Plant Watering Tip

I started out writing this long blog and was typing so fast that I hit the wrong keys and deleted 95% of the entire thing!! UGH! You know how that is....I was on a roll and now it is impossible to try to re-do it all! I hate when that happens!!

Anyway - I want to share a plant tip that I have.  My mom always watered her plants this way and so the idea came from her. : ) BUT, instead of pouring water into my indoor plants (and my outdoor container plants in the summer) I put in ice cubes!  This way I don't have any spill over, leaking from the bottom, or have to worry about spilling my water before I get to my plants - (which happens more than I care to share).  It's quick, easy, allows the water time to soak into the soil instead of just washing all of the minerals out of the soil and right out of the bottom of the pot! ~~ THANKS MOM!!

(The only problem I have ever ran into is with my GoldenDoodle, Toby.  He knows that I put ice in his water bowl.  So when he sees the water in the plant pots he looks at me like I've lost my mind, picks out the ice cubes from the plant and carries them to his bowl.  He will make as many trips as he must to get the ice where it belongs - in his bowl! It's hilarious to watch him, because honestly he stares at me the whole time he's doing it as if to say, "Why do you keep screwing this up?" hahaha)