Ivy is very easy to grow yourself. As long as you have ivy in your garden or a nearby forest with ivy, you can get started right away and propagate ivy yourself. How to grow new offshoots from ivy.
How can I propagate ivy myself?
Ivy can be grown by various methods: cutting cuttings, digging up cuttings, creating sinkers or growing from berries. Propagation is possible all year round, except in winter. Please note that ivy berries are poisonous and kept away from children.
Methods for growing ivy yourself
- Cut cuttings
- Dig up cuttings
- Lowers
- How to grow ivy from berries
If there is already ivy in the garden, simply dig up a few shoots that have already formed roots. However, these must be real roots and not adhesive roots. Normal roots do not develop from these.
You can propagate ivy all year round, but winter is not suitable because it is too cold and dark.
Growing ivy from cuttings
Cut off young shoots without adherent roots from an existing plant. The cuttings should be around 15 centimeters long.
Remove all bottom leaves. Lightly score the lower stems to encourage them to root more quickly. Place the cuttings in a glass of water. Alternatively, prepare pots with potting soil (€6.00 on Amazon) and put the shoot pieces in there.
You can see in the glass when roots have formed. When growing ivy in a nursery pot, wait until new leaf buds appear on the ivy.
Propagate ivy via sinkers
In the garden, grow ivy from sinkers. To do this, lightly score a shoot and bend it to the ground. Fix it with earth or a stone.
New roots form within a short time at the scratch points.
Be careful when sowing
Only when ivy has reached its mature age does it bloom and form the characteristic fruits. You can grow ivy from these by simply scattering them on the ground and covering them lightly with soil.
But remember that the berries in particular are highly poisonous and should under no circumstances be left in the hands of children.
Tip
If it takes too long for your home-grown ivy to grow large enough, you can get pre-grown plants from a hardware store or gardener. Prices for ivy are low. You only have to pay more money for special varieties.
