If you are going on vacation and enjoy the upcoming pleasant days, then your indoor flowers they are unlikely to rejoice in the same way as you, for they will face severe trials and suffering from thirst! Therefore, take care of their well-being in advance.

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Of course, you can ask relatives or neighbors to look after the plants. But what if you don't have any? Then let's resort to the automatic watering system! There are many ways to save plants.

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But first you need to prepare the flowers for your departure:

1. Remove the flowers from the windowsill or close the curtains more tightly. The less light, the slower they go in plants life processes which means they need less moisture.

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2. Water the soil well so that it is saturated with water. The pot can be wrapped with a damp newspaper, and on top also with cellophane. This will reduce moisture loss.

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3. Small plants should be covered with plastic or glass caps, bottles, but so that they pass air from below. Evaporating water will condense on the walls and drain back into the ground.

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4. 5-7 days before departure, carefully check if the plants are affected by pests and diseases. Remove from the plant all dried and disease-damaged shoots and leaves, as well as large buds and flowers. Treat diseased plants with the appropriate preparations.

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5. It is better to cut too large leaves.

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6. Plants should be placed in a lighted place, but not in the sun.

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7. Close both doors and windows so that there are no drafts in the room where the plants will remain.

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8. 2-3 weeks before departure, stop all types of top dressing.

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9. If you leave the plants in a tray of water, place the flower pots on a raised rock or wooden coasters so that their roots do not freeze.

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10. Flowers in ceramic pots tolerate "separation" better than those that live in plastic containers.

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Most simple ways how to keep soil moist

If you keep indoor plants in clay pots, then each pot can be wrapped with moss - both the moss and the plant are abundantly moistened. If there is no moss nearby, place the clay pot in a larger container. Expanded clay should be poured at the bottom, and the gap between the walls of the container should be filled with the same expanded clay. This will maintain a more or less constant soil moisture. The top layer of earth in a pot or container can also be sprinkled with expanded clay, it will prevent drying out.

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This method is effective if the plants are left for 7-10 days.

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Drip irrigation

A plastic bottle is taken, depending on the volume of the pot, filled with water, a small hole is made in the cork (with a hot gypsy needle), you pre-water the flowers and stick the bottles into them with the cork down. As the soil dries, the flower will absorb water from the bottle. It is not bad to fix it on both sides with chopsticks (for example, from ice cream).

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This dropper is valid for 5-7 days. Several bottles are placed in large flowerpots and the stock will last longer.

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Watering through the "wick"

It can be ropes, laces, woolen threads different diameters, twisted bandages and so on. One end of the wick must be lowered into a container of water (for example, a basin), and the other end must be attached to a pot (for reliability, it will need to be fixed, for example, with a peg). Water will flow to the flowers due to the difference in capillary pressure.

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One 10 l container is enough for 7 days for 6-7 plants

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Moisture-loving plants can be placed on pallets, deep trays or in wide basins of water. so that the bottom of the pot is in the water. The soil from above is covered with wet moss or expanded clay.

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Hydration through fabric

Lay a cling film on the kitchen table(you can also put the pots in the bathroom if the plants are not whimsical to the light), lay a fabric soaked in water on the oilcloth (cloth, felt, an old baby blanket, batting folded in several layers). Place pots with already watered plants on the fabric, dip the end of the fabric into a container of water. Pots should have drainage holes, saucers are not needed.

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This method is suitable for a period of 10-20 days.

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Watering through the "wick" at the bottom of the pot

You will need your flower pot and another container to put under the pot. Make holes in the pot and thread the string as shown in the picture. Place a pot on a vessel with water so that the end of the rope falls into the water. Water along the rope will rise up and moisten the ground.

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For a pot with a diameter of 10 cm, one wick is enough, and for a pot with a diameter of 25-30 cm, 3-4 wicks are needed for an adequate supply of water.

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Soil moistening systems

Let's say the Archimedes system, which consists of a glass flask - a water reservoir - and a ceramic cone that is immersed in the ground. Water oozes through the capillary-porous ceramic walls drop by drop and constantly moistens the soil. You will have to put several of them in a balcony box or a large pot, of course. It looks very cute, by the way! From an aesthetic point of view, this is perhaps the most glorious option. They cost about 180 rubles a piece.
cone in flower pot Enough for 5-7 days

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Or here are the Blumat cones, only in addition to the cone, some kind of remote container with water is also required.

