What to do when pothos and ivy grow slowly? Three tricks to quickly grow a cascade covering the wall

Pothos and ivy both have very strong climbing ability. For people who often grow flowers, growing them into a cascade covering the wall is no difficult task at all, but for many beginners it seems a bit difficult. The reason is that they do not understand their growth habits and care methods. Today the editor will share with you three care methods that can make pothos and ivy grow quickly, and growing them into a cascade will no longer be difficult.

1. If you want pothos and ivy to grow into a cascade, fertilizer water and pruning are indispensable. Many flower lovers say, I also fertilize often, I also water often, but they just grow slowly; that is because the method you use is wrong. Watering and fertilizing need to be used together to play the greatest role. There is no need to fertilize separately at all. Every time you water, do not just use tap water. Usually you can buy a packet of three-element compound fertilizer and keep it at home. Before watering, add ten or eight granules of compound fertilizer to the water, and after it dissolves, use it to water the flowers. Use it instead of plain water to water the flowers, and only water three times a month.

2. In addition to watering the flowers with fertilizer water, frequent spraying of the leaves is also indispensable. Pothos and ivy both belong to aerial-root foliage flowers. If you want pothos and ivy to grow quickly and have thick leaves, you must ensure that the aerial roots can absorb sufficient nutrients. The main source of nutrition for aerial roots is absorbing nutrients from spraying and from the air. Therefore, frequent spraying of fertilizer water can promote rapid growth of branches and leaves. For spraying fertilizer, compound fertilizer, nutrient solution, beer, etc. can all be used, but the amount should be a little less than for watering. In 1000 grams of water, only 5--8 granules of compound fertilizer need to be added; for nutrient solution, only a few drops are needed; if beer is used, 50 grams can be added. They cannot be mixed for use; only one of them needs to be added to the water. After it dissolves, it can be sprayed. Spray once every few days, and in this way the leaves will not only not turn yellow, but will also grow quickly.

3. Pothos and ivy both belong to foliage plants that grow in tropical high-temperature, high-humidity, semi-shaded environments. During care, they need a warm, humid environment with bright light. They need relatively high air humidity, so they need frequent water spraying to increase humidity. As long as these requirements are met, they will grow quickly. In addition to these methods, proper pruning can increase the sprouting of new buds. After new buds grow in spring, pinch off the bud center, which can promote the formation of more branches, and some overly dense, thin and weak branches and dried branches should be cut off. When necessary, columns, cotton rope, hanging, and other methods can be used for shaping, so as to avoid a messy shape that affects ornamental value.