Old ivy in trouble?

Hubby kept an ivy plant alive for several years. Watered it lightly only now and then when he thought of it. Ivy grew and grew. Recently, he noticed that all of the leaves had gone dry and brittle and were dropping.





I told him to get some plant food drops to add to the water. He did, and we noticed a nice, healthy looking shoot coming in one spot. Hubby trimmed out all the old, withered bits, and accidently cut off the good shoot.





Will this good shoot make new roots if placed half way in a glass of water?

Old ivy in trouble?
you may need to transplat into bigger pot you may have root rot. when you do this shake the roots to losen them some the plant will be in shock for a couple days but will do better also wipe the leaves with milk once in a while and dont forget to mist the leaves with water. it helps the plant alot you can cut some pieces off and put in water to get some starters going now to. also remember if its brown and dead cut it off it takes to much of the plants energy to try to fix the dead stuff it wont be able to grow new shots
Reply:Ivy cuttings usually work out quite well.





You can get 'rooting powder' at gardening supply stores, though, if you want to try to help the cutting along.
Reply:well give it a try.
Reply:Is it pot-bound?Ivy hates that.You may want to transplant the ivy to a larger container,gently separating the roots,and add new soil.