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Growing Ivy
Catherine Summer
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I did look to see if I could answer my question before posting but I couldn't see anything. Apologies if I over-looked something.
Immediately outside my back door is a concreted area. I have a wall on which I wish to grow ivy. But there's no earth there at all, just concrete. The wall is two metres from the grassy area.
If I attach some trellis to the wall can I just plonk some ivy on the trellis and have it grow like that? Or does it need earth in which to root itself?
Sorry if this seems silly of really obvious, but I'm a complete novice.
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You must have soil for plants to grow. Have you thought of getting some large troughs or containers?
I agree with B3 - you need large containers or troughs.
On the brighter side, you don't need trellis - ivy will cling to the wall without any help.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you both. I don't know why I though Ivy might not need soil.I suppose I thought they just lived off the ground. Sounds like it's troughs for me. Thanks again. I really appreciate both replies.
And for permanent planting in containers don't use the ordinary multi-purpose compost - get some John Innes loam-based compost No 3 from a garden centre.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.