I have a hanging plant that is an ivy. I have always done the same thing...let it dry out and then saturate it (per the internet) I have done nothing different but now the leaves are crispy. None of them are falling off...the soil is still moist....I don't think I need a bigger pot. Does anyone have any suggestions?
2006-11-11 18:49:30 · 8 answers · asked by gabbin_gabos 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It sounds to me as though the air around your plant has gotten drier. This often happens in winter, when you're using your heating system for the first time in a while. To increase the humidity in the area, set the pots on trays filled with pebbles (those clear plastic saucers are great); fill the tray or saucer almost to the top of the pebbles. As the water evaporates, the air around pots will be more humid, and hopefully the leaves won't turn crispy. If the plants are near a heating vent, move them for the winter. If the ivy is a pothos-type ivy (heart-shaped leaves, sometimes with variegated leaves), you can even set the pot itself down in water to allow the soil to stay wetter; most pothos can live strictly in water if it has a little bit of fertlizer added from time to time. If you're seeing a LOT of roots at the surface of the pot, it may be time for a bigger pot, because the roots can lose water if they are exposed to the air.
I did want to address what another poster put in her answer about a horticultural polish; if you use this, be SURE to use it only on the top surface of the leaves. The bottom of the leaf contains the stomata ("mouths") through which the plant transpires; if those get blocked up with wax or other substances, the plant literally can't breathe, and will die. Putting it on the top surface (which is called cuticle, a slightly waxy substance that occurs naturally) is perfectly ok to do; however, I don't know if it will affect transpiration, as there are generally no stomata on the top surface of a leaf.
2006-11-11 20:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been equally concientious about watering your ivy, then that is not likely the solution, although you may try temporarily overwatering it.
Crispy leaves may mean that the atmosphere is drier where you are living than it was. (It is getting cooler in the northern hemisphere, and cold air holds less water, so this could hold as the change in season on both halves of this orb).
A bigger pot, or trimming it back both might solve this problem, as temporary overwatering might also. But if it is an ivy that is sensitive to this kind of thing, there is an alternative solution. There is such a product that is called a 'horticultural polish'.
In California, there's a somwhat pricey one called Cloud Cover. Mix it up and spritz it on your ivy per the directions (really soak it good!), and it will slow down the transpiration. It will also make your ivy more shiny, which you may or may not appreciate.
2006-11-11 19:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by aseachangea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivy can be tempermental indoors. Sounds like you have done well so far, so I would suggest cutting off the crispy vines. Make sure your pot has drain holes in the bottom. If you saturate your ivy in a pot with no drain holes, then the roots could be setting in water for many days before they dry out and ivy really doesn't like to have its feet wet. They like to be moist, but not soaked. If you pot has holes, then make sure when you water that you water enough where the water runs out of the holes. Then do not water again until your hanging pot feels light. Ivy could tolerate a good haircut every now and then, so don't be afraid to cut it. Good Luck!
2006-11-11 18:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by Christy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is your ivy too close to a heat source? Have you moved it or placed a new lamp or some other light fixture close to it? The damage is now done so all the affected leaves should be removed, the stems cut back to encourage new growth. Don't over fertilize in this state and try misting the plant every other day until its back on its way to recovery.
2006-11-11 20:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by patti duke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be due to a number of things such as phytopthera,pythium or one of the other stem rots. its a fungus that thrives in moist conditions and will eat the cells around the root system until it ringbarks the plant - this stops the flow of water and therefore = crispy leaves.
cut the plant back, and check drainage of the hanging basket
2006-11-11 21:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for root rot.....in cooler weather plants need less water, Maybe saturating it wasn't a good idea if the plant has slowed down it's growing.
2006-11-15 16:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by koko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-Ivy Leona: 3 Its okay, yet i could in no way call my toddler it. -Ivy Selene: 8 Very stylish and proper. -Ivy Dahlia: 7 unique, mysterious. -Ivy Lilah: 5 not too undesirable, To planty :P So Ivy Selene that's for me! :D
2016-10-21 22:52:25 · answer #7 · answered by schrum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miracle Grow in the water
2006-11-11 18:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