I'm pruning back badly overgrown ivy to the fence. It is not my intention to kill it! I am assuming that regrowth will only occur from the branchy bits rather than the rooty bits. Am I right?
GardenerSuzeI garden in South Notts on an improved clay soil Posts: 2,037
@B3 It will regrow from everywhere that you have cut it back to the fence. It will also regrow at the base sending up some new shoots won't be a big problem. Hope this helps.
If you mean shoots that run along the ground, rooting as they go @B3, then you need to make sure you're not just pulling the trailing shoots up and leaving little growing points on any roots that get left in. Loosen the soil around them and grasp the growing point firmly to pull it up.
Thanks all. It's hiding an ugly fence so I want it to grow back. I know it'll take a while to green up but I've regained a lot of flower bed . I put it off too long but the garden is looking so bad with the drought, a rooty fence isn't going to make it look much worse. Good to know it sprouts all over, though. I know many of you won't appreciate this aspect😉
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GardenerSuzeI garden in South Notts on an improved clay soil Posts: 2,037
I am pleased to say I have got rid of one on a wall. Replaced it with Tetrastigma objectum. Not completely hardy but has been fine on an east facing wall for four years.I don't think it likes to be too wet but the wall seems to takes care of that.
That's a nice plant but the ivy is holding up next door's rotten fence so removing it entirely wouldn't be an option.
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GardenerSuzeI garden in South Notts on an improved clay soil Posts: 2,037
@B3 I think there must br thousands of Ivies up and down the country that are holding fence panels together. It takes a couple of years for it to put down roots and by the time it has got to the top of the fence it needs replacing.
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Loosen the soil around them and grasp the growing point firmly to pull it up.
Good to know it sprouts all over, though. I know many of you won't appreciate this aspect😉
Ivy is one if those that “layers”, so it can quickly put down new roots from strands lying on the ground.