Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea
also called haskap, blue honeysuckle
The birds will be your main rival for the crop; otherwise this one gives very little trouble.
Light Crops best in full sun, though it will put up with partial shade.
Water Keep the soil evenly moist, and mulch to hold that moisture in.
Height 1.5 m
Spread 3 ft 11 in
Spacing 120 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 3 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 3 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 7 ft 10 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Fruit · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Crops best in full sun, though it will put up with partial shade.
- Watering
- Keep the soil evenly moist, and mulch to hold that moisture in.
- Feeding
- A balanced feed in early spring, plus a compost mulch each year.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- April
- Pruning
- In late winter, cut the oldest stems out at the base.
Through the year
- Mar–Apr Bud Break
- Apr–Jun Flowering
- Jun–Jun Fruit Set
- Jun–Oct Harvest
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Blueberries, Currants, Comfrey
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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