How to Control the Bush Honeysuckle?
You can control the Bush Honeysuckle in several different ways:
· Chop them; Mow them; Pull them; Cut them: You can control the Bush Honeysuckle if you kill the plant before it starts producing fruits. Young plants are easy to pull in spring. Large bushes can be managed by cutting them or by removing them completely.
· Burn them: The Bush Honeysuckle can be contained to a certain extent by burning. Spring burning can kill seedlings and the tops of mature plants.
· Kill them: Applying herbicide with a brush after cutting honeysuckle bushes prevents re-sprouting. Herbicides are chemicals used to kill unwanted plants. Glyphosate, the herbicide found in Roundup has been found to be very effective in killing the Bush Honeysuckle. Use 20% Glyphosate in late summer or early fall for best results.
· Manage them year round: The Bush honeysuckle is an extremely aggressive invasive plant. Several years of continuous effort is required to control/eradicate them. Use the following table to plan your activities year round to control these plants.
In Different Seasons
· Spring: Pull and dig young plants
· Summer: Cut and spray big plants
· Fall: Cut and spray big plants
· Winter: Re-cut and reapply herbicide
Annually
· Scout your property for invasive plants
· Use fertilizers wisely. Proper site preparation begins with a soil test before applying fertilizer. High nitrogen levels sometimes give an advantage to invasive species that are better adapted to using plentiful nutrients for explosive growth. For soil fertility, try using organic, slow-decomposing compost and mulches
Always
· Minimize landscape disturbance. Invasive plants thrive on bare soil and disturbed ground where the native plant community has been displaced
· Chop them; Mow them; Pull them; Cut them: You can control the Bush Honeysuckle if you kill the plant before it starts producing fruits. Young plants are easy to pull in spring. Large bushes can be managed by cutting them or by removing them completely.
· Burn them: The Bush Honeysuckle can be contained to a certain extent by burning. Spring burning can kill seedlings and the tops of mature plants.
· Kill them: Applying herbicide with a brush after cutting honeysuckle bushes prevents re-sprouting. Herbicides are chemicals used to kill unwanted plants. Glyphosate, the herbicide found in Roundup has been found to be very effective in killing the Bush Honeysuckle. Use 20% Glyphosate in late summer or early fall for best results.
· Manage them year round: The Bush honeysuckle is an extremely aggressive invasive plant. Several years of continuous effort is required to control/eradicate them. Use the following table to plan your activities year round to control these plants.
In Different Seasons
· Spring: Pull and dig young plants
· Summer: Cut and spray big plants
· Fall: Cut and spray big plants
· Winter: Re-cut and reapply herbicide
Annually
· Scout your property for invasive plants
· Use fertilizers wisely. Proper site preparation begins with a soil test before applying fertilizer. High nitrogen levels sometimes give an advantage to invasive species that are better adapted to using plentiful nutrients for explosive growth. For soil fertility, try using organic, slow-decomposing compost and mulches
Always
· Minimize landscape disturbance. Invasive plants thrive on bare soil and disturbed ground where the native plant community has been displaced
