Watering Houseplants On Vacation

Tip: Watering Houseplants On Vacation

Two ways to protect your potted plants when you are away on vacation. You can wick roughly with a strip of paper towel from a cup of water to the plant. Wet the paper towel before applying.

You can also tent the plants with clear plastic bags. That way the moisture will be kept in the plants so they won't dry out, and should work for a few weeks.

By pamphyila from LA, CA

Tip: Watering Houseplants On Vacation

Going on Vacation? Well, here's an easy way to make sure your indoor plants stay watered while you're away. Save small empty bottles like the kind that hold Benadryl, cough syrup or liquid ibuprofen. Start by thoroughly watering your plants then after cutting the bottom of the plastic bottles off with a serrated knife, razor blade or scissors then bury the bottles upside down several inches into the soil. These tiny bottles will release water gradually as your plants need it. You can use 16 oz. water bottles for large plants, or big 2 litter plastic pop bottles for outdoor plants.

By JLS

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RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

Great idea for a short vacation. For a longer one, try a plastic milk container. The tricky part is propping it up so it doesn't fall over or get knocked over by squirrels. Also, think about getting more plants that can handle less water. Here's a good list: http://www.oldhouseweb.com/gardening/Detailed/806.shtml (05/01/2009)

By Allison5

RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

On my smaller easy to lift houseplants, I fill the bath tub with just a bit of water and then lay down a old bath towel in it and place my plant containers on it so that while gone they can slowly water them selves from the bottom up. (05/01/2009)

By theseamstress

Tip: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

Tips for watering you plants when you travel. Post your ideas!

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Watering Your Plants While on Vacation

If you cannot afford fancy watering systems for your houseplants while on vacation, gather them all up and place in the bathtub with an inch of water. They will be just fine for at least two weeks. By Bobbie (07/19/2005)

By ThriftyFun

Watering Potted Plants While You Are Away

Fill a one to two liter bottle with water; insert upside down into soil. As soil dries out it will absorb the water. Depending on the size of your pot and type of plant, one liter will last one to two weeks. By J.Sorensen (07/22/2005)

By ThriftyFun

RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

This worked for me, when we were gone for a month.

Hanging plants I enclosed in plastic (from dry cleaner) and closed with a twist tie.

Other plants I did a similar thing with plastic bags.

Tip: succulent plants if enclosed in plastic will rot from the moisture.

This method worked much better than having someone come over to water them! (07/27/2005)

By Syd

RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

Fill a container with water. Cut a section of COTTON rope. Dip one end into the water, the other end into the soil. The rope will carry the water to the pot. Make sure the reservoir of water is large enough for the job. Larger pots need more than one rope to keep them moist. If it is very hot, use plastic wrap to cover the water reservoir, to help minimize evaporation. (08/09/2005)

By artdzyne

RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

Water Worm is an easy to install, inexpensive way to solve the problem, lasts up to 4 weeks or more. http://www.sykart.com/keenie/worm/ (01/20/2007)

By pj

RE: Watering Your Plants When You Are On Vacation

I water my plants well before leaving on vacation and close all my blinds and turn the heat down. They works great they are alive when I get home and not dried out. (01/31/2008)

By smilingfaces88