The time of holidays comes closer for you and you will leave one, two or three weeks away from home. You have everything planned for your pet, which you will take with you or take care of, but you still have one unknown: your houseplants .
Who could save them from certain death while you are gone? If you haven’t found any kind soul to take care of it, we will give you some simple advice. It would be a shame if your plants, which you have lovingly cared for, died of thirst, right? Here’s how to find them in perfect health when you return home. Let’s go.
Tip no. 1: Common sense ideas
Before giving you advice to put into practice, let’s just talk about common sense! In your absence, do not leave your plants in direct sunlight, under the glass roof of the veranda, but move them into the shade. If desired, you can also install small ones water reserves but they have an approximate cost of €10 per plant.
Tip no. 2: irrigation gel
Sold in garden centers or on some websites, watering gel is gradually making its way into the green plant care market. However, you can also do it yourself with the following items:
Simply mix water and gelling agent by boiling them for 30 seconds. Once the mixture has cooled, simply place it on the soil, around the base of the plant. Placing the gel in the vase of the plant to be watered, directly in contact with the soil, the water supply occurs slowly.
Tip n°3: the plastic bottle, for once, your ally for irrigation!
Even though we need to reduce our plastic consumption, this homemade method for watering plants in your absence is effective. Yes, the bottle might help you save your houseplants for once. As? Take a bottle and remove the bottom. Plant the neck in the flower pot and fill it with water. The plant will draw on water when it needs it.
Tip no. 4: Don’t throw away your old balls of yarn
We all have leftover yarn in our cupboards, collected by an aunt or grandmother. Well, in this case the trick is simple, since it consists of placing a container full of water above the plant, then placing a wool thread at the bottom of the container, which goes down to the ground. The wool will then “drink” the water from the container and will transmit it to the plant through the wool thread.
Tip no. 5: ask a neighbor for help (with a small exchange)
If none of the “do it yourself” methods completely convince you, the safest solution is always a real person. You don’t necessarily need a friend who is passionate about plants: just ask a trusted neighbor to come by two or three times during your holidays to give you a quick watering. To make the request easier to accept, you can leave the plants all grouped together in one place in the house (perhaps near an indirect light source), so the neighbor doesn’t have to wander around the rooms or learn the needs of each plant. As a thank you, a small gesture in return — a souvenir from your vacation or a dinner upon your return — is always appreciated. After all, even plants need a real hand every now and then, not just ingenious tricks.
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