Self watering containers

Discover easy self-watering planter ideas to keep your plants thriving with minimal effort. Perfect for busy gardeners!

Turn almost any planter into a self-watering container! Discover the secret to lush, thriving plants with our step-by-step tutorial on building your own DIY self-watering planter.

Last year, I realized my plants weren't doing too well because I often forgot to water them. My schedule was hectic, and keeping up with plant care was becoming a challenge. But I love having plants around—they make my home feel fresh and alive. So, I started looking for solutions that could help me keep my plants happy without daily attention. That's when I stumbled upon DIY self-watering planters. It sounded like the perfect project for someone like me. I found 30 different DIY…

When it comes to gardening, the method of watering your plants plays a pivotal role in their health and overall productivity. While the conventional approach involves watering from the top, there's a lesser-known technique that offers numerous benefits: wicking beds. In this article, we'll explore the two primary reasons why wicking beds are gaining popularity over traditional watering methods and provide insights into building your self-watering container garden. Preserving Water and Saving…

Even if you're a city dweller, your kids can have the heart of farmers by container gardening. Jennifer shares with us how she made a self-watering planter.

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Lettuce, herbs or flowers will stay hydrated all summer long in this self-watering container garden. Words & photos: Julie Legg Wicking garden beds are ideal for small gardens or where irrigation is not possible as the built-in water reservoir allows plants to access moisture as required. HOW IT WORKS Water is drawn by a wicking process through the soil from a water reservoir beneath. The reservoir is filled either by rainfall or intentional watering and if there’s too much water, an…

There are lots of tutorials showing how to make a self-watering planter, but most methods make pretty ugly pots from 5-gallon buckets. So we figured out how to turn ANY pretty pot into a self-watering planter.

Samantha Hermann on Instagram: "More tips ⬇️ I’ve made my fair share of self watering pots but none have been this ✨aesthetically pleasing✨ I’m so happy with how this turned out! I’m hoping the sealer I used will hold up to constant moisture, but if it doesn’t I’ll just redo it with something stronger. I also ended up pushing a longer wick up into the soil more, so it could saturate it better. These maranta are adorable and I love that they’re variegated! I plan to keep them back a bit from…

This post is going to be a little out of the ordinary since it's not technically school related. It's not even paper related either. Can you imagine that? But it still comes under "learning", as in real life learning. This weekend hubby and I - mostly hubby, built a couple of 'rain gutter' gardens. We didn't end up using rain gutters, but the concept was there. We ended up with something much better. Something that will minimise water loss. We made a SELF WATERING garden. Imagine having a…