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title: "so this is very much in advance but i recently became a plant owner…"
description: "so this is very much in advance but i recently became a plant owner for the very first time and im at university right now. I’ve got an ivy, a small cactus and…"
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author: "milly <3"
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# so this is very much in advance but i recently became a plant owner…

_Posted by milly \<3 on 2025-09-26_

so this is very much in advance but i recently became a plant owner for the very first time and im at university right now. I’ve got an ivy, a small cactus and a small jade/money plant. I can’t bring them back home with me during the christmas break, so i was wondering how to make sure they don’t die over that period 😓

if anyone has any advice at all, please lmk!! i’ve attached pictures of my new plants here :)

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ze7elyizZA6COF20PCfCCBuY-4lZ_CCvRLwpvjknPLI/2nlixdbkSuuSu_fSyu8ocA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ze7elyizZA6COF20PCfCCBuY-4lZ_CCvRLwpvjknPLI/ify10wwcSGKX7lGDbofAkA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ze7elyizZA6COF20PCfCCBuY-4lZ_CCvRLwpvjknPLI/OR3BcaywTBSyvuNEHS7wpg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### EllenLikesPlants commented on 2025-09-27

How long is your Christmas break?

#### milly \<3 replied on 2025-09-27

it’s around 2-3 weeks

#### Mads replied on 2025-09-27

The cactus and jade will be ok without water (as long as you water them throughly before you leave). The ivy, not so much. How about a self-watering pot for her?

A grow light with timer will also help make sure they get sufficient light while you’re away and the sunlight is minimal (assuming you’re in the northern hemisphere).

#### milly \<3 replied on 2025-09-27

tysm for the advice!! i’ll defo buy a self watering pot for my ivy, the window in my room faces south west so it gets a lot of sun from around midday-evening so would i still need to get a grow light or will they be okay without one?  
I really appreciate your advice!! as a new plant parent, i have no idea what i’m doing 😅

#### EllenLikesPlants replied on 2025-09-28

I see someone else had some good advice. Otherwise I’d see if someone could check on them.

### Lo plants commented on 2025-09-28

Use a watering tray place the pots in bowls of water using the drainage holes to soak

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