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The cone itself is installed in a pot, and the tip of the hose with a weighting agent is lowered into a container of water. These devices draw water "on demand" - as the soil in the pot dries out, the cone gradually releases water to the surrounding earth.

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Inconvenience in that the water container should be above or at least on the same level as the pots. You don't always get along, to be honest. Well, the price is not very happy - about 4 thousand for 25 cones.

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Automatic watering systems

Remember that all of the above methods are designed for a maximum of three to four weeks of your absence.. If you have to leave for a longer period, then you can’t do without complex store-bought automatic watering systems.

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The most popular thing is Gardena, which is capable of watering, according to the manufacturer, up to 36 plants at the same time. Sold in OBI and other large shopping malls. The kit includes a pump with a filter, a transformer with a timer to power the pump, a supply hose, three distributors (each with 12 outlets), a capillary hose, holding pegs, end caps and a 9 liter plastic water container.

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One or more branches can be connected to each plant - find out right amount will have to be experienced. If, for example, 60 ml of water per day is not enough for plants in a large container (namely, that much has time to flow out in a minute), the amount of moisture supplied will have to be increased by installing additional capillary tubes. The hose is attached to the pump, the pump is immersed in the above tank, the system starts to work.
If the water in the tank suddenly runs out, the pump will turn off automatically, and when water is added, it will continue to function.

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Inconvenience- an outlet is required to which the system will be connected. It costs from 3 thousand rubles per set

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Do you know?

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... that tradescantia, begonia, dracaena easily tolerate a temporary lack of moisture (up to 7 days)

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...that aloe, agave, euphorbia comb tolerate temporary "droughts" well and love sunlight, so it is better to leave them in a room on the windowsill, after watering well.

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... that palm trees and ficuses that live on the balcony are better to bring into the room during the holidays. They are also unpretentious to moisture, but they can get sick in three weeks of your absence.

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Hooray! Finally the long awaited vacation. All thoughts are occupied with the upcoming trip. Just don't forget to take anything with you. And at some point it dawns on you “How to leave indoor flowers without watering for two weeks?”.

How many indoor flowers can be without watering.

There are no options with relatives and friends who find time to come and water home plants. It is not always possible to use the help of loved ones. Therefore, we are looking for other solutions on how to save indoor flowers when going on vacation.
Some species indoor plants need daily soil moisture, and some flowers are able to endure a two-week drought.

• plants such as cyperus, calamus, azalea require a large amount of water.
• the soil should be constantly moist (but without stagnant water in the soil) for begonias, alocasia, calathea, lemon, oleander, ivy.
• ornamental houseplants need to be watered when upper layer the soil in the pot will dry out a couple of centimeters. Dracaena, clivia, monstera, palm trees, syngonium, columna, aspidistra, aglaonema, it is important that the soil dries out between waterings.
• but before the next watering, the soil should dry completely at the hippeastrum, gloxinia, zygocactus, crinium, caladium, philodendron. Cacti do not need moisture at all during the winter season.

Knowing how much moisture and how often your plants need it will give you an idea of ​​how long you can leave potted plants without watering. And if the question is in your absence for up to five days, then after watering the houseplants, you can safely leave and not worry about how to leave indoor flowers without watering.

Read Wikipedia about indoor flowers and their care.

How to save indoor flowers without watering.

If you leave home for two weeks, then we do not recommend leaving indoor flowers without moisture. Otherwise, upon arrival, you will have to re-buy your favorite plants.
There are two ways to protect indoor flowers during the holidays. One of them involves spending family budget and the other with minimal cost.
To risk leaving indoor flowers for a long time without watering, without any financial investment, you can do this:

• indoor plants need to be prepared for your absence. Leaving home is a joy for you, but stress for flowers.
• we carry out pruning of buds and blooming flowers. So we will help the plant not to waste its strength for flowering during the "separation" from you. Now they will direct all their forces to maintain their vital functions. Plus, you still won’t see the flowering itself.
• for this period, we reduce the moisture consumption of the plant by thinning the leaf mass. You will have to make a sacrifice, because indoor plants will lose their decorative effect. Some of them will take a long time to recover, but it's worth it.

indoor flowers in ceramic pots need more water than in plastic pots.

