The Growing Edge - Self-Watering Potted Plant

Store
Magazine
Community
Basics
Retailers
Just for Kids

Self-Watering Potted Plant

Fill the plastic pot with growing medium, such as expanded clay. Gently rinse it with plain, fresh water, allowing the surplus to drain. Place the pot onto the watering saucer. You can set the pot, or pots if you’re going to try several plants, into a shallow plastic tray instead of using a watering saucer. Place a germinated plant into the pot and carefully arrange the roots so that they are distributed through the expanded clay. Pour a small quantity of the prepared nutrient solution into the saucer or tray. The nutrients will be taken up by the plant via capillary action. Check the saucer daily to ensure that the mix doesn’t dry out. Never pour nutrient into the top of the pot; always add the nutrient to the tray or saucer.

Materials

8-inch plastic pot, 10-inch watering saucer, Plant (coleus works well), Growing medium, Nutrient