Need help growing my English Ivy
April Armstrong
3 years ago
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English Ivy - growing vine stopped short
Comments (3)Ivy is extremely apically dominant, so if the vines are not increasing in length, growth is stalled. You don't say where you live in your user profile, and that's important. For example, if you live in AK, the slowed growth would be closer to normal than if you lived in FL or TX. You can get it to produce longer vines by waiting for the plant to progress in its growth cycle and begin to grow in earnest, or correct the cultural condition(s) that is/are inhibiting growth. From your post, there's no way for us to tell what those cultural conditions might be, and the list of possibilities is long. Available light, temperature, poor or collapsed soil, lack of fertilizer, over/under watering, insects, accumulation of soluble salts in the soil, ..... are some of the most likely possibilities. Al...See MoreEnglish Ivy on a fench that needs replacing
Comments (1)Now is a good time. Not much you can do to hurt ivy. If you do it now you should get some new spring growth to make it look less hacked....See MoreHow do I get rid of English Ivy growing uncontrollably?
Comments (2)I read once that certain types of ivys and climbers should be cut back or removed at certain times of the year because they're not always in growth at the same time. It also said that it's best to try and remove them when they're not in their growth cycle, or should I say, when they're in their dormant period. I thought it was odd too, but hey, the book was right. If you can take a section to a reputable nursery where someone actually knows the plants, they may be able to help you identify which one it is so that you may take it from there....See Moregrowing english ivy on trellis
Comments (5)Maripo, I know. I wondered that myself. Someone gave me a little pot of English Ivy as a gift, the pot is sooo cute. I just stuck it on the front porch, and looked it up on the internet. I was truly stunned by what I saw of the forests in the south east. That's a shame! Mabey it is because the southeast doesn't get the hard cold winters that I get up north, I don't know. It's so cute, I don't want to throw it out. But I'm not planting it in the ground. It looks nice on your tree. I don't know what zone you are in, but if you get really cold long winters, mabey it isn't invasive in your area. Then again, they still sell cigeretees and alcohol, which technically aren't good for us either. I don't think Ivy would climb on a trellis, because it clings on with little "feet". A tree, a wall, a wooden fence probably yes. I don't want to give you a guilt trip, poster, I was just stunned at the poor forests in your area when I saw the pics. Good luck to you in any case....See Moreemmarene9
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