How to keep outdoor plants watered during a 4 month absence?
by Susan
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Live in Yuma, AZ, leaving for 4 summer months, have outdoor plants that will need water. Also a few cactus on pots that will need occasional watering. No one there to rely on for doing this. Any suggestions?
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Elizabeth Michels Pinizzotto
on May 31, 2017
have you looked at hose/sprinkler timers? I have seen them at Lowe's and Home Depot. -
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Lora
on May 31, 2017
I would think if you don't hire someone to do it you will come home to brown, crispy plants. Maybe a handyman service or something? -
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Mir Graham
on May 31, 2017
If you have a timed irrigation system, you would need to move the sprinkler heads to hit the pots, or move the pots to be in the area of the sprinkler. Otherwise, you can use the hoses with timers. I just don't think they run for months at a time.- See 1 previous
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on May 31, 2017
Install a basic water timer to any existing irrigation system you already have in place. Make sure plants are in a "zone" where they will receive the appropriate amount of water every time they are programmed to turn on. Not expensive, easy to install, any home improvement store will carry them.
Elizabeth Michels Pinizzotto
on May 31, 2017
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