Holidays should be the best time of the year and should not offer any unpleasant surprises when you return. It is therefore important that your potted plants are always well supplied with water, even when you are away.
A holiday watering can be made with a PET bottle
watering for a few days
If you have a nice neighbor, friend or relative who waters your potted plants while you're on vacation, consider yourself lucky. Not everyone has this very convenient option of (mutual) help, and some people don't like having strangers in their home either. In this case, you need to think of something else so that your potted plants can survive your absence.
If they are only absent for a few days, then relatively simple measures can ensure the necessary watering of your potted plants. The simplest and cheapest option is to quickly build it yourself using an old PET bottle. All you have to do is drill a hole in the lid, fill the bottle with water and put it upside down in the flower pot so that it cannot tip over.
You can also place smaller planters in a large tub that you have filled with clay granules and water. For this, however, the planters must have a hole in the bottom. The plants then pull the water out of the tub through this. Alternatively, an old zinc or plastic tub is also suitable for this method of watering.
Automatic watering for a longer vacation
You can get planters with a built-in water reservoir in specialist shops for just a few euros. If this is large enough, it will last for several days. However, the prices vary greatly, depending on the quality and features of the system.
If you have a lot of potted plants or if you travel a lot, then automatic watering for your plants might be worthwhile. You can plan for this if, for example, you want to design your terrace with potted plants. Such a system relieves you of the (annoying?) watering all year round.
The essentials in brief:
- different methods suitable for different periods of time
- automatic watering expensive but reliable
- Self-made irrigation is usually only suitable for a few days
tips
You don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money for holiday watering, there are also inexpensive methods.