As people leave their residence to go on vacation, many are not thinking about the health of their plants and have not even planned for their care. In the rush to prepare for the much-needed vacation, many will hire house sitters and pet sitters but will not consider their plants until they get home. Normally the homeowner gets home after a well-rested time off to find their plants in dire stress or dead. This year can be different with a little planning and some help from Outdora.
One solution that some homeowners may explore and even use is a plant sitter. This is an individual that specializes in plant care and in some situations has formal training. Their job requires them to care for plant material inside and out. While this is one approach to plant care, it can be expensive and trust can be an issue when having strangers enter your home.
Another solution is to only use self-watering containers or design your own. This approach works well for small to medium size containers but is not practical for large containers.
To create a simple self-watering container requires wicking material, pot with a drainage hole in the bottom, and a plastic container that will hold the pot. The first step requires the gardener to run the wicking material up through the hole of the pot and up the side of the pot. Make sure that there is some of the wicking material hanging out of the drainage hole. Next, place soil in the pot and plant as usual. After the plant has been planted, place the pot in the plastic container and cut off any wicking material that is pooling on the bottom of the plastic container. The wicking material needs to hang straight and touch the bottom of the plastic container. Once the wicking material length has been adjusted, remove the pot and place water in the plastic container. After the pot has been placed back into the plastic container and the wicking material is in the water, the plant will be watered when needed.
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