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 :)
How long is your Christmas break?
0 likes it’s around 2-3 weeks
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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).
1 like 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 😅
1 likeI see someone else had some good advice. Otherwise I’d see if someone could check on them.
0 likesUse a watering tray place the pots in bowls of water using the drainage holes to soak
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