• we rearrange the pots with houseplants from the window sills to the floor. Preferably in the far corner of the room. This is necessary so that the plant receives less light and heat. Reducing the amount of light and heat leads to a decrease in the amount of moisture evaporated by flowers. And, as a result, the plant consumes it minimally. Upon your return, be mentally prepared for the fact that you will not recognize your home oasis. Without proper heat and lighting, indoor flowers will slow down their growth.
• We put pots with indoor plants close to each other. Thus, a mini-greenhouse is created, which will keep the humidity around and in the middle of it a little higher. The only thing I want to warn you about is that if you place indoor flowers in this way, you increase the risk of disease of all plants in the presence of an already sick one. After all, it is not always possible to immediately determine the presence of diseases or pests on any one flower. And then the affected flower will “reward” all other houseplants with the disease.

You can ensure the actual watering of indoor flowers on vacation as follows:

• put all home plants in a large bowl (basin, baby bath, pallet). Cover the bottom of such an impromptu pallet with a thick layer (at least five centimeters) of expanded clay. Fill the expanded clay up to half with water. And put flower pots on a wet layer. Fill the gaps between pots with expanded clay or cover with wet sphagnum moss.

sphagnum moss is a good accumulator of moisture. As needed, the plant takes moisture from the moss.

• to perfect the source of moisture for your indoor plants, we create a greenhouse. We cover all the flowers standing in the pallet with transparent plastic wrap. If there is no large piece of film, then you can create individual moisture keepers by putting on plastic bags for every plant. Make an exception only for plants with fleshy or pubescent leaves. Such as Saintpaulia, Pelargonium, Kalanchoe. Otherwise, they will rot or become moldy without regular ventilation.

if you are worried about the effectiveness of any method of watering indoor flowers during the holidays, then prepare cuttings of your favorite plants. Until you return, they will sprout roots in a jar of water.

We immediately warn you that after you return from vacation, you will need to remove the packages from the flowers gradually. Accustoming a houseplant to low air humidity and constant ventilation in open form, should be done within a week, then removing, then putting back the mini "cap".

if you can't find a potted plant tray, place plant pots in the tub.

• You can ensure a constant supply of moisture with the help of plastic bottles. To do this, we make small holes in the lids. Then we pour water into the bottles and place them upside down either on the tray between the pots of indoor plants, or directly into the pot itself. Leaking drop by drop, the water will moisten expanded clay, moss, or soil.

moisture through the holes in the lid plastic bottle immediately into the ground is good for large indoor flowers in tubs. For small plants, the bottle watering method is not suitable.

• many of you have heard about the following method. It consists in passive watering with improvised wicks. We twist the bundles of ropes, laces, woolen threads, bandages or cotton fabric. We lower one end of such a wick into a container of water, and stick the other into the ground. At the same time, the water container should be above the level of the flower pot. Due to the difference in capillary pressure, water will begin to flow to the plants.

for orchids during your vacation, an acceptable method of moistening is that the plant feeds on moisture from the bottom. A pot with an orchid is placed in a container, on the bottom of which you pour a little water and pour drainage.

Irrigation systems for indoor plants.

Watering indoor flowers while away can be entrusted to devices industrial production. Such systems will cost money. But the acquisition of such technologies will pay off at least by the fact that upon returning from vacation, you do not have to re-buy new indoor plants.

• autonomous watering systems for indoor flowers are called Aqua Globes. The simplest ones are a glass flask that is connected to a ceramic cone. The cone sinks into the soil to ensure uniform wetting of the earthen coma. The capillary-porous structure of the walls of the cone allows water to seep into the ground drop by drop.

before installing both homemade and industrial humidification systems for indoor flowers, test the speed and volume of water supply. And then adjust the necessary "pressure". This is necessary in order not to flood the plants and prevent the soil from drying out.

• The Austrian Blumat system is distinguished by the fact that the lower part of the conical cone is made of special clay, which is able to react to soil moisture and independently maintain the necessary moisture in the ground. A thin hose is also connected to the cone, the other end descending into a container of water. As soon as the soil in a pot with a houseplant dries out, the system will begin to supply water drop by drop. The amount of water is regulated by the level at which the water container is located.
• for passive irrigation there are capillary mats on sale. Such hygroscopic mats are sold in garden centers and large supermarkets in the departments of houseplant care. The operation is very simple. Laying a pallet or even kitchen table with plastic wrap, place a capillary mat on top and place pots of indoor flowers on it. Dip one of the edges of the absorbent mat into a container of water. Water will saturate the mat, and houseplants can easily absorb moisture into the soil through the bottom of the pot.

by cutting the capillary mat into strips, you can use it as harnesses for passive irrigation.

