Plants you can forget to water

Dig It!

Thursday, 14 April 2022 - 28 minutes

Are there such things as no-water plants? Or plants that can get the bare minimum of water from the air around them? Absolutely there are. 

Hester takes a look at the easiest pot plants to care for, as well as particularly easy veg if you're more of a practical gardener. 

Are there such things as no-water plants, or plants that can get the bare minimum of water from the air around them? Absolutely there are. Hester takes a look at the easiest pot plants to care for, as well as particularly easy veg if you're more of a practical gardener. 

We tackle some listener questions: Patricia's neighbour has moved a fence and now they have a gap, but want something that won't need watering; Manny's off to Australia for the summer so is it possible to make sure the recently planted hedge is still alive when they get back; and Paula's mum loves to garden, but has a hip replacement, so she's looking for something that doesn't require a huge amount of mobility at first. 

 


 

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