Don’t have a green thumb and always forget to water your plants? You are going on vacation soon and are afraid to find your plants completely thirsty. Here’s a pro technique that will allow you to have healthy plants all year round!

Summer vacation is approaching and you don’t have anyone to come and water your green plants? If you’re away for a week, if you water them well before you go, they can hold their own, but if it tends to be hot in your house or you’re away longer, your lovely houseplants may dry out. You will then have to find a solution to take care of it while you are away and leave with peace of mind.

We found on the web a trick well known to gardeners, but unknown to individuals, that of the ball of wool. Unlike the famous upside-down plastic bottle technique, this solution is much more aesthetic, and just as easy to set up when you’re away for a long time or if you’re not a watering pro. The principle ? That of the well-known capillary watering but with a variant!

On the social network TikTok, Yoann and Clarisse, two lovers of green plants, from the account plantabulle.fr, explain to us in a video already seen more than a million times, this simple and economical technique which allows you to keep alive for a long absence several green plants with a simple basin, a ball of wool and water.

Here’s how:

And voila… Your plants will thank you!