Not everyone who has an allotment will be able to treat themselves to a longer vacation during the summer months. However, if some organizational preparations are made, being away for a few days should be entirely possible. The prerequisite for this is that you either have a helpful, reliable neighbor or have purchased an automatic irrigation system for the kitchen garden. While the latter option is very expensive to purchase, the neighborhood helper will be happy with a small holiday souvenir that they will receive from you when they return.
How do I create a vacation watering schedule?
To create a watering plan for your garden while on vacation, draw a scale sketch with plants, watering frequency and amount of water. Help your representative gardener by preparing lawns, container plants and pests and providing necessary information.
A watering plan is necessary
Simply make an understandable, scaled drawing of your garden area, on which the various plants are noted with their watering frequency and the estimated amount of water. During a small barbecue reception for the representative gardener, there will certainly be time for a tour of the garden, during which certain special features that you think are worth noting will be briefly explained. This opportunity can be used to show where any necessary garden equipment is located and how the water pump works. The following would be important immediately before you travel:
Make things a little easier for your helper
- Don't cut the lawn back too much. It's better to leave it at an average height, it will then grow less.
- As a precaution, move potted plants to shady places and, after intensive watering, place potted plants under shady bushes.
- Remove wilted flowers and damaged parts of the plants and cut back if necessary. You will then need less water when watering.
Tip
Before you leave, check all plants again for possible pest infestation. If necessary, take the necessary protective measures so that any diseases cannot spread unhindered.
