The first thing to keep in mind, as always, is that plants will do better if they get too dry than if they are kept too wet. If you are going away for ten days and you usually water your plants weekly, just manipulate your watering schedule so you water them on the day that you leave. Give the plants a little extra water, and then forget about them until you return. When you get back the plants may be quite dry & even be drooping a little. Although this isn’t good on a regular basis, once in a while it won’t do much harm. When you water after a vacation & the plants are extremely dry, never use fertilizer. This will burn the dry roots. Now would be a great time to use an excellent product called SUPER THRIVE. This is a plant stimulant not a fertilizer; and can be used in conjunction with a fertilizer when you are feeding your plants. Super Thrive works best with dry soil. I recommend it for plants that have been stressed, new plants that are getting acclimated, and sick plants that don’t seem to be growing well. Two-ten drops per gallon of water are all that you need. If you are going away for longer than 10 days, there are several ways of caring for your plants; some are good, some are bad. Please email me anything that has worked for you. I love getting new suggestions to share.

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