Water plants while on vacation using water bottles

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How to water plants while on vacation for 2 weeks.
This is a very simple life hack or if you like let's call it a trick to water your plants while you are away for a week.
While on vacation or traveling you will not worry if the plants at home are OK.
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0:00 Intro
0:12 Plastic bottle method
0:29 Bottle sizes
0:41 How it works
1:02 Installing water bottles near the plants
1:26 Securing the bottles so they don't fall
1:49 Capilary action draws water into the soil
2:30 For how long can you be away
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Self watering planters diy using water bottles.
If the crime rate in your area is moderate to high, please do this in a way that people from outside will not see the bottles in your pots. Or ask a friend (if you have one :| ) to water the plants for you and check that everything is ok in your home.
Having the bottles visible together with lights off is a clue that you are away from home.
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[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Thank you! I've been trying to think of a way to water my plants when I'm gone! lol. I knew there was a way to do it with plastic bottles but wasn't sure what or how it would work. Can't wait to try this!

[@shadowandashes]

I did this while on vacation for two weeks. Not only did my plants survive, but when I came back I had plants sprouting that I had just planted before I left. Now I have three mango seedlings, two tomato plants, and numerous others that are flourishing because of this method. Thank you!

[@TheMoncytwo]

Ashley Thorp how many bottles for two weeks? Thx

[@celtickshatriya4306]

@@TheMoncytwo yeh what I want to know also, answer plz

[@sulagnamodak8185]

How many bottles are you used for two weeks

[@HT-ye3py]

I am planning to use 5 liters bottles for 10 days

[@MrBaconwhopper]

I tried this and all kinds of expensive water drippers and the water went right through the soil and all over my floor. Tried several setups including the drip rope. Nothing works properly

[@jessicawoolard]

I am so curious why 400+ people took the time to give this a thumbs down 🤣 this video was informative and straight to the point, whats not to love? 👍🏼

[@arlenesmith8277]

Jealous they didn't think about it before.

[@elisabethbenjamin2203]

Some people are moronic.

[@octopods1822]

There are people who give playing kittens a thumbs down...just miserable existence

[@potatoboy549]

Many things. Too complicated, they don’t have the tools, his voice/accent, not what they were looking for, etc. People forget that 1.4M people is a huge amount of people. I enjoyed the video, found it very helpful, but that doesn’t mean everyone else will. I’m just lucky I had the materials available.

[@quarterhorsgirl]

I often wonder the same thing. I can only assume some people just like to dislike because it makes no sense.

[@emandsebastian4176]

I did this and went away for 11 day’s! Everything looks great! It definitely worked!

[@din2339]

Hey there, just wondering how much of the water was left in the bottle for the 11 days?

[@ashw730]

@@din2339 I had the same question...

[@goodshipharmony]

Nobody ever comes back to answer a question.... :(

[@din2339]

Lol yeah yehp I checked to see a reply just yesterday :(

[@JonTanOsb]

@@din2339 The answer would depend on weather and climate. The only way to know for your own plants would be to do it, then tell us.

[@tomsedaya1693]

This is the simplest and the most doable of all the home-made watering system videos here in KZbin...

[@blessedgal6901]

This is way better than water globes and cheaper. Tip: You can use a thumbtack to make the holes and it works just the same.

[@tscie5504]

Great idea for easily putting the tiny holes in the cap. I can't wait to try this one. Good video

[@Cronezonetarot]

Great solution for plant watering while away from home. I will be trying this straight away. Thank you!

[@MeoMeo189]

I went to Home Depot to buy watering gloves before leaving for my 2 weeks trip. Luckily they only have it online. So I went home and found this video. Thank you so much.

[@sallylephard1923]

Absolutely brilliant! I am going to 2 festi's in a couple of weeks and really don't want to have to ask someone else to water my plants. Now I have the solution! Thank you!

[@lotteryplayer]

Going on vacation next month and looked up how to water plants while away. It led me here. Now my girlfriend doesn't have to worry about all her plants dying. Thanks!!

[@darceyrose77]

thank you for the visual, simplicity and clarity.

[@scurglistens]

I didn't know you could do this, that's awesome! Thanks so much for this info :D My plants will be saved this summer!

[@rhondajp2149]

this is the best idea for keeping plants hydrated that I have seen. I am surely going to use this method.

[@thepoemscavenger4411]

We went on a 11 day long trip and it helped the plant grow...I love it

[@santamaria3592]

Thanks. That's a very great way of watering plants when away and be rest assured that they are well taken care of in absence too!

