Make Your Own Self-watering Planter For UNDER $10!

The plant gets the water that it needs when it needs it from the reservoir and you will know when the reservoir is empty because the water level indicator shows you. These planters also work for plants in semi-hydroponic media like leca. In this video, I show how to make elegant-looking self-watering planters that cost less than $10!

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✅ Video Contents:

00:00 Introduction
00:59 Items needed
02:56 Step 1: Cut cloth
03:20 Step 2: Make Risers
06:34 Step 3: Hole in Nursery pot
07:26 Step 4: Thread cloth
09:07 Cost Breakdown
10:30 Potting up PPP
12:26 Bonus Tip

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Nora here! Welcome to The Leca Queen channel.

I love all things indoor PLANTS. I enjoy growing my plants in SOILESS media, yep, no soil! I primarily use LECA (clay balls) to grow my plants using hydroponics (semi-hydroponics).

I show you how my beautiful plants grow in LECA and help you achieve the RESULTS that I have. I cover a TON of leca growing tips, a very comprehensive leca 101 where I hold your hand and help you navigate the world of semi-hydroponics.

I love to experiment and discover different ways of taking care of plants. There is no right or wrong way, just the way that works for you and your plants. Join me on my many plant adventures.


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[jamm]

I appreciate how you didn't edit out your blooper when you dropped the indicator. Earned yourself a new sub. 😊

[renatecormick]

Hi Nora, I’ve done exactly what you’ve shown here for about 10 of my plants growing in leca. I love it and it certainly takes the guesswork out of watering. I actually bought my meters online at about $1.20 & $1.80 each and used some ceramic pots I already had on hand. So all in all a very inexpensive set up, you’ve gotta love that.

[richardportelli]

I wish I had a teacher like you when I was at school, I would have attended more often lol.

[anneg]

May also make a home made water indicator, instead of spending more money. Measure the height of your water reservoir. This done done by using a wine bottle cork, skewer, and colored tape. Drill a small hole in the center of the cork lengthwise, glue the skewer inside the hole in the cork, place colored tape om the skewer (opposite the cork end) in two spots. The first tape line is at the very top of the skewer, measure down from the top of the skewer the same height as your water reservoir and place the 2nd tape line. Float the cork apparatus in the water/filling tube. When the skewer floats high, the water is full, when the skewer floats low the water is low. The desired float is between the 2 tape lines.

[Madina]

Nora! I absolutely love you! You are my favorite YouTube Content Creator! As Americans would say, you deserve an Emmy🏆! I can’t thank you enough for this video. Thanks for sharing.

[surgerystudio]

Just a suggestion: when you cut your microfiber cloth, if you want a long piece just cut the fabric continuously. Meaning once you get to the end of a row, turn at a right angle and keep cutting around and around and you’ll have one long piece. Just like when we were kids and we made garland out of paper 😊

[ConnieP]

Just brilliant Nora!! And...my hubby will be VERY happy with this cost saving DIY. Who knows...he might even help me make them😆 Thanks for the breakdown too...REALLY helpful 👏🏼 You're really really spoiling us now❤

[surgeinc]

You have me addicted to Leca….now the DIY pots😂

[haitch]

You are such a lovely likeable person, greetings from UK and thank you for all the help and advice x

[bluebear]

How did I not realise you can buy Water Level Gauges on their own?! All this time I've been peaking through the slight gap between the nursery pot and outer pot or lifting them. I've been doing pretty much the same but I purchased wicking cord and use PVC pipe cut to the height I want.

[KathyGallagher]

I love my IKEA pots, but yes they do chip easily.
really, really like this idea for self watering pots thank you so much for sharing Nora it’s appreciated. Been looking at them for changing some of my plants into semi- hydro and they are just too expensive for what they are. 🌱💚

[vikkiannhood]

Leca Queen you are very informative with proof I like watching your videos ? keep doing you and the plants

[emmaplaysgreen]

This is so handy! I've just gone from having no hoyas to having 4 hoyas and I'm thinking of putting them in semi hydro.

I have bought some pon in preparation but I've been umm-ing and aah-ing over what pot system to use, especially as supplies ate so expensive and hard to find here in rural France.

For cache pots though, I don't tend to buy them new very often.

I look out for them secondhand, in charity shops and car boot sales. That way, I rarely end up paying more than €1-2 for one.

I even found a nearly new Elho one, still with the sticker on, a few weeks ago for a €1!

I've also found some really nice ceramic cache pots and plastic pots in Noz, a national chain which sells overstock and seconds.

I recently bought three glazed pots there, one in each size that I think were seconds because the glaze on each was so varied but I liked that they are all so very different :-)

[faithchick]

This is so clever. I never would have figured all this out. I will definaitly have to give this a try. Thank you for the clear instructions on all your videos! It is super helpfull!

[kristinatroxell]

How can I seal the bottom of a pot I've removed the drain plug from? I've lost the plugs but I *love* the way my peace lily looks in it (it's a deco pot now too because it's too large)

[jillianleblanc]

Thank you Miss Nora for all your beautiful and amazing video you are the queen of lace you have a blessed and amazing Easter holiday you and your family

[kimgomez]

Love your blouse, such happy vibes, thank you❤

[Yoliplanting]

Nora I love your shirt!!💚💚Thanks for the great video!

[brianhardaway]

Hey Nora thanks for the tip. I just bought a huge Variegated Frydek and I want to put her in Lecha with a self watering system. I like the idea with the Microfiber strips. I will be buying the water level gauge tomorrow. I’m transplanting my plants into clear pot too. With Lecha I find it interesting to watch the roots grow. Did you mention to soak the Lecha a while preferably 2-24hrs. before using to establish a constant moist system? If so I apologize. Great video.