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From: linda morrison
City:
maquon, IL
My honeysuckle planted in spring is looking yellowish and spotty. What can I do!?

 
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From: Richard Hentschel
Extension Educator, Horticulture
DuPage/Kane/Kendall Unit
hentsche@illinois.edu
Hello Linda: This yellowing and the spots developing are likely a result of just being planted this spring. The plants are still recovering from being transplanted and at times it is not uncommon to have some leaves lellow and develop spots that turn brown. These leaves can inner leaves, some of the first leaves the plant produced. Food is being moved from them to other leaves that can be more productive. Sometimes is this also caused by the plant balancing the above ground parts with the below ground parts. Be sure the plants have adequate moisture during the times when the sol is dry (yellowing leaves can also be caused by too much water as well). Fertilize lightly in the spring of 2014. If this is happening to all the plants rather than one, I do believe this is just transplant recovery.

 
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