Suzie-Q wrote:
In article ,
"Bruce W.1" wrote:

- Sometimes I have to go out of town for a month or two. I'm
trying to
- figure out a way to keep my house plants watered.
-
- I've tried the ceramic cones that have a water tube attached.
This
- works pretty well, but only for a few weeks. I think hydrostatic
- pressure affects this system too much. It can pull more water
than is
- needed.
-
- Also I've experienced mold growth in my water reservoir. I'm
not sure
- if there's a solution to this, or if it's really a problem. Is
this
- mold harmful to plants?
-
- Seems like there should be a simpler way of distributing water,
like
- with a cotton rope. The toilet reservoir might make a good
- self-replenishing water reservoir.
-
- Has anyone devised a way of automatically watering house plants
for two
- or three months?
-
- Thanks for your help.

Something I read somewhere long ago said to leave them in the
bathtub with a little water in the tub. Cover the tub with plastic
wrap. That new cling wrap with the sealer stuff on one side should
work excellently for this purpose. I don't recall whether the
article advised to poke small holes in the plastic wrap, but I
would.

Two or three months in the tub with no sun? I don't think so.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5