Windowsills · 2 min read
A vacation week needs a human, not a flood
A vacation week needs a human, not a flood. Start with plants left for several days. Look at the plant, the soil, and the light before you look for a tool.
Do it in order
Then water well the day you leave and ask someone to look once. One change at a time. A garden records every extra change whether you meant to or not.
The usual miss
The common mix-up is a tub of water the pots sit in for a week. Undo that, or stop, before you add water, feed, or a second plant.
You can leave it when someone knows to look, or the trip is short. Tomorrow's look matters more than today's perfect photograph.
This is a "Windowsills" note. Plants left for several days will tell you next week whether the note was right.
A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.