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#5. Pots and planters with a water reservoir, a good way to provide your plants with water during the holidays.
Pots and planters with a water reservoir are available. These pots have a water reservoir built into a double bottom. This allows the plant to draw the water it needs. The pot can sometimes be fitted with a gauge to show the amount of water remaining.
However, it is advisable to move your outdoor planters and potted plants into the shade if you can. This will limit water evaporation.
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#6. Water gel, a slow release of water during your absence according to the needs of your plant.
Watering gel is a self-contained watering system for plants.
It is actually gel water in the form of bags or pouches. This water, which has been solidified, allows your plants to be watered progressively according to their own needs.
The watering gel consists of 98% water and 2% cellulose or polymer fibers. Simply place the bag or pouch in which the product is contained directly on the soil of your plants. When in contact with the micro-organisms present in the soil, the gel particles gradually change into water, so that the plant can be fed continuously and according to its needs.
#7. move your plants to the shade
Probably the simplest thing to do before you leave on holiday to keep your plants healthy and limit the damage is to move your plants to the shade to reduce the water consumption of your plants and the number of waterings, move them to a cooler place in the shade (without direct contact with the sun).
#8. Mulching can make all the difference in keeping your plants healthy this summer
Don’t forget to mulch your plants. Use maritime pine bark or clay balls, which are ideal for combating water evaporation. A good mulch will keep the soil cool and moist. You can also use it on your houseplants to prevent a dry soil crust from forming on the surface and to help them absorb and retain water.
#9. Call a friend, neighbor, or family member
Yes, nothing beats a neighbor, a friend, or a family member to come and take care of your plants. Come on, promise, in exchange, you’ll take care of their plants next time 🙂
#10. Use saucers filled with clay beads under your tropical houseplants and group them in the same place to help each other on your vacation.
By placing a dish filled with clay balls under your tropical plants such as calathea, marenta, monstera deliciosa, aglaonema, fern, alocasia, etc., you will create a humid system all-around your plant, which is what these tropical plants like most of all. Choose a dish larger than the pot and place clay balls in it. Before leaving, water your plant well. The clay balls will absorb the excess water from the watering and slowly redistribute it by evaporation to your plant, thus increasing the humidity level.
We advise you to group your tropical plants as much as possible before the big departure, this will help to create a humid climate all around your plants. By transpiration, they will help each other to maintain this humidity level and to slow down the drying of the leaves.
This technique of the saucer is to be used throughout the year for healthy tropical plants!
And because we’re professional, here are some bonus tips:
Test these different watering techniques before the big move.
Take care of your plants before you leave by removing wilted or deadheaded flowers and weeds.
Water them (water at the feet of the plants, not on the leaves, to avoid wilting).
S.O.S thirsty plants: and if, despite all these tips and tricks, your plants are not in great shape when you return from vacation because they have run out of water, soak them in a basin for a few moments.
We wish you a good vacation!
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