Vacation Proof Your Plants

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Education, How To, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.8 • 883 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How do you vacation-proof your plants before going away? The holiday season is fast approaching, which means many of us have already booked out-of-town trips that would require us to be away from home for a longer period of time. So how would you keep the plants back home alive while on vacation? It's not like we could water our plants while away, right? So in this episode, I want to make sure that stress never happens to you. I'm going to set you up with all that you'll need to know so you know your plants are content while you enjoy your holiday.

In this episode, we learn:

[02:01] Join my Patreon for amazing goodies
[02:38] How to holiday proof your plants
[03:34] What’s your magic number? (the number of days you’re gonna be gone)
[05:57] Plant care tips for short trips (7 to 10 days)
[10:30] Why self-watering planters would be perfect for you
[11:30] Some DIY water-wicking system
[12:11] Try watering globes/stakes
[13:11] Plant care tips for longer trips (over 10 days)
[15:25] Give your plants the light they deserve this winter with Soltech!
[16:59] Gift peace and joy this season with personalized Wind River Chimes!
[19:32] How to prep your plant sitter

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The holiday season is near plant friends, which means many of us will be taking planes, trains,
0:04.5	and automobiles to spend cherished time with loved ones. That also means that the merriment can be
0:09.7	ruined with stress about whether or not your plants are doing okay while you're gone. I don't know about
0:14.4	you, but I have literally been on glorious vacations in Costa Rica or Mexico and had nightmares
0:20.1	about coming home to dead plants.
0:22.1	I don't know if you have two. Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I'm not. But the goal of today's episode
0:27.4	is to ensure that that dream never becomes a reality for you. I'm going to set you up with
0:31.4	everything you need to know for how to make sure that your plants are happy while you are enjoying
0:35.7	your vacation.
0:43.1	Yeah. that your plants are happy while you are enjoying your vacation. Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for
0:47.5	plants successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more
0:52.3	joy in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant
0:56.0	killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating
1:00.4	Happiness, speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend. On Growing
1:05.5	Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials, and wellness
1:10.3	through the lens of plants.
1:12.2	Plant care is self-care on growing joy.
1:21.3	Hello, plant friends. Welcome. If you're new here, I'm Maria. I'm here to help you care for plants
1:25.5	and grow joy, even while you're traveling. And if you're a returning listener, welcome home. I'm Maria. I'm here to help you care for plants and grow joy, even while you're traveling.
1:28.5	And if you're a returning listener, welcome home. I'm so excited to be here with you. I hope you
1:32.7	have amazing holiday plans, whether you're visiting loved ones or whether you're taking some
1:36.5	R&R alone time off. Wherever you're going, whatever you're doing for your traveling, I hope you
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