RE: watering plants
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'" <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: watering plants
- From: "* S* <S*@lhs.org>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:02:00 -0700
I always hire a local teenager (through my kid's friends, local Boy
Scout troop, etc.). I pay them about $6/hour and have them come over
for a specific "training session" on what to do and when to do it. Of
course, I leave a written schedule, too. I also grow vegetables, and
have them harvest as needed while I'm gone. And, we have a growing
collection of bonsai trees, that need daily watering and special care if
the sun gets really hot.
Sue P.
SPesznec@lhs.org Portland, Oregon
(USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)
> ----------
> From: James N. Tilton
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 1:26 PM
> To: perennials@lhs.org
> Subject: watering plants
>
> Hi all.
> Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping plants relatively well
> watered while you're away on vacation? I can't ask neighbors/friends
> to
> do it, they have enough to handle already. Has anyone used those
> crystal/polymer things (that absorb water and then slowly release it)
> in
> garden beds? I was wondering about scratching them into the surface
> and watering well...and then hoping for the best. Our (still
> pathetically small-sized) gardens have at least 2-3" of mulch on them.
> Any ideas? TIA
> Barb (southeastern PA, zone 6/7, where the Japanese anemones are
> beginning to bloom)
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