A Detailed Guide to the Latest Ivy Propagation Methods

Ivy is highly adaptable to its environment and is a fairly popular indoor foliage plant. It not only decorates the home but also offers considerable benefits for purifying and improving household air. Its propagation methods mainly include seed propagation, cutting propagation and seed propagation. Below, let us take a look at the propagation methods of ivy!

Seed Propagation

Harvest the fruit when ripe, pile it up to after-ripen, soak in water and rub, wash clean and dry in the shade, then sow immediately, or store in damp sand and sow in spring the following year. After sowing, cover with 1 cm of soil, cover with grass to retain moisture, set up a shade frame when the seedlings emerge, and in the second spring transplant or thin the seedlings and then grow them on into larger plants.

Layering Propagation

Carry out in spring and autumn using the wavy layering method. After girdling the part to be buried in soil, it roots very easily, making this a relatively simple propagation method.

Cutting Propagation

Ivy cutting propagation is generally best done in spring from April to May and in autumn from August to September. When taking cuttings, choose loose, well-aerated, well-drained sandy soil as the substrate. For hardwood cuttings in spring, cut sturdy lignified branches from the ivy and cut them into strong 15-20 cm long cuttings, leaving 2 to 3 leaves at the upper end. After cutting, keep the soil moist and place under side-shade conditions; they will root very quickly. For softwood cuttings in autumn, choose semi-lignified young shoots and cut them into 15-20 cm long cuttings containing 3-4 nodes with aerial roots. After cutting, shade them and keep the soil constantly moist; generally they will root and survive 20-30 days after cutting.