What techniques do you use to watering plant when you are on travel?

davidjacobs69

I am going for a tour for 3 weeks just wonder what techniques do you use to give water to plant when you are out for vacation?

fidgetbones

Neighbours.  The promise of helping themselves to fruit and veg in my garden is usually enough. I also offer bunches of sweet peas and bags of beans when in season.  I reciprocate by dog sitting if necessary.

davidjacobs69

fidgetbones said:

Neighbours.  The promise of helping themselves to fruit and veg in my garden is usually enough. I also offer bunches of sweet peas and bags of beans when in season.  I reciprocate by dog sitting if necessary.

I want some automate process , Neighbours dont care as much as we do but still In case I have already asked them to take care

Yviestevie

I have laid a porous hosepipe round the the garden and it comes on via a timer during the night.  My pots are on the same system, they are moved together and a thin irrigation tube waters each one.  None of the above is expensive it was bought on Amazon. The porous hosepipe stays in place all year.  My friend pops round a couple of times while we are away (3 weeks this year) and just checks that everything is OK.

Singing Gardener

I use a combination of things. I have some plastic plant waterer thingummies for smaller indoor plants but I can't find them on the internet so I don't think you can buy them anymore. For other plants I use capillary matting on a shelf above a tray filled with water into which the end of the capillary matting drapes. Not sure I've explained that very well so hope it makes sense!

In the greenhouse I use a timer system attached to the outside tap.

MuddyFork

The main garden has to look after itself but for pots and the greenhouse I have automated watering systems.  Hozelock (other brands available) do small battery operated controllers which allow the water to flow for a fixed period.

davidjacobs69

MuddyFork said:

The main garden has to look after itself but for pots and the greenhouse I have automated watering systems.  Hozelock (other brands available) do small battery operated controllers which allow the water to flow for a fixed period.

Do this system have facility to set the timings as per our need or may be sms controlling system?

Hostafan1

I only go on holiday in winter. No watering issues then.

Yviestevie

The timer we use can be set to come on multiple times a day.  You choose when and for how long.  It's a Hozelock ACPlus. There is also a manual over ride.

MuddyFork

I use the same one as Yviestevie.  It has been capable of watering tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in a greenhouse during the summer

Lyn

I’ve havent been on holiday since 1992, life’s one big holiday here.