How to Replant an Off Shooting Ivy Vine
Ivy vines are used in landscaping as a ground cover. When using ivy in your yard, you must be diligent in your gardening to keep it from getting out of hand. The ivy will put off new shoots in all directions, slowly taking over garden ornaments, fences, trees and even walls. There is no way to stop it, but only to prune it back from time to time to keep it under control. The offshoots you remove, however, do not have to go to waste, especially if your ivy is just getting started. You can root these clippings and plant them to fill in bare spaces. Does this Spark an idea?
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Clip off the offshoot with pruning snips. Make the cut along the vine at a slight angle. With ivy, where you cut really doesn't matter, since there is always a leaf before and after the place you clip, which allows the vine to continue to grow. You want a cutting at least 4 inches long to root. If you had to remove a long offshoot, you can cut it into sections to make multiple cuttings.
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Place the cutting in a cup of water and place it in a windowsill. Clip off any leaves that would be submerged in water. Watch it daily and keep the cup filled with water. You should start to see roots within two weeks or less.
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Wait one more week after you see roots starting to grow. This allows the roots to develop and become strong.
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Dig a small hole of about 2 inches wide by 1 inch deep in the yard where the ivy is growing, or in another place where you want to start a new patch. If the soil isn't a rich soil, dig the hole a little deeper and wider and mix in some topsoil.
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Place the rooted end of the cutting in the hole and fill in soil around it. Give it a drink of water to dampen the soil. Come back and check on it every couple days, and give it some water if the soil has dried out. You can stop watering it when you start to see new growth on the vine.
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