Tips for maintaining ivy is a common indoor bonsai plant. Due to its evergreen and vigorous growth all year round, it is deeply loved by bonsai lovers. This article will provide you with a detailed introduction to the relevant knowledge of ivy in Bonsai Encyclopedia, including maintenance skills, reproduction methods and purchase points, to help you create a pot of green art for your own home. Ivy maintenance skills 1. Lighting: Ivy likes to scatter light and avoid direct sunlight. When maintaining it indoors, it should be placed in a ventilated and well-lit place.
2. Watering: Ivy is drought-tolerant, but it is also not resistant to waterlogging. When watering, we must master the principle of "seeing dry, seeing wet" and keep the soil slightly moist.
3. Fertilization: Compound fertilizer is applied once a month during the growing season, and the amount of fertilization can be appropriately reduced in winter.
4. Pruning: ivy grows rapidly, so prune it in time to keep the plant type beautiful. When pruning, pay attention to cutting off sick and weak branches, crossing branches and too long branches.
5. Pest and insect pest control: Ivy is susceptible to pests and diseases such as aphids and red spiders. It must be discovered in time and taken measures to prevent and control it. The propagation method of ivy 1. Individual propagation: Divide the vigorously growing plant into several parts and plant them in new soil.
2. Cutting propagation: Select strong branches, cut them into small pieces 10-15 cm long, insert them into moist sand, keep the soil slightly moist, and take root in about 20 days.
3. Sowing and reproduction: Sowing in spring, select healthy seeds, sprinkle them on the soil surface, keep the soil moist, and germinate in about a month. Key points to shopping for ivy 1. Plant type: Choose plants with beautiful plant type and lush branches and leaves.
2. Leaf color: The leaves of ivy are rich in color and can be selected according to personal preference.
3. Root system: Plants with developed root systems and no pests and diseases grow more vigorously.
4. Origin: Choose ivy with excellent origin, such as Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.
Bonsai Daquan ivy is an indoor plant with great ornamental value. Through reasonable maintenance and reproduction, it can be turned into a unique home art. I hope this article will help you in maintaining and reproducing ivy.
References: "China Flower Bonsai" magazine, No. 3, 2019, ivy maintenance skills.
Horticultural Science, No. 4, 2018, Research on Ivy Breeding Methods.