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Keeping plants healthy while away on holiday
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Likac66
Living in her own purple world
Loving gardening, reading, knitting and crochet.
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If only it was holidays and I had the choice! Due to a project delay I will be working away from home for almost all of June and July.......not normally a problem in the winter months! So I have "bribed" my step-daughter to bring a friend to stay by the seaside for these 2 months....she knows nothing about plants but I'll leave her instructions hopefully there will still be some cucumbers and tomatoes left for me when I return!
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I try to avoid watering anything once ive planted it in the ground unless we are going through a particulary dry patch, so ive no need to worry. Plus my dad comes daily when we are away to check on the chickens so he tends to check the greenhouse at the same time, good old dad.
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Everything in pots thoroughly watered (and mulched if appropriate) before I go. As many things as possible moved into the tunnel for the week, to benefit from its automatic watering system. Wet tray in the greenhouse (with capillary matting) filled before we go and door left open (nothing is so tender that a 'cool' night will hurt it). Anything else moved into the shade.
But I don't risk more than a week......and don't go during the 'cropping' season !Last edited by kentvegplot; 20-05-2013, 04:08 PM.Growing in the Garden of England
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When we come back after the summer I am always amazed at how well everything has done with out my care and just being left to get on with it. Everything is planted in the ground and apart from the weeds that spring up it all thrives and produces very well.
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