Honeysuckle......move now or not????

Hi guys, I bought a honeysuckle last year and it did nothing realy. It's grown, but it's not in the sun much. Is it too late to move it to a sunnier area of the garden tomorrow?

 

Hi How are you

Couple of questions

When did you plant last summer

How large a pot when you planted

How large is it now

Whats the variety
Whats the type of soil its growing in

Are you prepared to give it TLC ALL SUMMER

Spruce

 

Hi, it was planted about april last year, was in a 6 inch pot. Its about 3 ft tall now I guess and is in sandy soil. I give all my plants tlc all summer AND winter hehehe. Well, I do my best anyway!

 

Oh, not sure of the variety, I was given it by a friend of a friend.

 

I too have sandy soil. Being as it's only 3ft tall I'd be inclined to risk the move, but make sure you keep it watered throughout the summer or it will just give up.

 

A good watering and maybe some blood,fish and bone.

 

Honeysuckle are woodland plants so prefer dappled shade rather than direct sunshine. The problem is the sandy soil, you need to add a lot more loam or peat to it.

 

Tottaly agree
With what you have told us I would risk the move, cut a compost bag in half then when you dig the plant out with a huge root ball place on the plastic and wrap the plastice around the plant to keep it together , plant at same depth , give it a good water..

I grow mine in full sun, well the top parts are in full sun the roots are in shade
Fingers crossed

Spruce

 

Ah! Well, have done it already. I preped a hole 20ft further along the same west facing fence (dug a hole,put soil improver and a little blood fish and bone mixed,watered well) and then replanted the honeysuckle.Topped up with soil improver and soil from the hole (not so sandy) and the watered well again. It has wilted a little already, but expected that, but I have a feeling with pleanty of water it will perk up. Fingers crossed everyone.

 

Btw Spruce. There was NO huge root ball,just roots similar to a bare root rose. I think it needed a move to be honest. It was very close the north facing wall.