Pulling offshoots from the ivy is child's play. Hardly any plant can be propagated as easily as the common ivy. You have two methods to do this. How to get cuttings from your ivy.
Ivy is best propagated via offshoots
Pull offshoots from the ivy
To propagate ivy and gain new offshoots, either cut cuttings or lower shoots of the ivy. Both methods are easy to perform and almost always successful.
If you have little space in the house and don't want to worry so much about the offshoots, you should choose lowering for propagation. For cuttings you need a warm, bright but not sunny spot in the house.
The best time to cut the cuttings is from April to September. Then the shoots take root particularly quickly.
Grow offshoots from cuttings
Cut off one-year-old shoots that you pinch at the top. Remove the lower leaves and place the cuttings in prepared pots of potting soil. Make sure you plant the shoots the right way round. Alternatively, you can place the cuttings in a glass of water. They usually take root there as well.
Place the cuttings in a warm location at around 22 degrees. You should avoid direct sunlight.
Keep the soil moist but not wet. It is recommended to cover the cuttings with transparent plastic bags.
Lower Ivy
To gain offshoots from sinkers, bend a shoot of the ivy down to the ground. Hollow out the soil and score the shoot lightly with a knife.
Place the scored area in the cavity and cover with soil. Weight the shoot down with a stone or other suitable material.
Subterranean roots form at the interface, from which a new offshoot emerges.
Protect young plants from frost
Even if the common ivy is absolutely hardy, this only applies to young plants to a limited extent. In the first year after planting outdoors, you should protect them from frost.
For overwintering, lay fir branches or brushwood over the plants or spread a layer of mulch over them.
Watering the ivy in winter is even more important than frost protection. During the cold season, most plants do not die because of the low temperatures, but simply wither because there has been too little rainfall. Water ivy - and especially the young plants - regularly on frost-free days, even in winter.
tips
To grow offshoots from ivy seed, you need an older plant that is flowering and producing fruit. The highly poisonous seeds require cold treatment before sowing or must be sown immediately after harvest in spring.