Watering plants while you are on holiday
A hot week without watering can ruin your balcony and vegetable patch, but with a little preparation your plants will cope well. This guide presents inexpensive and effective methods even for a longer absence.
You will need
- Self-watering pots or watering spikes
- Mulch: grass clippings, straw or bark mulch
- A timer and a drip irrigation kit, if possible
- A neighbour or friend as a backup waterer
Steps
Assess how much water your plants need
Potted plants can dry out in a single day in hot weather, whereas perennials planted in the ground easily cope for a week. Group your plants by their water needs before you leave.
Move pots into the shade
Use saucers and self-watering pots
Try wick watering
Mulch the vegetable patch
Install drip irrigation
Water thoroughly before you leave
Ask for a backup waterer
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