Going away or on vacation?
And you don't know how to water your plants during this time?
It would be a shame to find your plants dead when you return...
But buying a flowerpot with a water reserve from Castorama or Leroy Merlin quickly gets expensive!
Luckily, here are the best tips for watering your houseplants while you're away without paying for someone's services.
Whether for a weekend, 15 days or for a long absence, you will quickly find a solution.
Here are 15 easy and effective tips for watering plants while you are away :
1. Take a glass bottle and a cork stopper.
2. Make a hole in the plug using a drill.
3. Fill the bottle and close it with the pierced cap.
4. Put the bottle upside down in the flower pot so that the water will flow out little by little.
Awesome, isn't it? It works like a plant water dispenser! Check out the trick here.
- 1 large saucepan or 1 bowl
- 1 stool or 1 stepladder
- wool yarn
1. Fill the pot with water.
2. Place it high on the stool.
3. Place your plants around the stool.
4. Cut the wool yarn into several fairly long pieces.
5. Wet the pieces of wool.
6. Put one end of the wire in the bottom of the pan.
7. Bury the other end in the ground at least 2 cm deep.
This is a very effective trick for small pots. Check out the trick here.
- jar with lid
- 1 cotton string
1. Fill the jar completely with water.
2. Make a hole in the lid of sufficient diameter to pass the string through.
3. Pass the string through the hole and close the lid.
4. Place the other end of the string in the soil of the plant.
This trick works well for small pots. Check out the trick here.
1. Place the clay balls at the bottom of the pot.
2. Cover with the usual soil. You can also put some on top of the soil once the pot is full.
3. Place the flowerpot on a dish and place clay balls there too.
4. You just have to water before leaving.
Check out the trick here.
1. Make a hole in the cap of a plastic bottle.
2. Fill it with water.
3. Plant it upside down in plant soil.
This trick is very practical for large pots. You can also use ceramic cones to hold the bottles. This saves you from having to puncture the bottle cap. The diffusion of water is then done drop by drop, because the clay is microporous.
1. Take a plastic water bottle (1 liter, 2 liters or 5 liters).
2. Using a heated needle, make 2 small holes in the bottle.
3. Insert a toothpick into each of the holes.
4. Fill it with water and close it.
5. Plant it in the pot upside down.
6. Pierce the bottom of the bottle
There you go, no need to buy an indoor drip system!
1. Fill a watering globe.
2. Plant it in the soil of the plant pot.
On the same principle, you can also use an oya:it is a microporous ceramic pot that is filled with water and planted in the plant pot. The water then diffuses slowly when the plant needs it.
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1. Cut the sponges into pieces.
2. Soak them in water.
3. Put them in plant soil.
The sponge absorbs and retains water before releasing it as needed by the plant.
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1. Take a large basin that can hold your plants.
2. Cover the bottom with flat stones.
3. Pour water into the basin.
4. Put the pots on the stones.
This trick works with pots that have holes in the bottom.
1. Close the tub drain.
2. Put mops or a terry towel on the bottom of the tub.
3. Put the flower pots on it.
4. Run some water in the tub.
The water will go up to the roots of the plant by capillarity. Be careful, do not put too much water in the tub so as not to drown your plants.
1. Get some gel water.
2. Place it in the soil of the flowerpot.
3. Water your plants before you leave.
Very practical, these gel balls absorb large quantities of water, transform it into gelled water and then diffuse it as you go.
1. Put a wet cloth in a plastic bag.
2. Place the cloth in a large plastic bag.
3. Put the plant in the bag on the wet cloth.
4. Close the bag.
1. Take pots with holes
2. If necessary, repot the plants in pots with holes.
3. Place a large saucer under the pots.
4. Put water in the saucer.
You can further enhance the effectiveness of this system, just add clay balls to the saucer. By watering your plants before leaving, the clay balls will store the water. They will then redistribute it slowly by evaporation.
1. Choose a cool, shaded room.
2. Put all your plants there.
By bringing all your plants together in one room, you create a more humid atmosphere, which plants in general love! And nothing prevents you from using one of the tips for watering the plants that we have just seen, while putting all your plants in the same room. It's even more effective!
1. Choose a shaded and cool place.
2. Put all your plants there.
It's very simple but effective. Indeed, by being in the shade (without direct exposure to the sun), your plants need less water. Handy for outdoor plants! But you can also use this trick for indoor plants, provided you choose a room where light enters:your plants should not be plunged into shadow either.
