Self Watering Pots Explained | Easy Plant Care

Self Watering Planters Explained. Self-watering pots are incredibly useful for indoor houseplant care. In. this video I explain how they work and examples of success I have had with them in the past five years of caring for houseplants.

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[greenmable]

These planters are so amazing, as well as the plants in them! Would you believe that I did not water the aloe vera at all for the three months of winter? 💚

[samyb]

This woman personality could bring world peace.

[corneliuscorcoran]

Great video, thank you. I would have had the exact opposite belief about self-watering pots, assuming they were used for thirsty plants, but what you say makes complete sense. Every day's a school day. Keep up the great work. Best wishes, M.

[whimsywondering]

You got me at 'self watering'...lol. I'm back! I'm so afraid of killing of my growing collection. Love your smile and sweet disposition! Cheers!!

[Kingjames]

I absolutely LOVE your personality! So light and pleasant!!! 🤗

[cspel]

Omg I didn't know that's what that section on the bottom of the pot was for. That makes so much sense. Thanks for the video.

[leilaa]

Thanks for posting this. I want to use them outside so they don’t dry out when I can’t water every few days

It's funny b/c I always looked at the self watering pots/planters as being great to use for plants that need to keep their soil moist. Never thought about it the way you explained it and that is very informative. Thank you so much.

By the way, your aloe and snake plants are so nice and big. loving it!

[maplejubilee]

So glad you made this video! I just bought 3 of these pots at Target yesterday😂 Thank you!!!

[dustinjenney]

They work really good for marijuana plants as well. Just make sure the plant has a good root ball going before you fill the bottom with water.

[alanaATX]

Lol, I was so totally using mine wrong and for the wrong type of plants, haha! And I'm a little jelly of your plants 😜 Great, clear and informative video 👍

[Krthaspecialist]

New to the planting world and so far I 5 indoor plants and looking to order my first set of snake plants. This information really helps.

[karenpurcell]

This lady is not only very knowledgeable but Classy……..will definitely subscribe!!

[miss_bhello]

I'm pretty sure I thought those holes were for pouring out extra water (which did seem to come in handy since my pots got rained on). Not sure if it crossed my mind they'd be for anything else. Thanks for explaining! Lol

[TayReneeTips]

Thanks so much. I just got my first snake plant and now I need a pot for her. I'm going to get one of these. I'm so happy I found your channel. I'm about to see if you have any tips for a peace lily. Mine is doing bad.

[donnajaemoon]

So glad I found your channel. I’ve been toying with ideas of either inserting a nursery pot into the self-watering one or placing a coffee filter at the bottom, to keep the soil above the channels I thought were only supposed to hold water. I thought I was supposed to run a rope or thick thread (capillary) from the standing water to the bottom of the plant. Smh. Don’t ask. My sons tell me I overthink everything. 😂. But, now that I understand the soil at the bottom will eventually dry, I’m comfortable with just experimenting with one of my my pothoses. Thanks for making this so clear. You have a new subbie. Hello, everyone! 👋🏽

[jackflash]

Hello Green Mable, thank you for the informative video. I learned a lot!

[jude]

I just transplanted a couple of aloe vera plants into self watering pots. I am hoping they flourish like yours did.

[JameeWoodard]

You sold me on getting one for my snake plant. I just got one that was on its last leg a few months ago. I am waiting on spring to transplant it to a slightly larger pot.

[juliabures]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING!! soo very helpful💕💕💕