RE: Honeysuckle
Deergrower
- Japanese HS is near and dear to me, but it is considered an alien, noxious weed. HS is easily controlled in fields by regular, close mowing. But once it is established along woodland edges, it will be difficult to control short of nuking everything. HS can be bad news, as I regularly have to "rescue" my persimmon, dogwood, and crabapples from its grip.
- However, honeysuckle is a preferred winter food source for deer here in So MD. I manage hedgerows and woodland edges to promote HS, trimming out shading overgrowth and fertilizing it (10-10-10) in the summer. I don't have to transplant it as it will spring up anywhere I don't mow. IF you do want to transplant it, I suggest you try burying part of a vine a few feet from the end in a small pot - the vine roots when it touches soil. Once rooted, cut it free and move to wherever.
R/fsh