Garden Plot editor Mike McGrath has tips for harvesting fall and springtime crop, such as garlic and lettuce, and gives guidance on finding free berries and fending off friendly but unwanted… ...

Though honeysuckle does produce berries, their nutritional quality doesn ... Cutting and trimming alone won’t do the trick. The plants simply reshoot and regrow, refusing to go away.

Bush honeysuckle is a green bush with bright red berries. “The big problem with ... volunteers to deal with,” McCoskey said. What to do if you see an invasive plant in your yard If you notice ...

A.: Birds eat the honeysuckle berries, defecate them elsewhere, and the seeds spread to new locations. In spite of some people's fondness for how they look, unintended consequences can occur.

Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife. ... The dark green almost egg-shaped leaves grow opposite to each other with paired berries.

The non-native Honeysuckle grows so thick it blocks sunlight, keeps animals from foraging and limits bird and wildlife biodiversity. Honeysuckle is smothering Kansas City forests.