Watering when you're away...
By meiteoh
@meiteoh (416)
Switzerland
May 11, 2008 3:31pm CST
This is more for those who don't have gardens (well, actually I don't mind hearing from those who have gardens)...
I have heaps of flowers planted along my balcony which gets great sunlight because we face the south but when it comes to rain, we only get rain landing one to two inches from the edge - the part which doesn't get ANY sun! =.=
I'm just worried that if I go on holiday for like a week or so (more than three days, that is), what's going to happen to my freesia, cyclamens, dahlias, rose...
I did toy with the idea of getting those plant jelly things which help hold water in OR those edge pot/planter holders so I can perch it up right against the top edge of the balcony (water + sunlight is great!)...
Does anyone else have this problem?
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5 responses
@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
11 May 08
Your dilemma is easy. 3 days isn't that long. It would be possible to place the pots into something that holds water. Then put an inch or 2 of water into it. As the soil dries it will wick water into the pot.
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@icequeen123 (934)
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11 May 08
I have a few pots in my garden which suffer from this problem when I am away.
So last year I when I planted these pots I did put in a handful of the jelly water retention things, and they did the trick. I was only away for a week at a time, and I don't think the plants were "thirsty" ones. Perhaps a good idea to check out which plants might require a lot of water. 
@thebeaddoodler (4262)
• Lubbock, Texas
11 May 08
If you're going to be gone for a week or so, I would definitely get some of the polymer crystals. Setting the plants in a larger container with an inch or so of water would be ok if they didn't get full sun, but I'd worry that the container water would evaporate too soon. I love those polymer crystals for my potted plants. We have very hot evening sun and lots of wind. They do really help.
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