An easy and quick method allows you to water the plants even when you are forced to stay away from home for some time.

Anyone who has one or more plants in the house or garden knows how important it is to pay close attention to watering, so that the plants grow strong and lush and guarantee a long life to the plants. Therefore, it takes care and dedication to be able to fully admire the beauty of plants.

But what to do when you’re forced to be away from home for a certain period of time? The first thing that comes to mind is to contact a trusted person (friends, family, partner, co-workers) to water the plants. However, there is also a method that allows plants to continue to receive the necessary watering even without resorting to other people.

Watering plants even if you are not at home: the infallible method

The first thing to do is to get two plastic bottles, one larger and one smaller. This is because we will have to cut the final part of the largest bottle: from the bottom we calculate six centimeters in height and proceed to the cut. Once this step is complete, the smaller bottle is taken, which will be placed vertically inside the bottom of the larger bottle. With a marker we are also going to mark on the small bottle the maximum limit of the tank, which will coincide with the height of the bottom of the larger bottle.

Half a centimeter below this mark that we will leave with the marker, let’s make a small square (possibly with a marker of another color). With the help of a cutter we will remove the plastic from this square, so that there is a small window through which the water will come out.

Once this step has also been done, take a piece of fabric and obtain a strip about 35 centimeters long. This strip of fabric should be placed on a piece of aluminum foil, which will be wrapped around the strip. We will have to be careful to remove about 4 centimeters of fabric from the wrapped aluminum foil. All that remains is to fold the wrapped aluminum and place it inside the bottom of the plastic bottle where we have already placed the smaller bottle.

The method is also perfect for vases.

What we are doing is nothing more than drip irrigation. The base should be placed on the ground, with a depth of about half a centimeter: inside we will place the smallest plastic bottle filled with water, which will come out of the window and fill the lower part (which will serve as a deposit). ). Once this is done, the wrapped (and bent) aluminum is applied inside the base, which will act as a sprayer instead. Before long, water droplets will start to come out of the sprinkler and thus water the soil of the plants.

But what happens if we realize that irrigation occurs at too high a rate? Don’t worry, as it is also possible to regulate watering. All you have to do is tighten the wrapped sheet more so that the water passes more slowly and ensures proper watering. This method is also perfect for the pots we have at home, as long as a kind of small container is used that supports the irrigation system. The idea is really sensational and allows you to go on vacation even if it’s just for a few weeks without the plants being affected.