I'm not going to be able to water my plants for 7 days. What should I do?

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I was thinking to probably overwater them or something... but I won't be in town to water them for a whole week.

hahahmm · Accepted Answer

Depends on the plant. Some plants only need to be watered once a week. Some like it 2x per week. Also some plants even if they prefer 2x per week won't die if you miss watering once. Maybe your plant needs less water than you think. Go research how much water your plant actually needs.

Over watering a plant is never going to help in my opinion. Usually plant pots have a way for excess water to leave the pot and go into a saucer looking platter thing on the bottom where it evaporates. If that doesn't happen then the water could drown your plant. Most likely the excess water would just overflow the bottom and get on your floor/table.

When a plant takes in water, it is also sweating out water (eventually) at the leaves. It's not like it has a belly to hold water like a camel. You can make it draw in water faster by having more air blowing on the leaves tho so make sure you don't leave a fan blowing on your plant.

There are small irrigation systems you can buy which is basically a little timer with a water pump and you hook little tubes up with little sprinkler (irrigation) heads. It will water a plant for you automatically. Last time I checked the cheap ones are maybe $25.

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

If you want to water your plants while away try this.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

Ropes have capillary effect. Put a rope in a bowl with water and another end in plant pot. In moment the earth or substrate becomes dry, rope starts to transfer water into the pot. Of course it works only if one end or the rope stands in water.

SweetJoyGirl · Accepted Answer

If you water them good, they should be alright for a week, love.
In the future, if you do travel for awhile, you can get something that the plants can use to self water themselves. Moss also helps plants keep moisture in, while you travel. 💜

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

There is a little trick a florist friend of mine told me a few years back. Feed the plants lemonade (the fizzy stuff) before you go as plants take longer to drink it. You don't have to give the any more than usual, just the same amount as it id was water The fizzier the better!

kmg9150 · Answer

Fill up a glass with water, tear up an old cotton shirt cut them in 1 inch wide 8 or 12 inches long depending the height of the cup and top of the pot. The cup should be shorter than pot, get the fabric wet, wring it out, twist it place part in the glass and the the rest over the pot and onto the soil. The water will soak up into the pot slowly. Make sure to put the glass up against the pot or have a something under the pot to catch some residual that might drip down.

AviatorTom · Answer

Whenever we go away, my wife (our gardener) asks one of our neighbors to water the plants. She returns the favor by watering theirs when they go away.

Suggest you build such a relationship with a neighbor.

Anonymous · Answer

I would personally use a cotton wick system, as I've learned survival skills and seen how effective it is for filtering water. Fill up a large container of water. Then take cotton rope and run it from the bottom of the container to the plants. The cotton acts like a wick to slowly draw out the water.

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

Fill a coke bottle with water and stick it in the soil upside down. It'll slowly leech into the soil.

coxoabean · Answer

You can make a plant watering system. There are videos on how to on YouTube. It'll water your plants for you

MrGSpotHer · Answer

What kind of plants firstly, but most plants you find a large plate or feeder type try then place some rock in the bottom so the pot is out of the water and they should still get something from the evaporation also you could put a see through bag over them to stop the water from evaporating into the air. That is what I do anyway or ask someone to water them

msc545 · Answer

if you can just have a friend come in and water them once or twice while you're gone. If you can't do that then pay somebody to do it. There are people that will do this for money. It's not that expensive.

exitseven · Answer

give them a good watering before you leave, A week isn't a long time without water.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Ask your best friend to come over and water them. And then pay for her movie ticket when y'all go out next time.

Alex-Snow · Answer

Keep them out of the sun and give them a good water before leaving is all I can guess

DishLady · Answer

A week should be fine if you water them before you go. More than a week was a little problematic for me (I lost the basil).

HelpfulWoman · Answer

you can buy glass vials and such that water them.

shortster · Answer

I put a plant in the shower and turned it on low. It isn't the best for your water bill. But the plant survived.

Fireguy17 · Answer

can you get someone to stop in and do it once while you are gone?

RedInnocent69 · Answer

Ask a friend or neighbour. Maybe pay a neighbour kid to come by.

Twalli · Answer

If they're outdoor, hope for rain. Otherwise get a friend to.

andy530 · Answer

Ask someone else to water them. Or get one of those self watering gravity fed things

Dongie · Answer

What kind of plant? Do you know a week will hurt it?

KostasKouvalis · Answer

If they're that important to you, just pay a neighbor to do it.

Anonymous · Answer

How hard would this have been to look up yourself instead of asking everyone here?

eagle1951 · Answer

pee on them lol go to a pool or lake and get some in gal bottles

historectomy · Answer

Ask friends or family to check on em

Evamee · Answer

They will be ok but maybe look droopy

OddBeMe · Answer

You’re 14 why is this an issue for you?

noohair · Answer

Give them to people that can take care of them.

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