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Old 18-08-2003, 07:12 PM
Jim W
 
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Default Saving my Ivy (Hedera Helix)

Jonas Voss wrote:

In rec.gardens, Chris Owens wrote:

How hot did it get whilst you were away; that ivy looks cooked.


It did get very hot. I am in Copenhagen, Denmark. We had a very hot
summer, day temperatures around 30 degrees in, and the Ivy has been in
my windowsill exposed to midday sun, the hottest of its kind.

So I might have overwatered it before I left, and then it got cooked
while I was away. Sounds very reasonable. It is still moist to wet in
the soil, and I've only watered it once after I came back.

Let the soil become dry to the touch between waterings, and keep
it out of direct sun; it may come back . . . ivy is pretty hardy.


I have now placed it out of its pot, and in the light but out of the
sun. I truly appreciate your answer, I hope it comes back.


Yep best advice is already given.. ivy is a woodland plant. It will
tolerate sun very well when established outside. But not in a little
pot;-) Good luck.
//
Jim