Having picked up any of these ways of watering indoor flowers during your vacation, you will not leave your home oasis without life-giving moisture. And upon your return, the flowers will thank you with lush growth and flowering. Because they will miss you just as much as you do.

Video about do-it-yourself automatic watering methods

The problem of watering indoor flowers during the holidays is familiar to many. … There are several ways to provide plants with water on holiday.

The problem of watering indoor flowers during the holidays is familiar to many. Going on vacation with your family, you need to entrust the care of pets to someone.

It’s good if there is one of the relatives who understands at least something in indoor plants and can water it properly. Or at least just water occasionally so that they don’t dry out at all.

But almost always, upon returning from a trip, you have to count the losses - it dried up without water, its roots rotted from excessive watering, something was broken, something was crushed.

And if there are no relatives or close friends ready to take on the responsible mission of caring for your indoor plants?

If you are leaving for a month or more, then without special system auto-watering is indispensable.

Now they are sold in any city and are a water tank of a certain size, a set of thin tubes and a control system that provides water from the tank at the right intervals. You set how often and how much to water, and you can safely leave. But in order to avoid unwanted surprises, it is better to try how it works before the holidays.

And if there is no automatic watering system, then you have to come up with different tricky ways to water the plants during the holidays.

It should be said that all these tricky ways are good if you are leaving for 1-2 weeks. If more, then how lucky!

There are several ways to provide plants with water on holiday.

Method 1. Old grandmother's way. Water the plants abundantly so that the earthen lump is completely saturated with water. Put the pots on pallets or in wide basins of water, so that the bottom of the pot is in the water (shallow). It is even better to pour small pebbles or coarse sand into the pan and place the plants, slightly deepening.

This method of watering during the holidays is suitable for undemanding plants, which tolerate both excess moisture and overdrying (chlorophytum, geranium, balsam, hamedorea palm, sansevieria, crassula).

Method 2. Use a plastic bottle. Water the plant well. Take a plastic bottle with a cork heated in a fire with a thick needle (you can use an awl, knitting needle) make 2 holes - one in the cork, the other in the bottom. Pour water into the bottle and secure it with the neck down. Water will constantly flow out drop by drop and moisten the soil. So it is better to water large-sized plants.

Be sure to try this method some time before departure: take several different bottles, punch holes, set the neck down in any tall dish (each separately) and see how much water drips from each of them per day. If you choose the right bottle for each plant, then the problem of watering during the holidays will be optimally solved.

Method 3. Wick watering. This is a common method of continuous watering for some plants, particularly saintpaulias (violets). The essence of the method is that the pot with the plant constantly stands on a vessel with water, in the soil under the plant one end of a synthetic cord is laid in a ring, its other end is lowered into a vessel with water through a drainage hole. The cord should absorb water well. Water wets the cord along its entire length, rising from the vessel into the pot and moistening the soil.

This method of irrigation is suitable for small plants and requires their preliminary transplantation into a pot with a wick.

But this method can also be used for temporary watering for the holiday period. To do this, a synthetic cord that absorbs water well is taken or a tourniquet is twisted from a strip of fabric. One end is placed on the surface of the earth in a pot (preferably sprinkled with a little substrate), and the other is lowered into a bucket of water. It is better to place the bucket above the pot (then the wicks do not dry out). Usually plants are placed on the floor, and a bucket of water on a stool.

It is important to test this method on each plant in advance. Some plants need several wicks, others only one. This method of watering is good for 10 days of vacation.

The same method is used to moisten a pallet with pots placed in sand or peat.

Minus - sometimes in hot weather the wicks dry up and water does not flow to the plants.

On sale you can find ready-made wick systems for irrigation, consisting of a tank of water, a wick and a porous ceramic rod for immersion in the soil

Method 4. Use a hydrogel. Hydrogel is a polymer that can absorb water in a very large quantities and then slowly give it to plants. It is sold in granules.

The polymer is soft, colorless, absorbs water quickly and is designed to be added to the soil. Indoor plants planted in a hydrogel substrate are rarely watered. It is good enough to water the flowers before the holidays, and you can not worry for a week or even two. They won't rot, and they won't dry out. Minus - the plants must be planted in advance in such soil.

You can also use decorative Chinese hydrogel in the form of colored balls. Pre-wet the granules for 6-8 hours. When swollen, pour into pots on top of the substrate and cover with moss on top. The balls will gradually release moisture into the soil. If the plants root system not superficial, then you can mix the top layer of soil with hydrogel balls.

