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should I give up on my ivy?


my ivy plant has looked like this for probably over a month now, it went downhill when i had to leave the house for a few days and forgot to water it before i left. all the leaves wilted and either dropped off or i took them off when they got dried out. i also repotted it to make sure it wasn’t too waterlogged after i watered it again. Recently I snipped off a bit of the end of the plant and saw that the inside was still white, which I believe means that it’s still alive, so I’m hoping I could potentially still revive it. I also read that it might help to trim the plant down to the base. any advice? what should i do? the plant gets about 8 hours of half sun a day.

by fireflymov

24 Comments

  3. Ok-Lemon1457

    This is so optimistic 🥺 but unfortunately it is time to invest in a new plant 😂

  6. dmontease

    Since I live somewhere that ivy is highly invasive, the only good ivy is dead ivy.

  7. accounting_student13

    How big is the root ball? Can you repot it in a smaller pot? Maybe cut it down some too?

    If that was my plant I would repot it into a smaller container and cut it down some, and see what happens. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

  8. pullicinoreddit

    I think this plant has already given up

  9. THEREALBurtMcsquirt

    This is gonna end up on r/plantcirclejerk probably

  10. thatonegothunicorn

    Cut a piece of the tip and if it’s still green inside, it’s a live if not ……sorry 😔

  11. SeparateRaspberry17

    In my experience ivy will only grow in between my sidewalk in terrible conditions and way too much heat. 🤣

  12. Austin1975

    Watching this post silently. In the same situation. Thank you for your courage….

  13. hellahanners

    I think your ivy has given up on your ivy…

  15. ponkyball

    awww, it looks like it’s flipping you off : /

  16. Chaotic_Baptism

    If this ivy is going to be a part of an evil witches room, I say it looks great and keep up the good work 👍🏼

  17. OnToGlory99

    Ma’am that is a stick. No longer a plant. Sorry😞

  19. Accomplished_Edge_29

    Throw it out the back door. If next year you have a yard full of it then it will be fine. Bring some back inside then.

  21. Thatunkownuser2465

    OMG LMAO (im sorry)

    Rest in rot 🥀

  22. mch27562

    I am convinced that if you toss it outside… it will take over your yard.

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