There is nothing more perfectly and more simply, than this unpretentious evergreen liana – ivy. Some types of ivy more than 30 can be counted: and with integral smooth leaves, and with deeply sectioned is, curly, wavy types meet, on color happen not only faintly and darkly green, there are also motley.
Instruction
1. The ivy does not demand special care unless regular watering, timely fertilizer, moderately sunlight and fresh air. And here for the full-fledged growth and development the plant should be replaced at least time in 2-3 years. It is important to understand that the ivy needs frequent change because of the regular need for potash salts. Having pulled out them from the soil, it demands new power supply, and here it is better to replace the earth completely. And the structure of the new soil should not differ from previous. No specific elements for growth and development are necessary to it.
2. Look narrowly at plant more attentively: have seen the turning yellow leaves or, perhaps, lately there is practically no gain - means, the time has precisely come. And even about change can ask the small backs which are sticking out over the earth. They want to eat something more significantly than air too.
3. Before the planned change the ivy stands up for couple of hours is abundant to water. It will facilitate process of extraction of earth lump of pot. When roots have come to be on freedom, look narrowly at new pot. In case it is much more old, do nothing, and here if the new dwelling is only slightly rather big, then it is worth shaking out a few used earth from roots. As fresh power supply universal soil will be ideal.
4. By the way, if you have considered need of change of plant during its blossoming, then you should not change plans. Ivy one of the few plants in which during blossoming the change is not reflected in any way. Flowers will not fall down, and the ivy especially will not wither.
5. As well as for the majority of plants, for roots of ivy it is necessary to provide the correct drink. Here not to do without drainage. It should not be very big: 2-3 centimeters will be quite enough.
6. Lowering sapling to the earth, it is worth paying attention to root neck. It is better to powder it somewhere in the middle. Having trampled down plant fingers, it is worth leaving small deepenings for watering on each side.
7. You should not water the newly-baked resident the next 2-3 days, and here slightly it is necessary to spray. After all made manipulations it is possible quietly just to admire how your green liana to next time expands.