[@ModulasKhwait]

thank you for the confirmation! I am going away for 10 days and was wondering if this would work...I am going to try this now and will at least have peace of mind knowing someone out there has tried it and made it work. Thank you again!

[@mr.relampagonegro2107]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@jilleagleton4348]

Thank you, will definitely give that a try - looks like a great solution

[@ecomwebspacedotcom]

I did for a week even before I watched this video. It worked for my plant that I wanted to survive and grow.

[@rocrumplermywish4188]

Very clever! I will most definitely try it. Thank you so much for posting!

[@pegues]

Awesome video. Right to the point. In other videos they want to tell me all about their lives, what they have for dinner, and what school their kids go to. And then finally talk about drip irrigation.

[@IONHowTo]

Thanks for watching!

[@stardresser1]

THANK YOUUUUUUUU!!!!!! going to hawaii for 2 weeks, this will SAVE my yard and patio plants!!!!! You are fantastic!!!

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you for the nice comment and have a great time! :)

[@chantalch71]

Thank you so much for your wonderful and so simple advice! I just looove it! I am going on a vacation in a few days and I was concerned about some of my plants. I will follow your advice and let you know how they are doing when I come back.

[@zoltanluca9033]

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[@fm4488]

After so many videos.... finally something easy that I can do...

[@mysticsky2984]

Best tutorial for this method, thank you.

[@cecespark7251]

Thanks for posting this. Very useful to see how to makeholes in lid without using a drill. I don't own one so wasn't able to use this way of watering my plants till I found your video. Thank you

[@AndyLela]

Im leaving on vacation for 10 days. I was worried about my plants. Im going to try this. Thank you!

[@kolapyellow7631]

I need this for this summer. Thank u.

[@lisecharlebois5375]

Thanks for the very easy-to-follow video. Will try this for my new balcony garden!

[@tyrotrainer765]

Thanks for the tip - it works, but some bottles are better than others I think. As an experiment I tried 0.5 litre water bottles in 2 baby carrot seedling boxes (18 inches by 9 inches and 9 inches deep), left for 4 days (3 nights) on my balcony which gets the sun in the morning and early afternoon. I live in a warm climate, in the Philippines. I put 2 bottles in each box, each bottle had 2 small holes near the centre of the cap. One bottle had a shallow neck, maybe 1cm long, the other maybe 3cm. in each container. The longer neck bottles were about 75% used up whilst the shallow necks had hardly drained at all (if at all). When I removed the bottles the soil at depth was lovely and moist and the seedlings were in perfect condition in both containers. We are going away again this week and I'll repeat, with the longer necked bottles; this time I'll try 4 holes versus 2 holes - I'll report back here if I get any useful results. BTW I think the softer bottles buckle too easily and inhibit the osmosis effect - I had soft bottles on 2 baby shrubs and hardly any water was used, maybe a few cc at most. Cheers.

[@Yaya-lu8bs]

Oh my goodness this will definitely help!! No need to worry while on my trip. Thank you

[@emmsue1053]

Simple & easy. Thank you. Don't forget to pull your plants into the shade, if the weather is hot it can almost boil the water otherwise!

[@aussie8114]

A very good way to normally water plants in the garden (not in pots), especially young plants is to use a normal size plastic bucket and drill a hole about 4mm in the bottom at one side. Fill the bucket with water and sit it next to the plant. The water will very slowly empty into the soil and give the plant a very deep watering. Plants love deep watering because that's where their roots are. A deep watering is much better than a few shallow waterings, especially in summer when shallow waterings will mostly evaporate.

[@mymadalegnas2]

A great solution to my problem. Thanks for the tip.

[@theodye929]

Found out today that my plants (gifted to me by my grandfather before he died) survived two months with this method. I am so happy about it, thank you so much for the tip

[@AlexzyaBB]

I was sort of hoping to see someone who succeeded for such a long time. Planning to go away for around two months but don't want my beloved indoor plants to suffer. Did you put bigger recipients in all of them or was a bottle enough?

[@IONHowTo]

2 months is a long time. Depends on your weather. If you have 10-20L containers use gravity to water them or a timer.

[@theodye929]

@@AlexzyaBB it is a long time, and I guess it also depends what plants you have. my christmas cactus and amaryllis both survived with 0.5L bottles, my cyclamen wilted completely with a 1.5L... I hadn't expected to be away for so long!

[@sahilroy24x7]

I am going on a week long vacation and I was worried about my plants. Thanks for such a easy trick to save my plants.

[@kykk3365]

I put two 1 gallon buckets filled with water next to my plants, put some string between the buckets and of my pots (peppers and basils). Covered the buckets with plastic bags and went on vacation. Came home a little over a month later and the plants were still thriving, the peppers even flowering.

