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- Extract branch from the ivy - How to win new plants
- Pull the offshoot from the ivy
- Extract offshoots from cuttings
- Lower ivy
- Protect young plants from frost
- Tips
Ivy can be best propagated through offshoots
Extract branch from the ivy - How to win new plants
Pulling off the ivy is child's play. Hardly any other plant is as easy to multiply as the common ivy. There are two methods available for this. So you gain offshoots from your ivy.
Pull the offshoot from the ivy
To grow ivy and gain new offshoots, cut either cuttings or lower shoots of ivy. Both methods are easy to perform and almost always successful.
If you have little space in the house and do not care so much about the offshoot, you should choose to increase the increase. For cuttings you need a warm, bright but not sunny location in the house.
The best time to cut the cuttings is from April to September. Then the shoots root particularly fast.
Extract offshoots from cuttings
Cut off one year old shoots that you top off. Remove the lower leaves and place the cuttings in prepared pots with potting soil. Make sure you put the shoots in the ground in the right direction. Alternatively, you can put the cuttings in a glass of water. As a rule, they also root well there.
Set the cuttings in a warm location at about 22 degrees. Direct sunlight should be avoided.
Keep the earth moist but not wet. It is recommended to cover the cuttings with transparent plastic bags.
Lower ivy
To extract offshoots from sinkers, bend a shoot of ivy down to the ground. Cave the earth and lightly scratch the shoot with a knife.
Place the scratched spot in the cavity and cover it with soil. Complain the shoot with a stone or other suitable materials.
At the interface, underground roots form, from which a new offshoot emerges.
Protect young plants from frost
Although the common ivy is absolutely winter hardy, this is only partially true for young plants. In the first year after planting outdoors you should protect them from frost.
For wintering, place fir branches or twigs over the plants or spread a mulch cover over them.
More important than frost protection is the watering of the ivy even in winter. Most plants do not go to low temperatures during the cold season, but they simply dry up, because there has been too little rainfall. Water ivy - and especially the young plants - even in winter on frost-free days.
Tips
To grow offspring from ivy seeds, you need an older plant that will flower and fruit. The highly toxic seeds require a cold treatment before sowing or must be seeded immediately after harvest in the spring.