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Method one- Plants are watered abundantly, so that the earthen ball is completely saturated with water. If the pots are clay, then it is advisable to wrap each pot with moss, which is also thoroughly moistened. You can also place a clay pot in a plastic one, bigger size, and fill the space between the walls of the pot with moistened expanded clay. In plastic pots, the soil is covered from above with wet moss or expanded clay. Watered plants are placed on pallets or in wide basins with water, without saucers, so that the lower part of the pot is in the water. Plants that categorically do not tolerate when "feet in the water" are left on saucers, and the water that has drained after watering is drained. This method is effective if the plants are left for 7-10 days and if there are many plants.

Method two- Useful if there are not many plants, and also if the plants are very sensitive to excessive moisture (both soil and air). The plant is watered so that the earth ball is saturated with water. A plastic bottle with water and a thin knitting needle (or vice versa with a thick needle, you can also use an awl) heated over a fire is taken, a hole is made in the cork, then the same hole must be made at the bottom of the bottle. The bottle is dug into the pot with the neck down to a depth of 2-3 cm. Water, flowing out drop by drop, moistens the soil. There is very important point- you need to practice on the bottles in advance in the size of the holes. After all, it may turn out that the water will flow out too slowly, or vice versa too quickly. It is best to try this method some time before departure on a pot without a plant filled with dry earth. Watching for several days how the soil is filled with moisture, you will determine for yourself whether such a hole in the bottle is suitable or you have to change it. When you are able to optimally "tune the bottle" - then the problem of watering during your absence will be solved once and for all. The duration of such watering depends on the size of the bottle.

Method three- A wick is twisted from a bandage or strip of fabric, one end of which is placed on the surface of the earth in a pot, and the other is lowered into a container in water, which should be located above the pot. Here you should provide for the number of wicks for a certain size of the pot. So for a pot with a diameter of 10 cm, one wick is enough, and for a pot with a diameter of 25-30 cm, 3-4 wicks are needed for an adequate supply of water. This method is effective if the plants are left for 7-10 days.

Method four- If your plants are grown in pots with good drainage holes in the bottoms, then this method will work for you. An oilcloth is spread on the table (so as not to spoil the furniture), on it is a wide strip of any dense woolen fabric (cloth, felt, an old children's blanket, batting folded in several layers, etc.), previously soaked in water. Pots with already watered plants are placed on the fabric (of course, without saucers). The end of the cloth should hang down from the table and fall into a large container of water placed slightly below the level of the table with the plants. The fabric is kept moist all the time and the plants receive water through the drainage holes in the pot. This method is effective if the plants are left for 10-20 days.

Method five- If you are leaving not for 7-10 days, but for 3-4 weeks, and more than once a year, then it would be advisable to purchase an automatic watering system. Now they are sold in any major city and represent a container with water, a set of thin tubes and program control, providing the inclusion of water supply at certain intervals, for example 2 times a day.

During a long absence of the owners due to a business trip or vacation, the plants suffer from a lack of water. However, you can save flowers without watering if you take care of them before the trip.

Which flowers are more drought tolerant?

Various factors affect the survival of pets without moisture.

• Type of plant.

Flowers in a home collection can vary greatly in origin, appearance and features of development. Most indoor plants can be safely left for a week without watering, after moisturizing well. A longer lack of irrigation can adversely affect the health of pets.

herbaceous plants in winter time watered on average once a week, and during the period of active growth or flowering - once every 3-4 days. Approximately the same irrigation regime for orchids. Agave, hoya, yucca and aspidistra are not so demanding on watering - they are content with moisturizing once every two weeks. Popular asparagus and chlorophytum tolerate drought well when low temperatures due to the presence of a supply of water in the bulbs. Cacti and succulents are left without watering for a month if they are in a dormant period, and the temperature environment- from 5 to 10 degrees of heat. For many representatives of this species, such content is the norm.

"Water plants" can hardly tolerate a long absence of watering. These include, for example, azalea, streptocarpus, cyclamen and. It is better to transfer them to someone for care during a long absence. If trips from home are frequent and long, you should choose less moisture-loving plants for growing. Flowers with hard leaves and a thick trunk will easily endure an anhydrous period of up to 2 weeks.

• Temperature and humidity.

In a warmer room with low humidity, indoor pets will begin to suffer from a lack of moisture much earlier. If a long trip takes place in winter, it is appropriate to reduce the temperature of the batteries central heating. Additional water containers in the room will help increase the humidity.

