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Hey guys,
I have several plants (sweet pepper, habanero, basil, and roma tomatoes) in pots ranging from 10" - 16" diameter on my covered deck that gets direct sunlight for about 6 hours per day (~90F average daytime temp here).
The problem is that I'm going away on vacation for 8 days, so I need to have somebody come over to water them.
I know they'll at least be getting water every other day and I think that'll be good enough for all of my plants except for my tomatoes (16" pots).
As an experiment, I deeply watered my tomatoes yesterday morning (until water flowed out the drain holes on the pots) and as of right now, the soil is still moist 1" deep, but the top is obviously dry and I imagine by tomorrow morning (full 48 hr cycle) the dirt will be completely dry, even 1" deep.
The tomato plants just started flowering. If I let the soil go completely dry every other day for ~12 hours for a week straight, am I going to kill my tomatoes or stunt their growth?
Should I just ask my friend if they'll come and water every single day to be safe? I feel bad asking them to come and water for 8 days straight.
