| It’s difficult to take vacation in the summer and leave those well-tended pots of flowers and vegetables to their own fate. Self-watering planters might be the solution. Gardeners Supply Company has 31 varieties of self-watering planters using their patented system. The self-watering system keeps the soil moist through the evaporation of water in the reservoir below the roots.
We like this Ravello planter (16” diameter, 11.5” high) for $49.95 from Gardener’s Supply Company. It is a lightweight polypropylene planter with a built-in 1 gallon water reservoir.
These little self-watering herb pots by Grobal come in 6 colors and are $15 each. They are 4.25” x 4.25” x 4.25”.
They have big brothers that are 7.25” x 7.25” x 7.25”, $25 each, same choice of colors. Lechuza offers several shapes and sizes of self–watering pots. We like the Classico 35 which is 13” high and 14” wide. It comes in 6 colors and has a 1 gallon water reservoir. $59.95.
Already own too many pots and planters? There is a do-it-yourself “Self-Watering Conversion Kit” for either 1 quart or 1 gallon of water. $16.95 for the quart and $19.95 for the gallon. Just place it at the bottom of your pot, insert the refill tube and cover with soil. It keeps your plant’s soil moist through evaporation of the water in the reservoir.
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