How to help plants survive the time without watering?

If a long absence of the owners is planned in order to save indoor flowers, you should pay attention to such simple tips.

• It is better to keep pets away from windows. On the windowsill in summer without water, they will suffer from the sun, in winter - from radiators. If the curtains are thick enough, you can simply draw them in the warm season. Plants located on the south, southeast or southwest window should be rearranged. In the off-season, it is appropriate to turn off the heating or remove the flowers away from the heat source.
• Remove inflorescences and buds a few days before departure. There will be no one to admire the beauty, and flower brushes take away a lot of precious moisture from the plant.
• Tightly cover with a transparent jar small flowers that love high humidity and dry out quickly. For large plants large plastic bags can be used. Secure the ends with an elastic band so that there are no large gaps. In this case, the moisture will not evaporate quickly.
• Be sure to water the day before or on the day of departure. The flower is not irrigated from above, but bottom watering is used. The plant is placed in a container with water for 10-15 minutes. When the soil is well saturated with water, the flower is taken out and the excess liquid is allowed to drain. Plants watered in this way retain moisture longer.
• Close windows and doors. Put water containers near the flowers. This will help to avoid drafts and keep moisture near them.
• Do not feed flowers 2-3 weeks before departure. It is completely inappropriate to activate vital processes at this time.
• Remove damaged and dry leaves. Check for pests or signs of disease. If necessary, treat the flowers with the necessary preparation, because a plant weakened without water becomes more vulnerable. It is better to do this 1-2 weeks before the trip.
• Lay a layer of expanded clay or gravel on the bottom of a large container. Inside place small pots with moisture-loving plants(they are pre-watered). Pour water onto expanded clay or gravel so that it does not touch the bottom of flowerpots with pets. high humidity will help plants to survive the time without watering more easily.

If you often have to leave your favorite indoor flowers unattended, it is better to plant them in clay pots. Such a container retains moisture better than plastic.

Methods of "remote" humidification

• Moisturize with a wet cloth.

On a table placed far from the window, put a thick oilcloth to protect the surface from moisture. Place a piece of wet thick fabric on top, for example, an old Baby blanket or flannel. Place a container of water nearby. Lower the ends of the matter into a vessel with liquid. Place flowerpots with well-watered flowers on a wet cloth (use pots without stands and with drainage holes). Water from the container will gradually get to the roots through the bottom of the flowerpots and water your green pets. You can put plants in the bathroom if there is enough light - then the film is not used. When using this method, you can leave the flowers without irrigation for 2-3 weeks. Watering flowers during the holidays with a wet cloth is well suited for medium-sized moisture-loving plants.

Make a thin hole in the cork with an awl, fill the container with water. Screw the bottle and insert it upside down into the flower pot, pressing it into the ground by 2-3 cm. Water from a small hole will drop into the flowerpot and water the plant. On the other side (in the bottom), you also need to make a hole so that air enters the container instead of the leaked liquid. It is advisable to prepare in advance several bottles with holes of different diameters and empirically determine which hole size will be optimal. This wonderful opportunity watering flowers when you go on vacation, you just need to correctly calculate the water rate so as not to overmoisten the plant. The disadvantage is that each flower will need its own "watering can" - you need to stock up on bottles. The method is well suited for large instances.

• Wick irrigation.

Flower pots are placed on the floor. Pour water into a large plastic container and place it next to the plants. Dishes with liquid should be above the flowers - for example, on a table or chair. Cuts are made from fabric or bandage, you can use special synthetic wicks, which are sold in flower shops. One end of the fabric is placed in a container of water, and the other is fixed on the surface of the soil in a flower pot. The wicks are gradually fed with water from the dishes and supply moisture to the plants. For large and moisture-loving flowers, use more cuts. On average, one wick is used for one flowerpot with a diameter of about 10 cm, with a pot diameter of 30 cm, 4 such pieces of fabric may be needed. This method of watering will keep the flowers up to two weeks.

Such a system automatically waters the flowers at regular intervals. It is better to buy it in advance to check the efficiency of the installation. First, there is a risk of getting poor quality product. Secondly, it is necessary to adjust the watering taking into account the requirements of pets.

Also available for sale. They are not cheap and are not suitable for all flowers, but they can be an alternative for those who are willing to spend extra money for the comfort of their plant.
So, during a long absence of the owners, indoor flowers can live quite comfortably without watering. Preparing plants for the dry period and following a few simple tips will help to avoid stress.