By Annegrant
United Kingdom 
HOW TO GET AN IVY GROW UP A IRON RUSTY GARDEN POLE. IT HAS GONE UP A LITTLE WAY. COULD I WRAP SOME SORT OF MATERIAL AROUND THE POLE?
24 Apr, 2015
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Not cellotape but the green plastic coated horticultural wire...
25 Apr, 2015
I listened to GQT the other day and according to them plants like ivy and parthenocissus won't cling to surfaces that are dusty or flaky so have a go with the wire brush where you want it to cling to
then take the above advice....
Hope it works for you
25 Apr, 2015
id just either Thompson the pole or put chicken wire around it .
25 Apr, 2015
Ivy clings using little sucker pads, it won't cling to chicken mesh and, probably, won't cling to a metal pole either when I think about it.
26 Apr, 2015
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No need, it will cling on by itself. Just give it time!
24 Apr, 2015