Especially when it comes to watering flowers on vacation, many people rack their brains about how best to take care of their plants during this time.
Watering flowers on vacation
If a friend or neighbor can take care of watering the flowers, then everything is fine, if not, you have to do something else come up with After all, the flowers shouldn't suffer from the fact that you take a break from time to time. To ensure that your plants are well cared for during this time, you should try the following tips.
- Fully automatic irrigation systems are practical, but quite expensive. These are most worthwhile if you are not at home for several weeks a year.
- A water supply from a storage tank is sufficient for a few days. This is filled with water and hung on the flower pot. The connector is stuck into the ground. In this way, the plant receives constant water as long as it is available.
- Just place two flower boxes on top of each other. Of course you have to fill the lower flower pot with water. You should equip the upper one with fiberglass wicks, which will suck the water upwards by themselves. This option is also good for up to one and a half weeks.
- You can also put the above-mentioned water storage mats on the bottom of the flower pots. They can absorb six times their own weight in water. They gradually pass this on to the plants.
Nothing should go wrong with these measures.