Beginner Gardening: Ivy Help?, 0 by tapla

tapla wrote:
If it's Hedera, it has preformed adventitious roots and will root easily in a moist (not wet) medium. It will also root in water, but the roots that form in water are different than roots that form in soils, making the transition from water to soil an issue. I'm not saying it CAN'T be done, only that it's better to root in a well aerated solid medium. Perlite is a good choice. I just use the soil I use for my houseplants, which is quite different from any of the peat-based bagged mixes commonly employed as houseplant soils.

Al