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A Happy Seedling
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English Ivy In a Pot

It's a normal nursery-sized pot and I dug up an English Ivy and put it in. Any ideas for care?
tomc
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Tie it up on a stake. And prune at the second leaf to each branch. Repeat as needed. In a year or two you will end up with a roughly elm shaped vine able to stand up on its own.

often a starter tree for young bonsai hobbyists. If it has a failing you are going to prune it 4 to 10 a year forever.
A Happy Seedling
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Ok, thanks! I will use a wooden skewer for my stake (it is that short for now).
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This is the bonsai thread I keep taking you back to. :)
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Lol, ok. This is my bonsai, I guess.
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Ivy has first new fuzzy growth! Should I pinch?


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