Travelling for 2 months and had nobody to watch my so this is how I left them 😂
by Little_Storage4205
Travelling for 2 months and had nobody to watch my so this is how I left them 😂
by Little_Storage4205
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May I ask why they are in the bags? Does it keep the humidity in?
I’ve never seen anyone do this before–neat! Have you done it before?
honestly great idea, I would’ve never thought of it. I hope your plants survive
I want to travel for 2 months!
what a great idea! the only thing i’d be worrying about is that the leaves that directly touch the plastic for 2 months will be covered with the evaporated water and therefore start getting mushy.
You’re planning to turn the lights off I assume?
I’d worry about the soil getting moldy, but I like the innovation!
What kind of plastic bags are those? Are they clear garbage bags?
This is a dumb question based on my middle-school level understanding of plant biology, but doesn’t this limit the plant’s access to CO2? Or just negligible?
Lmao at the ZZ Plant who is uncovered because it will survive an apocalypse 😂
Can I ask, do you turn the grow lights off when you leave? (I’d assume so but I have never thought of this idea)
I’m going away for two months as well and am wondering if this is a good idea for my plant babies too
I’m following this post, would love an update pic and report on how they all fare! It would be good to know which ones didn’t respond well to the method
Its nice to see I’m not the only person who puts their plants in bags. Every bag is a self contained humidity zone.
I’m rehabbing a Calathea this way as we speak.
The soil stays much warmer and promotes growth.
Where did you get the black light fixture that holds all the grow lights in picture 4. I need something like this!
ETA
They will love the humidity!
Can you link the bags? I’d love to get some for an upcoming trip
I did something similar with mine when I left for a couple weeks. I put them in large clear bins that you store stuff in and they did great! Even better than out of them because they would get more humidity
They don’t die from lack of air?
I don’t know enough, but are you worried about root rot? Is that possible with this treatment? I’m so curious how well this will work!!!
Bravo!
This is the way
Good luck and enjoy your travels-I did this last year and returned home to find everyone healthy!
Looking forward to seeing your plants in 2 months. I also need to try this
How do they not suffocate?
This works??!
We do something similar and put the plants in clear Rubbermaid containers. The plants get slightly raised or are in their saucers. A little water in the bottom of the bin, and the plants do quite well.
Only plant we lost in 3 months of travel was one orchid that somehow got soaked when it went in and the water was trapped by the roots. The other orchids did just fine with this but their roots weren’t sitting in water.
I am going for a month and I did the same thing
Last time I did this my plants actually thrived because of the high humidity in there.
!RemindMe 2 months