How To Care For Plants On Vacation. 562016 Move portable planters and hanging baskets to a shady spot pots dry out faster in sun protected from drying winds. This doesnt work well for plants that like a bit of dryness like succulents and orchids because it might over-water them.
Trim foliage of mature plants the day before leaving so they will require less water during your absence. Insert it into the soil so that the holes of the bottle are covered by the soil. When stretched from the container to the pot the cord wicks water down to the plants soil on a.
Make sure to adjust the amount of water based on how much your plants need.
Grouping them together also makes it easier to place them strategically to get a spritz from sprinklers or other irrigation systems on a timer. Water your plant then bury the plastic water bottle open end down in the dirt. Insert it into the soil so that the holes of the bottle are covered by the soil. 11152018 Screw on the cap and poke a small hole in it.