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title: "I’m going away for a week in 2 days and I’m not sure what to do about…"
description: "I’m going away for a week in 2 days and I’m not sure what to do about my plants. What’s the best way to keep them okay? My cats also like to ruin my plants…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ash 🦋🌿"
published: "2023-07-28T00:34:32.614Z"
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# I’m going away for a week in 2 days and I’m not sure what to do about…

_Posted by Ash 🦋🌿 on 2023-07-28_

I’m going away for a week in 2 days and I’m not sure what to do about my plants. What’s the best way to keep them okay? My cats also like to ruin my plants 😅😅 ..

## 6 comments

### Addy the plant lover commented on 2023-07-28

Water them and put them were the cats can’t get to them

### exitJiraffe commented on 2023-07-28

I’d try to get a plant sitter. Planta app has a sitter function. If not! You can make some temporary self watering setups.

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#### exitJiraffe replied on 2023-07-28

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### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-07-28

You can wrap some aluminum foil around the pot, or make a river of aluminum foil around pot pot to scare them away. Helps with me most of the time.

### Zan~ Anxious Planter commented on 2023-07-29

Most plants don’t need daily water most plants can go a few days without watering just make sure when you water you water them good like bottom watering or soaking through!

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter replied on 2023-07-29

That should sustain enough moisture in most plants till you return your more thirsty plants might be a bit parched when you return but it’s should be fine if it’s a day or two past watering

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