[@wwzhang2780]

I've been looking at a few videos on this topic. Yours is very easy to follow and suits the best to my situation. Thank you.

[@rossana9953]

Good thing I found your video. It made me feel better cause in going away for 4 days. 🌻🦋

[@Ashkins-ji1pe]

Now I don't have to trouble my neighbours to water my plants when I'm away on short trips - great, thanks so much!

[@roopalichachad6473]

Thankyou for wonderful technic for plants

[@Lynwood_Jackson]

Alhamdulillah, now I can go away and not worry so much about my plants. Jazakallah khairn.

[@Ellediesse82]

Thank you so much. I'll try this method next time I'll go on holiday 👍

[@MegaRebex]

Genius! What an amazingly simple and practical invention. I'll let you know how my plants fare this week!

[@ang794]

Saved me money and time. I couldn't find those watering bulbs and I decided to Google just in case there was another method. Thank you!

[@IONHowTo]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@sherrylplekker51]

Thank you for this tip! Will definitely set up for my mini vacation! I 🙌🏼

[@camallam]

Solid, bruh! Thank you. I will try this before I go to my brothers for a week and then do it again while I am away.

[@ant7936]

I have only cacti and succulents to avoid problems of watering, but I may try this to give me more plant choices! Thanks.

[@amloquay]

Oh my! This is brilliant! You just saved my tomatoes!

[@sianjames7656]

Really great video. I really like the clear description and explanation of the processes and actions. Looking out for more great videos.

[@bamagirl4234]

Thankyou! Forever grateful!

[@CrystalClearPolering]

I used this way to water when I went to Stockholm 1 1/2 weeks. I have to admit that I was a little skeptical when I was driving. But not only had the plants survived - they had grown so much and nicely that it looked like a small jungle in the kitchen. I was so happy, completely lyrical! Such a superior and simple system - Thank you for sharing the tip 🙏🏻. I have shared this video with all my flower friends 🌸.

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you so much for sharing it!!! Nice to hear about the small jungle :)

[@eternall808]

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[@l.m.6537]

Excellent methods! Thank you very much!

[@MyteeBumbleBee]

Your explanations were simple and clear. Thank you so much for an informative and well presented video!

[@gigigirl56]

Thank you so much!!!!! Now I can relax during my vacation.

[@IONHowTo]

You’re welcome, enjoy! 👻

[@jacksprat429]

Good idea. Thanks for that. So simple, but very effective. 👏👍

[@AnuragYadav-nf6ut]

I just bought areca palm, snake plant, money plant, aloevera, n i was very stressed as i hv to go for 8 days somewhere. Bt u solved it dude. N the comments people hv done, makes me even more confident that it will work. Thanks a lot buddy. India

[@christinetanner4441]

Thank you for this video...this is the simplest solution yet the most elegant. I will try this next time we go away!

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you! 😊

[@allanb52]

Great simple and free idea. Thanks man.

[@zennielamarre6164]

Thank you, I enjoyed your video. I will be going on holidays and with your video I am more at ease to leave them using this info! Thanks again!

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you 😁

[@saketsaini8295]

thank you so much. you saved 6 of the lives that I have in my garden. :)

[@IONHowTo]

Great! Glad it's all good! 😀

[@ruchii8122]

Hey bro..did it worked in summer??

[@ritabrunn7515]

I will try this; thanks for the suggestion!

[@JonTanOsb]

I'm not going on vacation, but I'm going to try this anyway. I live in an arid climate and it got up to 43 C last year. This method should help my plants stay healthy between watering. Thank you. Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@sutil5078]

Canada and dry? which part? there is a drink called canada dry. I do this method for years for few plants.. and wick method google it.. put a natural fabric, cotton, or natural little rope, in a bottle place it higher a bit than the plant, place the other end of the rope to the soil, coiling it. this will always work..see my other longer post here for more details.

[@MyMario102]

Thank you my man! This is exactly what I was look for, nice work

[@louieb9743]

Thank You Going on Vac and want to save my plants. Great tip

[@LuvLourdes]

Great Idea. Thanks for sharing!!

[@50hellkat2]

What a fantastic idea. Thank you

[@melu3284]

Thank you. Very helpful tip. I regret not finding your vlog at once. It might save my plants from dying. New subscriber here.

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you! 😀

[@jlkartvideos9887]

Thank you for the video 👍 This method is based on so called "Capillary action" and works very well so the sun doesn't have to warm the bottle. I gave water with this kind of method to my grape tree for 6 weeks. I just used bigger 10 liter bottles. Tree survived 2 months without my irrigation.

