Cut cuttings all year round
Whether you want to grow cuttings from the ivy outdoors or from your indoor ivy - cuttings almost always succeed.
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You can harvest cuttings from houseplants all year round. In the case of outdoor plants, propagation is best achieved with cuttings cut in spring, but can also be easily done until early autumn.
Keep cuttings in a glass of water or plant them
As cuttings, cut young shoots around ten centimeters long. The shoots should be strong and may be slightly woody at the bottom.
- Remove the lower leaves
- Slightly score the stems at the bottom
- Shorten shoot tips if necessary
- Place cuttings in a glass with tap water
- alternatively, put cuttings in prepared pots
- place bright and warm
By shortening the shoot tips and scratching the stems, you can ensure that the cuttings root faster and become stronger.
Make sure that there is always enough water in the glass or that the soil is moist but not wet.
Place the cuttings at room temperature. Avoid direct sunlight on the window.
How to care for the ivy offshoots
The cuttings from your ivy will form the first roots within a few days. With care in a water glass, you can see the progress with the naked eye. When growing in a pot, wait until the first new leaf buds appear.
When the roots are two to three centimeters long, plant the cuttings from the jar in prepared plant pots. Be careful when doing this as the tender roots break quickly.
You continue to care for seedlings in pots like normal house plants. Repotting is only necessary when the root tips protrude from the bottom of the pot. If the offshoots are strong, you can plant them outdoors until autumn.
Tips
When caring for in the garden, ivy can also be propagated wonderfully with subsidence. Shoots are scratched, bent on the ground and covered with earth.
