How to Water Plants When You're Not at Home? These Methods Are Simple and Practical

As the Spring Festival holiday approaches, many friends choose to travel or visit relatives, and there is no way to water the plants at home. So, how do you water plants when you're not at home? Below, the editor will teach you how to water plants when you're not at home.

1. Bag-covering method

When we are about to leave home, water the plants thoroughly first, then cover the whole plant with a plastic bag. Be careful not to seal it completely; leave the plant a little room to breathe, otherwise the plant cannot breathe normally and will die, or it may develop diseases because it is too stuffy. The principle of this method is to collect the water evaporated by the plant for reuse. The evaporated water forms droplets on the plastic bag, and when the droplets gather enough to fall, the water returns to the soil for the plant to use.

2. Sand-burying method

The sand-burying method is usually more suitable for small plants, because small plants are easier to handle. Take the plant out of its pot and bury it, together with the soil, in a moist sand pot. This method ensures that the sand and soil stay moist. Sand and soil have good air permeability and water retention, and burying the plant in moist sand and soil allows the plant to absorb water from the sand and soil.

3. Basin-sitting method

This method, like the sand-burying method, is more suitable for small potted plants. Prepare a large basin, put the potted plant directly into the large basin, then water the potted plant thoroughly, and then add water to the large basin. The water level in the large basin should not exceed half the height of the potted plant's soil. According to the principle of connecting vessels, the bottom of the pot will stay moist, while the upper layer of soil will not become too wet. The editor has tested this method and found that it also works in hot summer weather.

4. Wick method

This method is relatively simple and convenient. Just choose a towel with good water absorption, place a basin of water beside the flower pot, put one end of the towel in the water and bury the other end in the soil of the flower pot. In this way, water can be delivered to the flower pot through the towel. However, if the towel does not absorb water well, this method will not work. To ensure success, it is best to test the towel's water absorption.

5. Drip irrigation method

This method is also relatively easy to operate. Hang a bottle of water above the flower pot, drill a small hole in the bottle mouth, and replenish the flower pot soil with water in the form of water droplets. However, this method makes it hard to control the speed of the water flow. If the hole is too large, the water may finish dripping before you even leave; if the hole is too small, the water may not drip out at all. So this method really tests your hole-drilling technique. In addition, you can also bury the water bottle with the hole directly into the soil, which is equivalent to making a simple homemade drip irrigation device.

Many friends worry that their plants will die from lack of water when they go away, so the editor has introduced the above methods for watering even when you're not at home, hoping to help all of you.