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Moving & Pruning.

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  Posted by Highland Jeannie (U10837323) on Monday, 5th March 2012

  Having needed to start planting up my new garden last autumn in rather a hurry (I was worried about 200+ pots to overwinter) I now realise that a chaenomeles japonica is too close to something else & needs to be moved.
  Can it be done now, it has a few leaves at the ends of the "branches" & some buds on it? It was bought only last year so is still a baby really.
  
  I planted a honeysuckle, which was a cutting from our previous garden, last summer & if it grows this year like it did last, then it will be over the house roof by next year. Presumably it should be pruned now, but how far down should I go?
  
  Thanks folks, I'm hoping the weather will be alright tomorow for the above to be carried out, we're off today for a "snowdrop walk by the beach" apparently, & the sun's shining.
  Cheers, Jean.

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Monday, 5th March 2012

  Hello jean. You can move your chaenomoles japonica now but make sure you water it well beforehand and put it in a well prepared hole with plenty of garden compost or well rotted manure to help it get established again. It's a bit late now so you'll need to keep an eye on it and keep it watered all through this next growing season until the autumn rains kick in again.
  
  You can prune your honeysuckle back too. Either take it back to a reasonable size or just cut a third to half of the stems at the base and leave them to wilt for a week before pulling them out or, if you want to be more drastic, cut every stem back to a couple of pairs of healthy nex buds. Again, if you leave it to wilt for a week it'll be easier to pull away the unwanted growth. If frosts are forecast, wait a couple of weeks before doing a drastic prune or you may lose those buds.
  
  Whatever you do, give it a liquid feed or rose or tomato fertiliser afterwards to encourage flowering shoots.

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  Posted by Highland Jeannie (U10837323) on Monday, 5th March 2012

  Thank very much Obelixx, & for the reminder to feed - I'm afraid that I'm not very good at feeding my babies, I just tend to chuck handfuls of blood, fish & bone around roots when I remember! Perhaps I'd better feed the roses now too, as I've cut them back a bit; all but 1 are in pots & were cuttings taken about 3-4 years ago.
  
  The japonica is on the north side of the house & doesn't really get any sun yet & I don't think that lack of water is likely to be a problem here, but I'll keep an eye out for him.

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