[@jordanalfaro9877]

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[@kristinab9680]

Easy. Practical. Cheap. Thank you.

[@yt4ever651]

Thank you so much for the information! I am going to need this later!

[@Eningmea62]

Thanks for posting this! Very easy method.

[@michellearmitage8413]

Thank you I'm going to do this tomorrow. I was worried about my plants dying in my absence.

[@Mettsemmel]

Great video! Really helped with my plants. btw.: the needle doesn't have to be hot. Just lay the bottle cap on something soft, like old cardboard, and hit the needle with a hammer through the plastik into the soft thing below.

[@AGNESC68]

Great use of water bottles and the plants will never get thirst while we are away to vacation.

[@sharonreynolds6518]

This is a fantastic idea. I do something similar with the squeezy sauce bottles but the water flows too quickly. I am doing this for my next holiday as I have just planted a heap of new plants and so don't want them to be struggling with the Aussie heat.

[@MsSam66ok]

Wonderful idea! Thank you. Will do this today!

[@heatherpence]

Great idea!! Now I will be able to relax while on vacation knowing my plants will be well hydrated.

[@mariag3114]

This is a wonderful idea. Thank you so much!!

[@melaniebullock395]

I really enjoyed this video!! You done a awesome job!! Thanks!! My plant said thank you too!!

[@MsJustaskme]

Thanks for video. I am going away for long weekend and a going to try his. Well done.

[@sophieskiing]

Love this idea . . . and the video . .. very clear directions

[@VinnyChirayil]

Nice solution. I think it can be improved further by adding a cotton wick in the bottle extending into the pot soil in a circle around the plant. More uniform moisture that way. I plan to do some experiments on this

[@IONHowTo]

Vinny Chirayil thanks, try it but compare multiple ways with a control plant. If the soil is good, the moisture should spread thru the whole pot. Or at leas most of the pot without extra help.

[@shirleyshunker2943]

Dragos Ion

[@Shanti_devi19]

Did you try it? How did it went? Im curious.

[@islafitch8729]

Very helpful, thank you for sharing. Nice plants too by the way 👍

[@angelstar7656]

Thank you for this video. I travel often and live with someone who refused to water my plants. Your tip is very helpful to me.

[@MrIDKing]

If possible..Get rid of that someone who does not want to water a plant....!!!

[@DebRoo11]

@@MrIDKing a person who does not respect your plants, does not respect you as a person 😂 😉

[@carolynewafula5049]

It worked, thanks bro God bless u, for all who are with me God bless u too

[@Jharieltravel]

I got balcony garden , yes im thinking it now what if i go for holiday who will water my plants. My problem got solved with your ideas! Will definitely start collecting empty bottles so i can use when we go for holiday!

[@PrasantaPaul-tp9io]

This is also a good idea, I must be try it...thank you very much for such a good idea. 👍👍👍

[@EliseWongCreations]

Oooh. Thanks so much for this video. Now I know what to do if I'm ever away for a trip 😁😁

[@Ryan-dh7rr]

Wish I had watched this before buying an adjustable drip spike (luckily I only bought one). From some of the comments, I think I've found my solution for watering plans whilst I'm away for a week.

[@reshmapereira9410]

yes this method works just amazing

[@samman9478]

Thank you very much, I owe you my gratitude and my plants owe you their lives and health 🙏🙏💚💚

[@samman9478]

And btw you got a new fan

[@IONHowTo]

@@samman9478 thank you! :)

[@mdk36]

Thank you for sharing this video with us. 🙏🏽❤️🤙🏽🖖🏽

[@BecomeBellyDancer]

Great video. Simple but very useful. Thank you so much!!

[@BrittanyChenteale]

thank you for this video! this seems like the easiest method i've found so far. i'll be testing it next week when i go on vacation

[@tejas826]

Did it work

[@advaitkulkarni2513]

Bro it worked?????

[@tejas826]

@@advaitkulkarni2513 it actually did, the leaves were a little yellow but they were alive

[@advaitkulkarni2513]

@@tejas826 thanks for replying

[@tlc6756]

People please stop telling the world when you're going on vacation, especially when you're using your full name!

[@aphyngodiva2551]

Thanks a lot for this! I knew there had to be a DIY solution for vacation watering like this! Hoping this will keep our plants alive while we are gone for a week.

[@IONHowTo]

Thank you Sarah! 👻

[@Jacobofkentucky]

Did it work?

[@evan.hongzhengyang7135]

Wow! You're a genius! Love this solution :) Thanks !!

[@mortenriisberg]

Thank you! Just what I was looking for 👍