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Kezia Reynolds

This £2 IKEA plant pot will keep your plants hydrated during the August heatwave – it’s how I'm watering my plants when I go on holiday this summer

IKEA VÅRDTRÄD plant pots.

Given that yet another heatwave is set to strike the UK this week, and the fact that I’m heading off on holiday, I’ve been struggling to come up with ways to water my houseplants when I’m gone. I’ve settled on IKEA's self-watering VÅRDTRÄD plant pot as a means to keep my plants healthy and happy while I’m gone.

Anyone heading off on holiday will have spent a fair amount of time considering how to water plants on holiday. But what about your best houseplants? An irrigation system won't work unless they are in a large cluster together, so this is where a self-watering plant pot can come in handy.

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