What's the best way to water container plants while you are away?
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https://www.thespruce.com/watering-plants-while-on-vacation-1402425
A drip system on a timer is the best way to water your plants when at home and on vacation. It helps conserve water and get the right amount of water to your plants.
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I fill wine bottles with water and stick them upside dow into the soil. As the soil dries the bottle releases the water
Ask a friend or neighbor to come in and do it for you
If they're small enough to move, place them in a child's swimming pool with a couple inches of water (or more, depending on how long you'll be gone). The plants will soak up the water from the bottom. I did this with plants, in my screen room, for 3 weeks last summer and they'd have been fine for another week or so.
Thank you so much.