How to Dig Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle is a sweet-smelling shrub that grows upward, creeping up any structure. The most commonly known honeysuckle shrub is Japanese honeysuckle, an invasive weed. Removing this shrub is necessary if you want to keep your gardens in order, safe from being taken over by the rapidly growing honeysuckle. Digging honeysuckle out of the ground is one of three methods used to remove it and prevent it from growing back. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Pull the honeysuckle out of the ground form the base of the vine. This will typically only work if it is a relatively small honeysuckle sprout. The roots of a small sprout will not be large or deep and will not require digging.
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Shovel the crown of the honeysuckle from underground. The root and trunk of the honeysuckle will be deep underground, so shoveling it up is the easiest way to remove it.
If the root is too large or deep to remove with the shovel, move on to Step 3 and use a honeysuckle popper, also known as a shrub buster.
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Place the popper into the ground directly underneath the base of the honeysuckle shrub. The steel tip can be shoved underground between the root and the large bulb, or crown. With a little force applied upward, the bulb will be lifted and the roots will come right along with it.
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