5 Useful Tips to Care for Your Plants While You are on Holidays
Author: Cristina Diaz Article source: http://www.pbase.com/. Used with author's permission.
Christmas and holidays are coming and it is frequent to
travel away to meet with family and friends. What happens
to your plants when you are on holidays?
You may have asked your neighbours if they can take care of
your plants at that time, just to find that they are
similarly going away. However, you can ensure your plants
are going to be well taken care of by following these
useful tips.
Some time before you go on holidays you can take some
precautions to help your plants go through this period
without the daily care they need. Even though you may find
some minor damage in the plants when you come back, these
can be minimized if you follow certain guidelines.
Check out the special needs of your specific type of plant.
With the right preparation, some interior pot plants can
live by themselves for up to two weeks.
1. It is very important to take the plants away from direct
sunlight, as they can get easily burnt with too much light.
However, the lack of sunlight is equally dangerous, so it is
best to place your plants in a room with tenuous light, not
too bright nor too dark. The best is a room facing North.
2. Your plants need to be well watered at all times.
Nowadays, there are automatic watering systems that do not
require electricity, and which guarantee your plants enough
water while you are away.
3. You can also create a home-made system to ensure your
plants are watered in your absence. Place a large container
or a bucket with water next to the plant, and place one end
of a piece of cotton rope in the water, and the other end
about half an inch into the soil.
The water will moist the cotton rope and will reach the
soil. If you experiment with how much water your plants
need before you go, you can ensure you will be using a
big enough container so that they have water for a long
period of time.
4. You can prevent the evaporation of water of your plants
by placing them inside a transparent plastic bag with holes.
If the temperature of the room exceeds 25 degrees Celsius,
it is advisable to place a large container with water in
the room to ensure it has enough humidity.
5. The plants can also be placed in the bath and covered
with a transparent piece of plastic with holes. Very
importantly, remember to always water your plants
abundantly just before leaving!
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