Got a plant sitter lined up for your next vacation?
Do what I do:
Make it as easy as possible to take care of your grow.
Set them up for success before you ever leave with these 9 tricks:
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1. Anticipate Needs:
Fill buckets with water or pre-mix feeds so your sitter doesn’t have to figure it out.
Place tools like pitchers, headlamp w/ green light, etc. in clear view so they get used.
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2. Clean Grow:
Great time to sweep, vacuum, empty the trash, wipe down surfaces, put away & organize supplies.
Tons of benefits to a clean grow, plus it’s more welcoming to guests.
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3. Clean Plants:
The last thing you want to see when you come home is an unmanageable jungle.
Cleaning up your veg plants/moms before you go — defoliation, lollipopping, and topping — has a dual benefit of preventing the jungle and making it easier for your plant sitter to water each plant.
(I have had plant sitters say things before like “It was really tough to reach all the plants” which translated…
