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title: "Anyone use watering spikes? For vacay? Just for plants that like to…"
description: "Anyone use watering spikes? For vacay? Just for plants that like to stay moist? Everything?"
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# Anyone use watering spikes? For vacay? Just for plants that like to…

_Posted by JR on 2026-07-09_

Anyone use watering spikes?  
For vacay? Just for plants that like to stay moist? Everything?

## 4 comments

### R Plant lover commented on 2026-07-09

I do use watering spikes, they work. Just fill them up regularly and I also just let them sit in water if they have drainage holes.

#### JR replied on 2026-07-09

Do you use them all the time? Only on certain plants?  
I just got a zebra plant and someone said he killed his bc he couldn’t keep up w the watering. Also, I will be going away for 2 weeks in Sept and was wondering if they would work for situations like this

### R Plant lover commented on 2026-07-09

I'm pretty sure that you can put them in with any plant, I don't use them much since I'm really forgetful about refilling them. But they will probably last a few days.

### Silas Flitwick commented on 2026-07-09

I heavily water before I leave. Those that need extra moisture retention I’ve bagged or marked them for a house sitter to water. I dislike spikes as they allocate water to one areas only but they do work.

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