How to avoid killing your plants during the holidays?
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How do we make our beloved plants stand up to our few weeks in the sun? How can we water them while we are away? To avoid finding Hector, Oscar and Betty (yes, we give them little names) in a pitiful state, we've put together a bunch of tips essential to their survival.
How to maintain your plants during the holidays?
Before going on holiday, there are a few small details to take care of and plant care is one of them.
How can you take care of your green plants while you're basking in the sun? Fortunately, there are several solutions and tricks to help you leave with peace of mind without finding them withered and faded.
Plant-sitting, smart watering systems, small gestures... We give you a few tips for healthy plants!
Anticipate your departure on vacation
Very often, before going on holiday, like everyone else, we close the shutters.
The problem: complete darkness lasting more than a week is fatal for many plants.
Indeed, summer is a period of full growth for plants.
The ideal? Group all your plants in the same place, in a rather cool room with at least a small window and soft light.
Grouping them together creates a microclimate that allows them to exchange certain nutrients and humidity with each other and thus promotes their well-being!
Before leaving, you should water your plants frequently and remove weeds, wilted or damaged flowers to ensure that they flower again.
Don't forget to spray them generously the day before you leave.
Tips for watering plants during the holidays
- Water with a drip system
To keep the soil moist during its stay, the first trick is to use an upside down bottle of mineral water.
Simply drill two small holes in the cap before placing the bottle directly into the jar by pushing the cap into the substrate.
The other technique is based on the same principle, except that you opt for a cone on sale in DIY stores, to be screwed onto a bottle of water and then planted in the ground.
The water will then flow out slowly on its own.
- Bet on gelled water
The gelled water comes in the form of a sachet.
Simply spread the gel around the plant, burying it lightly.
In contact with the micro-organisms in the soil, it is transformed into water which will therefore hydrate the plant.
This system can replace watering for up to 30 days.
- Pots with water reserve
The pots with water reserve have a double bottom that allows the reserve to be installed.
There are different types. Some, like the Wet Pot, consist of two parts: a terracotta pot in which the plant is repotted and a glass container that serves as a water reservoir.
By a natural phenomenon called capillarity, the plant absorbs the necessary humidity according to its needs.
Others, such as the Lechuza pot, do not require repotting.
The plant can be placed directly in the pot with its growing pot.
A wick then connects the roots to the reservoir and the plant can then draw the water necessary for its development.
- Drizzle with a ceramic oya
An oya is an ancestral natural and rather aesthetic watering system.
It is a handmade terracotta jar to be planted in the ground that lets humidity pass through thanks to the porosity of the pot.
This age-old technique is coming back into fashion because it is ecological and avoids water stress to the plants.
- Clay balls
Placed at the bottom of the pot, these little clay balls work wonders.
They store water and also bring minerals to our plants.
What to do after returning from vacation?
If despite all our great advice, some plants have not survived the heat, don't panic, there is still a small chance! It's always easier to save a plant that lacks water than a plant that has had too much.
But be careful not to drown them to compensate for the lack of water! A mistake that is made frequently.
Plants that have not been watered for a certain period of time need to go through a transition phase, lasting about 3 days, during which they will be given small amounts of water until they have recovered.
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