Property News · June 25, 2017

Top tips for holiday-proofing houseplants


How to help your beloved, fragile plants face up to two untended weeks while you swan off to the MedI’m off on holiday in a couple of weeks. Believe me, I really can’t wait for the escape. But for obsessive houseplant collectors like me, going away at the height of the growing season can be tinged with anxiety. Given the fact that I am currently watering my growing army of ferns, orchids, carnivorous plants and herbs virtually every day in hot weather, a two-week absence could be enough to finish off some of my more delicate specimens. But things don’t have to be this way!I don’t have massive trays or capillary matting to hand (frankly, who does?) Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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