be too dark, otherwise the honeysuckle will quickly wither. High humidity is also beneficial.

The bucket and the substrate

These aspects are extremely important if you want to enjoy your honeysuckle for a long time:

  • Buckets with a minimum capacity of 10 liters
  • Pots with a minimum depth of 40 cm
  • shady position of the tub at the site
  • Create a drainage layer e.g. B. from gravel or sand
  • choose nutrient-rich, air-permeable, humus-rich soil

Indispensable: A suitable trellis

In the pot, a honeysuckle must be offered a trellis such as lattice, wire ropes, sticks or similar objects. It needs this in order to be able to twine up, since it does not have clinging roots like ivy.

Now it's time for maintenance!

Last but not least, care is crucial:

  • Casting is the be-all and end-all
  • also water in winter
  • fertilize once a month between March and June
  • Use liquid fertilizer to fertilize
  • Dose fertilizer sparingly
  • cover with sacks or fleece in winter
  • put smaller plants inside in winter
  • in the spring - if necessary - cut

tips and tricks

Place your honeysuckle in the bucket at a distance of 5 cm from the house wall!

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Vegetable garden