Jasmine and Honeysuckle in containers

monicaj

Hi

Yesterday I bought from Morrisons 2 lovely healthy looking climbers £1.79 each which I want to grow against a fence, only problem is I have no open earth to plant them in. Firstly can I grow them successfully in containers? and what size pot should I move them into (they came in 3 inch pots) ideally I would like plant them straight into a large container which will be their permanent home.

Thanks
Monica

heynonnynonny

I have got 2 honeysuckle and a jasmine all in pots, and all doing fantastically. The size of the pots are about 25-30cm, just keep repotting gradually until they are a bit bigger and ready for their permanent container. The honeysuckles were here when I moved in, and the jasmine I bought a few months ago, kept repotting it bigger and bigger and now is doing really well. Good luck!

floss2

We have a honeysuckle that is about 8 years old & has only ever know container life! It gets cut back every year so it doesn't get too big & woody, and has a trellis to grow up.

savemoney

I have grown both in pots and it can be okay as long as there are deep enough.

monicaj

Thank you all so much for the reassurance - much appreciated. Going to get them repotted later today and hubby will hopefully get some trellis up for me.

Rosebud24

I got a jasmine from Morrisons last year and that has grown beautifully in a pot. It's a long slim pot, like a 'long tom'.

I've got two honeysuckles; one in a pot and the other in the ground. I have to say that I have not been very happy with the one in the pot, it looks a bit scrawny, but that is probably because I compare it to the one in the ground, which is now about 4 times the size!