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Watering Houseplants While Away
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We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? Thanks, Gary |
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Watering Houseplants While Away
Hi, We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? Thanks, Gary I've heard that many homeowners insurance policies require a visit every so often, when the owners are away. If that person can't be trusted to water your plants - check www leevalley dot com Plant Nanny Plant Minder Water Bulb I can't vouch for these. Good luck. John T. |
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Watering Houseplants While Away
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:39:24 -0400, "Gary Brown"
wrote: Hi, We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? This gets high ratings from Amazon customers: http://tinyurl.com/4upanc4 |
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Watering Houseplants While Away
Gary Brown wrote:
Hi, We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? Thanks, Gary You could: - put them in the bath with some water - pierce the lid of a softdrink bottle, fill it with water and push it into the potting mix - use water-well pots - arrange cloth wicks from a bucket of water that is higher than the pots, one wick leads into each pot. some combination D |
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Watering Houseplants While Away
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"Gary Brown" wrote: Hi, We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? Thanks, Gary Gels Though not a plant watering system per se, hydrogels can become part of your container garden watering routine. These gels absorb moisture--up to 100 times their weight, notes Purdue University Extension--then slowly release it into the soil. Add hydrogels into your potting soil before planting a container garden, then use a bottle-style irrigation system to keep your plants well watered. http://www.gardenguides.com/130019-w...ner-gardens.ht ml -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vN0--mHug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw |
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Watering Houseplants While Away
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:39:24 -0400, Gary Brown wrote:
Hi, We will be away for a while - much longer than our houseplants can go without water. Is there a watering mechanism that will work for three weeks so we needn't have anyone come in? Thanks, Gary I use one of these: http://www.gardeners.com/Green-Geniu...efault,pd.html I put my plants in one area, put the tubes in, turn it on and leave, sometimes for more than a month. |
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