Urgent Help! watering container plants while out of town

[Anonymous]

Hi, We have several tomato, cucumber pepper plants on the pots and doing well. But we are going out of town for a week . It is going to be 90+ degree weather next week. I am sure they will all be ruined when we are back Any tips and idea? Is saucer going to help? I don't want to trouble others to come over to water them. Many thanks

[Anonymous]

Either hire a little kid on your block to come by and water them or get one of those water dispensing things.

[Anonymous]

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/use-plastic-bottles-water-outdoor-plants-vacation-50270.html

try this

[Anonymous]

Get some plant waterers. (Not sure if this is a real word.) Here is a selection from Amazon that I also have seen for sale at American Plant:

https://www.amazon.com/Terracotta-Plant-Waterer-Vacation-Watering/dp/B0156S2OWC

[Anonymous]

As a heads up, I've tried ceramic plugs that you insert into the soil of the container, with a thin water line that you drop into a soda bottle filled with water. The idea is the water in the soda bottle moves towards the ceramic plug which slowly dispenses the water into the soil. Either I didn't know how to use it, or it's a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a neighborhood list serve? I'm sure there's some young kid who'd love the job.

[Anonymous]

Get someone to water them. The next week's heat is going to be brutal.

[Anonymous]

Bring them inside and use those slow watering bulb things. A/C on obviously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a heads up, I've tried ceramic plugs that you insert into the soil of the container, with a thin water line that you drop into a soda bottle filled with water. The idea is the water in the soda bottle moves towards the ceramic plug which slowly dispenses the water into the soil. Either I didn't know how to use it, or it's a waste of time.

I've used this but for indoor plants that I had grown from seed. Works beautifully!

[Anonymous]

You can get a drip hose and garden timer. We used the Miracle Gro drip hose I believe. You don’t have to do much set up just have it run through your garden beds or over your containers. Try and set up right away so you can make sure it works a few days before you leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a neighborhood list serve? I'm sure there's some young kid who'd love the job.

+1 we just hired a 12 year old neighbor to come every other day.

[Anonymous]

You could try a set up like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Raindrip-R560DP-Automatic-Container-Hanging/dp/B00J2NRUBI/

[Anonymous]

Plant nannies work well.

https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Nanny-6052-Bottle-Stake/dp/B00BFLZ09O/ref=asc_df_B00BFLZ09O/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216531775325&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12580705113685512422&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011287&hvtargid=pla-379806269404&psc=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a neighborhood list serve? I'm sure there's some young kid who'd love the job.

+1 we just hired a 12 year old neighbor to come every other day.

Yep. This is what I did, except I had her come every day

[Anonymous]

Where do you live, OP?