Culture methods of Ivy

Ivy is a kind of quite popular indoor large-scale potted flowers and trees, especially in the wider living room, study, living room display, elegant style, simple, and with a southern flavor. Is a beautiful plant shape, regular, world-famous new generation of indoor foliage plants, let's take a look at the cultivation method of ivy bar!

Ivy growing environment

Ivy is a shade vine, can also grow in full light environment, in warm and humid climate conditions grow well, not cold. The soil requirements are not strict, like wet, loose, fertile soil, not resistant to salt and alkali.

It often climbs on trees, roadsides, rocks and house walls under forests, and is often cultivated in gardens.

Ivy reproduction method

1. Seed reproduction

Ivy seed reproduction, as long as it refers to the harvest when the fruit is ripe, stacked after ripening, soaked and kneaded, ghost seed washed and dried in the shade, can be sown, can also be stored in wet sand, sown in the spring of the next year, covered with soil 1 cm, covered with grass moisture. Seedlings unearthed shed shade, the second year after the spring transplant or seedling cultivation.

2. Pry insertion propagation

Ivy prying propagation method is in the growth season with air roots of young shoots inserted most likely to survive, inserted after the plastic film arch shed closed, and shade, keep the space temperature 80%-90%, but the bed soil should not be too wet, lest cuttings rot, about 30 days can take root.

3, layering propagation

Ivy layering propagation is carried out in spring and autumn, with wavy layering method, buried parts ring cut, easy to root, is a relatively simple method of propagation.

Ivy farming methods

1, the temperature should be appropriate: Ivy likes warm, growth temperature is 20 ° C to 25 ° C, afraid of heat, not cold. Therefore, when placed indoors, it is necessary to pay attention to ventilation and cooling in summer, and it is best to keep the room temperature above 10 ° C in winter, and the minimum temperature should not be lower than 5 ° C.

2, light to the right amount: ivy love light, but also more tolerant of shade, placed in semi-light conditions culture is shorter internodes, leaf shape consistent, bright leaf color, so it is appropriate to put indoor light bright place culture. If can be in spring and autumn two seasons, choose a period of time to put outdoor shade place, make it see more sunshine in the morning and evening, then vitality is exuberant, leaf green Yan. However, attention should be paid to prevent direct sunlight, otherwise it is easy to cause sunburn.

3. Watering should be moderate: watering should be dry and wet during the growing season, and the pot soil should not be excessively wet, otherwise it is easy to cause rotten roots and fallen leaves. Winter room temperature is low, especially to control watering, keep the pot soil slightly wet can. North winter climate is dry, it is best to spray with water close to room temperature once a week, in order to maintain air humidity, the plant appears alive, green and shiny leaves.

4, fertilization should be reasonable: family cultivation ivy, pot soil should be selected Sichuan rotten leaves or charcoal soil plus 1/4 river sand and a small amount of bone meal mixed culture soil, growth season 2~3 weeks to apply a thin cake fertilizer water. Do not fertilize in summer and winter. When fertilizing, avoid partial application of nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise, the flower pattern on the leaf surface of the flower variety, patch, etc. will fade to green. The ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is 1:1:1. During the growing season, spray 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves for 1~2 times, which will make the leaf color appear more beautiful. However, attention should be paid to avoid contaminating the leaves when applying liquid fertilizer, so as not to cause the leaves to scorch.