Exposure Lonicera sempervirenscontinental : These plants prefer partially shady places, where they can be exposed to direct solar rays only in the evening or early morning hours. alpine : Let's choose a partially shaded place for our plant, where it can be exposed to direct sunrays for a few hours a day. mediterranean : Locate this plant in a partially shady place, where it can receive solar rays during the coolest hours of the day. continental : Let’s try to always keep the growing substratum of the the Lonicera sempervirens damp, watering very frequently with 1-2 buckets of water; if the weather is very hot and dry we even water every 10-11 days. alpine : As the hot season arrives, these plants need abundant and regular watering, using 0-1 buckets of water, which keep the soil cool and damp; let’s water every 10-11 days, or even more often if it is very hot. mediterranean : The Lonicera sempervirens loves damp and cool soils, therefore it is necessary to water it very often, keeping the soil slightly damp; in any case it is always advisable to avoid water stagnation and excess watering: it is best to water every 10-11 days. Fertilization Lonicera sempervirens : In the summer let’s give our plants a fertilizer for flowering plants or green plants, mixing it to the irrigating water, every 20-25 days. When planting newly, let’s remember to add organic fertilizer. Treatments Lonicera sempervirens : During the hot months attacks by ticks and rust are likely; the treatments should be applied during the coolest hours of the day. If possible, we suggest avoiding treatments with wide-range products, which could kill the populations of useful insects: let’s favour specific products. |