vacations and ur outdoor garden. I got questions...

#1cheesebuds

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• Jun 18, 2012

• #1

I have a vacation coming up in the begening of august for 7 days. my whole outdoor garden is on a digital sprinkler system and is in s locked up backyard.
the plants r hidden and mixed in with the pepper plants. and there is only 2 small groups of plants.


the question is should I be too worryed about living them for the 7 days? also Ill be living my car here at the house so it still looks like Im home.


whats the longest amount of time u have been away from ur outdoor garden?

 

OD budzz

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• Jun 18, 2012

• #2

put up a game camera while ur gone

 

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mendo420

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• Jun 18, 2012

• #3

some times 10 days for me.
I have gone 14.

 

#1cheesebuds

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• Jun 20, 2012

• #4

any other openions on the matter.

 

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Phantomx

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• Jun 20, 2012

• #5

You don't even need a sprinkler, he plants will survive anyway. IMO no reason to worry.

 

BOMBAYCAT

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• Jun 20, 2012

• #6

There has been a hot dry spell here lately and I was gone for 5 days and the plants were just starting to need some water. When the weather is more average I can be gone for a week. Sometimes the plants look a little wilted but when I water them they come right back.

 

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Phantomx

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• Jun 20, 2012

• #7

We had more than a month drought last year and I haven't watered my plants once. All survived.

 

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SeaMaiden

• Jun 20, 2012

• #8

On timed drippers you should be fine. I haven't left for that long in a while with no one around, but I *have* been too injured to tend and had them not directly tended for that long.

It's been a long time since I've lived in a place where a month without rain is considered a drought.

 

MajLeeStoned

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• Jun 21, 2012

• #9

I suspect all will be fine as it sounds like your system is tuned to deliver the amount of water needed for sustained growth. Security would be my only concern and only a few idiots will rip plants in veg. Sounds like your good to go. You will be amazed how much they grew when you return. Those fortunate enough to grow at a residence and see their garden daily rarely get to appreciate how quickly they grow by not seeing them for a week or more. Have a great trip.

 

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FreedomFightr

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• Jun 21, 2012

• #10

There are NO VACATIONS while your growing Medical Herbs

 

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Phantomx

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• Jun 22, 2012

• #11

Well how big is the possibility that someone is sticking around in your garden and if he would, he probably wouldn't look at what you are growing, but more at what is in your house.

 

#1cheesebuds

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• Jun 22, 2012

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well most of my neighbors r old hippies from the 70s and they alwase keep to them selfs. and Im the only one ever at my house. and I havent told anyone ever ever about my garden. so I think I should be ok.