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Climbing ivy
Climbing ivy is a widespread and appreciated evergreen and multi-year plant, it can in fact be used to cover dividing walls in various materials (walls, fences or pergolas) or as a simple decoration for structures such as gazebos or arches thanks to the beauty of its leaves, thick, shiny and intense color. The ivy differs from the other climbing plants because it is able to autonomously create its support, it does not need to be guided in its growth because it can climb independently and sustain itself thanks to its aerial roots that help it to create holds, both in in the event that it adheres to other plants or trees if it grows on man-made supports.
Although it can grow by adhering and covering plants, it is neither a parasite nor a weed, in fact it does not draw its nourishment from the plant on which it rests and it is not so difficult to manage as to be considered infesting, it can easily be kept under control through periodic pruning and some changes. The climbing ivy is easily recognizable due to the characteristic shape of its leaves with three or five tips that can present a uniform or mottled color. These are smooth, full-bodied and particularly shiny leaves, light or dark depending on the variety but always inedible.
Climatic conditions and positioning
Flowering occurs during the autumn while in spring small fruits appear, absolutely poisonous dark berries for humans. The ivy grows uniformly along the wall on which it rests, leaves no spaces and does not create denser areas similar to bushes, precisely for this reason, for its speed of growth and for its longevity as well as for its grace it is suitable for covering the most diverse surfaces.
The ivy grows almost in any weather condition, it is in fact a plant with few needs easy to satisfy. The ivy can grow spontaneously at any altitude, from the sea to the mountains, it does not fear the cold and bears well even temperatures below zero, it does not particularly fear even the heat even if it grows more luxuriant when it is placed in a cool, well-lit environment but not exposed to direct sunlight.
Planting and watering
It can be housed both on the ground and in a vase, you can choose the mild seasons for the plant even if the best time is the autumn that allows the roots to take root without having to undergo large changes in temperature in the first months after planting . The soil must be prepared in advance by digging and softening with fertilizer, better if it is mature manure in the amount of at least a couple of kilograms per square meter of soil.
Fertilization can also be carried out at the time of planting by placing the manure at the bottom of the pot or the hole, but as far as the preparation of the soil is concerned, it is better to dig the soil in advance so that the earth is ventilated and sufficiently drained. The hole or the vessel in which the radical mass is to be housed must be rather large, at least twice the size of the roots, a layer of gravel of a few centimeters must be placed on the bottom to facilitate drainage, just above if necessary a layer of fertilizer or manure and then a layer of soil to ensure that the roots are not placed directly in contact with the fertilizer. The root mass must be buried completely and must remain a few centimeters below the ground or the edge of the pot, the ground being covered must be slightly compacted, using some tools or simply hands. As soon as it is buried, the plant should be lightly wet to favor the compacting of the earth around the roots, it is necessary to be careful not to wet too much.
Fertilization and pruning
It grows very quickly and therefore needs the soil to be periodically rebalanced with fertilizer. After the fertilization carried out when preparing the soil it will be advisable to repeat the fertilization twice a year: it is possible to place mature manure at the base of the plant and cover it with a thin layer of soil, in the month of March when the ivy is ending its vegetative rest period and in October when the vegetative season ends, during the vegetative season it is also advisable to intervene with slow release granular fertilizer to favor the rapid and luxuriant growth of the shoots.
Pruning in the first years of life must be carried out to favor the growth of lateral branches and to give the creeper the desired shape. In the following years instead it will be advisable to intervene only to keep the plant clean and deprive it of the dried branches or somehow damaged or affected by pests or some disease, but also to maintain the desired shape.
