We are in the midst of getting ready for our trip east. Our eldest grand-daughter is graduating from High School in Connecticut. We will travel east for that. While there, we will visit family and friends. We will be gone for just about 4 weeks, which is a very long time for us. Usually three weeks is about our limit. However, while we’re there, it makes sense to cram as much into the visit as we can.
At our advancing age, we are not anxious to do this too often. We’re getting to the point where we are hoping our family will come to us instead of the other way around.
In the meantime I need to prepare my indoor plants for a long period of neglect! I have a friend who will come in to water about once a week, but I need to get these guys out of the sun, and into a place where they can be safely watered without damage to their surroundings.
I’m thinking of protecting my “coffee table” with plastic or impermeable paper, and putting the plants there. The plants will get light, but no direct sunshine. If the pots leak a bit, it won’t matter because the table will be protected. I also have a few of those little automatic siphoning “thingies” that should keep the soil in the pots moist. I’ll use those as well.
I’m hoping that 4 weeks of benign neglect might allow them 4 weeks of relaxation! I’ll be anxious to see how they fare!