Who do you trust with your plants?

[Grey Moss]

What do you do with your plants while you are away? Who do you trust to take care of your plants? Can you trust you family with your plants?

 

[nightsky]

I'm out of town 4-6 days a week, every single week for my job. (Yes, it sucks to say the least!)

I make sure I water all my indoor plants (neps on the growrack) right before I leave so she doesn't have to. I refill the humidifier before I leave, but it only lasts 3 days, so I taught her how to refill it just in case. She doesn't seem to mind.

I also water my minibogs right before I leave, but due to humidity usually below 20%, it doesn't take more than a couple days for them to dry out also, so once again she comes to the rescue! She's told me if I want to grow the hobby I need a different job! I think she's right - I'm barely home to enjoy them. I don't think I'd trust anybody else with the plants.

 

[upper]

no one but myself... i'll find an automatic watering system if i have to.

 

[Ant]

Um, well does nature count? All my plants are outside and I hardly (haven't watered them since the have gone out) have to take care of them any way so I guess nobody!

 

[upper]

Um, well does nature count? All my plants are outside and I hardly (haven't watered them since the have gone out) have to take care of them any way so I guess nobody!

dont tell me it rains every week

 

[Ant]

Yup! pretty much!

 

[herenorthere]

I never am away for more than a day or two when the plants are indoors, so there's no worry there. If I'm away in the summer, I either ask a neighbor or pay a neighborhood kid to water. My fig tree needs the most watering and, since my neighbor is a Turk, he's only too happy to help keep it productive. We usually get rain, but it's nice to have an insurance policy. I don't have them bother with special water though, just what comes out of a hose.

 

[jimscott]

Nobody! No one else around here knows anything about them and could care less. Simple instructions are ignored and plants die from neglect... and tap water.

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

I am lucky to be able to water with tap water and my neighbor knows how important my plants are to me. So I ask her to water. I pretty much have my plants setup to be able to water every other day, so that is what I instruct her to do. So far so good. I give her verbal instructions and then leave some written ones for her as well. So far so good. This stent I am on right now is the longest I have had her do it, so I think I will have to get her two bottles of wine this time. LOL I have come back to dry plants on one occasion but she did exactly as I told her to so it was an error on my part. Everything survived.

Now after I move it will be a different story. I will have to definitely setup an auto water system. I will be using RO water and don't know anyone willing to take the time to do the necessary watering.