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RootedInPeace

What do you all do for your plants when preparing to go on vacation? I’ll be traveling soon for two weeks.

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  1. Tay

    Since you are a premium user you can grant access to a plant sitter who has access to see your plants but can’t make changes. If there is someone you feel is responsible and you trust with your babies you can add them. I chose my daughter-in-law. Otherwise I do as much of my plant care as I can before I leave. If a plant is close enough to watering time that I won’t be overwatering then I’ll give them a sip. I clean all leaves and make sure all my grow lights are on the appropriate timer. Note: I’m not an expert. Just an overprotective plant mama doing her best.

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    • RootedInPeace

      Thank you so much for this!!

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  2. Amateur plant mama

    I'm going on vacation in October and hope to coach my well meaning spouse into their care every day. I am worried how its going to go, but most plants are resilant to a little neglect. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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    • RootedInPeace

      I have a friend staying at my house but I have a lot of plants so don’t want to over burden her

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  3. abitofbrit

    Went out of town back in February for 10 days, and what I did was kind of time-consuming, but when I came back, all of my plants were thriving! I bought a cheap pop-up greenhouse on Amazon, and the day before I left I separated my plants into groups: plants that *need* to go into the greenhouse, plants that would be ok with a good water and watering bulb, plants that just need a good water, and plants that don’t need anything (e.g. cacti and succulents). When grouping things together, just make sure you move the plants further back from the widows so they can last longer between watering.

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    • RootedInPeace

      This is a fantastic idea!! Thank you!

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    • abitofbrit

      You’re very welcome! I had everything set up in my master bath. It worked so well that I *still* have plants in the pop-up greenhouse. 😆 I’ve been slowly moving them out ‘cause I want to be able to use my tub again. 😂

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  4. Sara

    The greenhouse idea above is good. In the summer months my indoor plants don’t get as much attention, as I’m focusing on my outdoor garden. The plants that need watering more frequently I put in a grow tent in my basement. Lights on a timer, and I’ll put a bucket or Rubbermaid container on the bottom shelf and fill it with water. The extra humidity means I don’t have to water as often. Most of my plants could go 2 weeks without watering and he just fine. For my higher needs plants, I use self watering pots, but you probably don’t want to make that switch right before you’re leaving. I’ve also seen people just use clear garbage bags. Water the plants then put them inside and tie it. Same idea as the greenhouse, it will hold the humidity and keep them from drying out.

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    • RootedInPeace

      I think I’ll try a combination of this and what’s stated above. A lot of my plants are under timed grow lights so that’s helpful

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  5. Kaylyn 🌱

    I just heard about a new plant sitter app, called Leaf Em. I haven't tried it yet and I've only left mine for 5 days, so I watered before I left and when I got back. My mom stayed over for the pets so she made sure the lighting all came on, etc. but didn't water (she's not a plant person and I didn't want her to mess with them lol). So no real advice but thought the plant sitter thing was kind of cool if needed.

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  6. T

    When I travel for long periods, I place a gallon jug, liter bottle, or Mason jar next to each plant, positioned higher than it. For larger plants, I wick cotton clothesline (no nylon): one end in the soil near the roots, the other in a water container placed above the plant. Water slowly wicks down the cotton, keeping plants lightly hydrated; I’ve been gone 12–14 days and return to healthy plants. Larger plants need multiple cords; it’s not as thorough as hand-watering, but it prevents crispy leaves.

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