WE’RE well into the holiday season, and millions of people across the nation will be travelling away from home for a vacation. Everyone loves a holiday but it can leave plant lovers a little apprehensive as the last thing you want is to return to a dead plot. Gardens take a lot of time and money to get to the stage they are at, so losing them could damage your wallet even more.
Don’t worry though, at Household Quotes we are here to help. Our Gardening Expert, Joshua Houston has revealed five ways to ensure your plants are watered whilst you are away. This is a budget way to ensure your plants are watered whilst you are away, take a plastic bottle and make little holes all the way round the bottom third.
Then dig a hole near the roots of the plant for the bottle to be placed. Fill up your bottle and put it in the hole you have dug, before securing it with soil. Water will be released slowly when the plant requires it, giving multiple days of water for when you are away.
It’s also a great way to reuse plastic bottles and ensure that they aren’t just single-use. It might sound strange that your bath can be used to water your plants but hear me out. Fill your bath with around 1cm to 2cm of water, before placing plants inside it.
Make sure the plant pots have holes in the bottom so that the water can reach them. If your bath doesn’t get any sunlight then your kitchen sink might be the best option. You can also lay the plants on a towel so that the surfaces of your bath a.