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  1. Valentina KAZANOVSKAYA

    MODEST Ivy
    Why do I call him a modest one? He is invisible in the house in spring and summer, when flowering plants come to the fore, and autumn and winter are his time. Ivy, inconspicuous in the warm season, is building up a chic "head of hair" and is now ready to show itself in all its glory. In caring for him from November to February, it is important to prevent stagnation of moisture in the flowerpot and overdrying of the earthen coma. Otherwise, the plant may die. If I notice that the flower has begun to look bad, I cut the apical cuttings and put them in the water. As soon as the roots appear (for a long time in winter), I plant the branches in fresh, loose soil.

    Ivy plant (photo) - care varieties and species

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  2. Anna Churakova

    What is the best and faster way to propagate ivy for growing in the garden?

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    • OOO "Sad"

      - Usually ivy is propagated by cuttings. This can be done from spring to the end of July. The plant will take root even later, but it will not be able to overwinter, since the roots are still not sufficiently developed.
      The stems of the plant are cut into cuttings with 3-5 buds and 2-3 leaves. They can be rooted in sand, vermiculite, perlite, or immediately planted in a permanent place. If cut in summer, shoots with root buds at the leaf nodes can be selected. Indoors (in a greenhouse), cuttings take root within 10-14 days, in an open field - the same process will take about 1 month. Ivy will form roots in a container of water.

      Care in the garden
      Young ivy after planting is periodically watered, especially in hot dry weather. An adult creeper has a powerful root system, and the plant completely dispenses with additional moisture, no additional feeding is required - that is, it does not need care in the garden.
      But fragile seedlings, which are in poor soil, can be supported 2-3 times per season with a special complex fertilizer for decorative leafy crops. Ivy growing on the street practically does not affect diseases and pests.

      Alexander IVANOVICH, Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences, Gorky

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  3. Vera I. POSKONNIKOVA, Tver

    Ivy has grown a lot in my garden. I would like to drastically reduce its planting, setting aside a small patch for this plant. How to do it?

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    • OOO "Sad"

      The rapid growth of ivy really does not always please gardeners. Sometimes the plant uncontrollably braids nearby trees and bushes, interfering with their development. To calm the liana, you need to cut off the stem at the very root, then dig up the roots completely. And be sure to check if the cut shoots are left on the ground. If this is not done, then a twig with adventitious roots left on the surface can grow into a long vine.

      It is possible to limit the growth of ivy in a new place by enclosing its roots in a container buried in the ground with sides 1 × 1 m, built of slate.

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  4. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    When buying ivy, they said that it is a cascade, so no support is needed. Six months have passed, but he still has only one sprout developing. What does it take to make new ones appear?

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    • OOO "Sad"

      Cut off the apical cutting and several intermediate ones (7-10 cm each). Root them in the greenhouse soil. If the plant is healthy, in optimal conditions, then cuttings from it root easily and quickly. Then plant them together for a fluffy bush. The mother plant, after pruning, may produce several lateral shoots and become thicker.

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  5. Eugene

    Wax ivy I like for the pleasant aroma of flowers and a drop of thick nectar, like a diamond sparkling in the sun.
    Grows handsome at a temperature of about + 18 degrees. He does not tolerate excess or lack of moisture. In winter I water it with warm melt water, in the summer - with rain water.
    In order to "wake up" the plant in spring, I lower the pot to the brim for an hour or two in a warm (30 degrees) water. After such a "bath" the soil warms up, and the ivy begins to develop magnificently.
    I feed in the spring and summer: a small amount of bird droppings I dissolve in the rainwater and add a pinch of peat.
    I propagate the plant in spring: cuttings with 2-3 leaves root in moist sand. Through 3-4 weeks begin the beginnings of shoots. Rooted cuttings are planted in separate pots in a substrate of leaf and humus earth (1: 1) with an admixture of large river sand. At the bottom of the tanks I lay drainage from shards and charcoal.
    Young copies are transplanted annually, adults - through 2 years.

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  6. Tatyana Korobova, settlement Redkino,

    In the pictures I often see beautiful pergolas, twined with ivy. But ivy does not grow in us, rather grows, but does not hibernate. On the experience was convinced! I replaced it with the Dahurian lunoon-seedling: its leaves look like ivy leaves.

    They open quite late, in mid-May, and in the fall they are painted in lemon yellow. And the fruits of the plant are beautiful - clusters with black berries. This plant is good to decorate low garden buildings and supports.

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