Everyone is familiar with this physical phenomenon from school. The liquid itself makes its way through a pre-moistened string. Previously, water was removed from windows in this way; it ran straight into a suspended bottle. And then someone thought of applying this effect to watering plants. The result was a flower pot with automatic irrigation. It allows you to leave plants unattended for several weeks. Everyone can make a device, including a student. What is needed for this?
The simplest pot with autowatering
The plastic bottle is cut into two parts.
The upper part is turned upside down, a hole is made in the cork through which a cotton cord is pulled. At the end, he is knotted and tightly tightened into a cork.
The lace is lowered into the bottom of the bottle. They don’t fix it, because water will be poured there.
In the upper part, where the plant is planted, soil is poured. Water the earth, carefully wet the lace along the entire length. We get the simplest pot with autowatering.
You need to wait for the flower to take root before starting to feed it automatically.
True, the appearance of the design is not impressive. Therefore, it is more suitable for growing seedlings. Grains can be sown simply in the ground.
Transform flower pots
Each houseplant needs decent dishes.
If you already have an original flower pot, you can insert an autowatering system into it yourself. Wicks made of linen, cotton, bandage are threaded into the holes of an empty pot. Try to make them aesthetic or drape them carefully after installation.
They fill the soil and plant a flower. Next to the pot, but slightly higher, place dishes with water. The ends of the wicks, previously thoroughly moistened, are lowered into it. Their number depends on the size of the pot. So that they do not slip out of the water, weights can be attached at the ends.
We buy a cache-pot for indoor plants
No matter how rich your imagination is, in flower shops you can always find a ready-made pot with automatic watering, striking your imagination with an original design and non-standard solutions.
The flower pot with automatic watering inside consists of two parts. In one, a plant grows, in the other there is water. It is fed to the roots using one of the autowatering systems. Such flowerpots are stylish, original, they will decorate any room in your home.
Often, flower pots with automatic watering are equipped with indicators indicating the water level in the system. You can choose the right color, size, shape.
There are pots with various systems of autowatering.
Than flower pots with autowatering are better than ordinary
- Plants are watered once every one to three weeks.
- They get the optimal amount of water.
- They grow fast, have a beautiful appearance.
- Do not rot the roots.
- Water does not need to be previously defended.
- You can easily fertilize with mineral fertilizers by mixing them with water.
Of course, such dishes for domestic plants greatly simplifies the care of them. Self-watering pots decorate the home, make it possible to grow beautiful and healthy flowers without much effort. You can use them to get greenhouse vegetables.