Question on ivy please UK?

hi all.


i love ivy but have no idea what i am doing wrong with mine.


I would love my ivy to take over my garden walls but they never seem to grow.





they look well and healthy but do not seem to be moving at all.





is they a ivy i can buy that is fast growing and how do i look after it, what soil would it be best planted in how do i feed it to help promote growth?





thank you





x kitti x

Question on ivy please UK?
Normally an Ivy has no problem in taking over walls. The normal problem is stopping them grow. In my opinion they don't need feeding and in general they will grow in any soil. When bought they normally come in a small pot climbing up a stick.


Plant it so it is pointing towards the wall. Use a handful of blood, fish or bone meal if you want to and leave the stick in until the plant is attached to the wall. The stick can then be removed and the ivy should romp away.


They can be slow to start but they should romp away when attached to the wall.
Reply:maybe the soil you use is unhealthy or that plant is not appropriate.. you ma use sandy-loamy soil for your plant if this needs average water.... and you may use sand if your plant dont need water
Reply:Try this site





BBC - Gardening - Plants - Ivy


www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantpr...
Reply:If you're growing ivy in UK try helix..they grow in chalky soil.
Reply:Hi,


So called "Canadian Ivy" which turns that lovely crimson in autumn will grow in most soils, but prefers a chalky alkaline base. One side of my place is covered with the stuff, trimmed around the upstairs windows, as it puts out suckers to cling to the brickwork, but is not invasive or damaging.


Stick a bit of mild lime around the roots, and bags of water.


Pin it to the wall with a masonry nail and a bit of string, and away we go.





Bob.
Reply:Ivy is slow to get going. There is an old saying





First year it sleeps


Second year it creeps


Third year it leaps





Just be patient.
Reply:Ivy should not be encouraged to grow over any wall. it grows into the brickwork and damages walls. it penertrates between the mortar joints, and within 12 months your wall will begin cracking.
Reply:plenty of feed (baby bio) and watch it grow good luck xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Reply:Our ivy took years to grow. Its bad for your brickwork though. Make sure u have a ladder handy for when it starts to grow over your windows.