Vacation Proof Your Plants // How to Keep Your Plants Alive While You're on Vacation

How do you keep your plants alive while you’re away on vacation? If you’re leaving for a few days or even several weeks, it must be difficult to relax when you know that your plants have to be away from you… and now you can’t enjoy your vacation. So I’ll share my top tips to prepare your plants before your departure, including helpful watering solutions and when to consider a plant sitter! 01:45 Know your “magic vacation number” 03:09 Why you need to deep water your plants 03:39 Move plants away from windows 04:55 Prune them before you leave (for a unique reason!) 06:43 DIY plant care tips 09:52 Going on a vacation for 10+ days 10:25 Hiring a plant sitter reminders Products Mentioned: • Self-watering planters - https://www.crescentgarden.com/about-... • Watering orbs - https://amzn.to/4axZ3at Resources Mentioned: • What's Your Plant Parent Personality? - https://growingjoywithmaria.com/perso... Check out the full show notes and blog of ‘Vacation Proof Your Plants' here: https://growingjoywithmaria.com/vacat... Order Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants): https://read.macmillan.com/lp/growing... Subscribe to the Growing Joy with Maria channel by clicking the red button below the video! Listen to the Growing Joy with Maria: The Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, or your preferred podcast player, just type in "Growing Joy with Maria" in the search bar on your preferred podcast player or go to: https://link.chtbl.com/GqF_y8ab Follow Maria and Growing Joy on Instagram @growingjoywithmaria Check out what products Maria uses in her plant collection on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/bloomandg... and https://growingjoywithmaria.com/shop