DIY Simple self watering pot for indoor plants

DIY Simple self watering pot for indoor plants - everyone can do this!

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We hope you will enjoy this video!
Chapters:
00:27 Things you need to proceed
1. 02:13 Measure and cut
2. 04:42 Cut the microfiber cloth in strips
3. 06:00 How to place the cloth inside the inner pot
4. 06:39 Mix the soil with pumice, perlite or LECA
5. 08:14 Repot the plant
6. 12:20 Water
7. 13:06 Place the inner pot inside the outer pot
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@gillpearson2124 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love self watering pots. I put the microfibre cloth up the side of the pot and leave a little poking out the top of the soil. When the cloth feels dry, the water reservoir is dry, so I know when to water without needing to lift the inner pot out.

@Dwynfal 2 жыл бұрын

I used the plastic caps off soda/water bottles to lift up the planted pots. Just put a layer of caps at the bottom of your cover/outer pot, 5 or more depending on size, and they lift up the inner pot by nearly 2cm which is usually just fine. Works great and they can take a lot of weight!

@travisdysart7518 Ай бұрын

Omggg most drawn out video I have ever seen in my life lol

@deborah3783 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance you can make a video on options for staking up climbing plants and airiods?

@florenceiams5622 2 жыл бұрын

As always, best plant channel for precise care and instructions... Never miss a video since I discovered your channel... My plants thank you...

@ronspi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great idea. I might try this with my Adeniums. 13:59 Instead of lifting the inner pot, measure how much water you placed in the outer pot the first time, and from then on, add only half of that amount every two weeks.

@jenniferbanker3553 2 жыл бұрын

I have know idea what I would do without you!!!! I’ve checked out other plant video however, you are beyond brilliant, informative and everything I need to help my plants become and stay healthy! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!!!! 🌴🎋🪴

@Ravenelvenlady 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great demonstration. Your channel continues to be an educational joy! I will try this with one of my plants. All the best! 👍💖

@farhan4u2c 2 жыл бұрын

The most detailed DIY educational and demonstration so far. Many tks.

@jayeshzaveri1459 2 жыл бұрын

A detail explanation so beautifully and precisely and gently delivered to the point.

@Nikibaby74 Жыл бұрын

Super simple and such a money saver! Thanks you!!

@SparkleInMoonlight 2 жыл бұрын

Super practical, thank you for making these videos.

@Wendy-zl8kv 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! This was so well thought out!

@lolitamacalintal694 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips👏👏👏👍👍👍

@lanadavis955 Жыл бұрын

Great job. Extremely informative

@rpbns 2 жыл бұрын

Great design, very thorough instructions.

@MarinaMandarinaWoolyWorld 2 жыл бұрын

I found in Ikea they sell tall outer pots (I got the small one for 12cm inner pot) in which the plastic inner pot will fit perfectly and there is lots of space left under it for water, perfect for selfmade selfwatering system 👌 and they look so smart and sleek too

@jimmyhuajh 6 ай бұрын

What’s the name of the pot

@artuzjane88 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏

@tinaspigener2102 2 ай бұрын

That is so smart thank you

@athenag.1634 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, thank you! Very helpful to have detailed instructions along with close-up visuals!

@karenb136 2 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Thank you. 💚🌿🌱🪴💚

@rebeccahenderson7761 2 жыл бұрын

You don't need to destroy a useful pot - just stack plastic lids under your plant. I get vegan protein powder all the time and use the lids for bottom watering & raising plants up. I also have created my own self watering by stacking and alternating the top & bottom of some smaller plastic 2x2 inch so I can get the water meter past the stack.

@yvind3249 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome info, just what I needed to know now when spring is around the corner 👏👍🌞🪴

@xeedsenterprise505 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq is amazing. I learned a lot of things.

@lesleycaron2396 2 жыл бұрын

Great video guys.

@alexkutah9284 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the great videos you shared as always. I really enjoyed.

@MB-dv5kg 8 күн бұрын

Från en skåning till en annan, tack!

@barbarahamilton3561 2 жыл бұрын

De är bra med information. Tack snälla. De är alltid bra att ha till hands.!!

@vanschermerhorn7167 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation . Enjoyed it tremendously .

@valeriemalliris4918 2 жыл бұрын

You always provide such great explanations of why and how. Love your videos.

@kat1984 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I have a ton of nursery pots that my plants have outgrown.

@Minnesangerxxx 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Thanks a lot.

@TheNetsrac 2 жыл бұрын

great video with really good advice and tips. Thank you very much I will certainly try to make my own self-watering pots now 👍

@MariaGonzalez-mb5tv 2 жыл бұрын

Good info

@julierdsjsether1540 2 жыл бұрын

great video

@janicester 2 жыл бұрын

I've done this (minus the cloth) with at least half of my plants in order to save money on buying more cement pots...it was getting very expensive (I like to have my plants in really nice pots). Now I learn that all I needed to do was add an ecloth and I could've had a self-watering pot. I Love it! I'll be adding an ecloth to all of them next month when the weather gets warmer. Thank you once again for a very informative video. ♥♥♥

@whosartawhatagrl3450 5 ай бұрын

I liked this video because it was easy to understand and the video was paced well and easy to follow.

@janetbransdon3742 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much... I have very hot dry summers and hard to keep up the water to the plants. I often lose a few each year... this will be a game changer for my thirsty cucumbers and capsicums. Cheers.🌿🫑🌶🥒

@MFT-yz1pv 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. This is really helpful to me. I have many plants and is very difficult to water them especially in the summer. Thank you so much.

@freshbreeze108 Жыл бұрын

Great

@lindahill2688 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SwedishPlantguys 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your donation! It really helps us to develop the channel and put more time into making content. 🌱❤️

@Shugn1 8 ай бұрын

Great video! I’m a Middle School Teacher and I’m always looking for enrichment ideas to do with my students. Your video is so easy to follow.

@Anastasia-ii2yy 2 жыл бұрын

Not shure about micro fiber cloth but nylon tights are perfect for self watering systems. No organics so dont rot quickly and are good in absorbing water. Also 1 pair of tights = alot of strings... really alot. Also instead of cutting pot may use plastic cups or botles... or piece styrofoam or anything no organical. And dont use too big inner pot if roots are not very developed. In my expriece small root system+big pot+self watering = dead plant 🥺

@janezh6041 Жыл бұрын

I did the same thing! I thought I was the creative one... In fact, you are also very creative! :)

@kitz703 2 жыл бұрын

DIY- self watering pots rock! Especially my Calatheas have become so easy to handle with Lechuza pon and a self watering system. Neverthless not all of my plants seem to like my attitude towards pon. Maybe it's just my watering but somehow I got the feeling that it contains water pretty well whilst being rather dense which can animate some plants with sensitive roots to develop root rot? I would love to see you guys make a video about pon! And talking about plants with rather sensitive roots: A video about Alocasias would be awesome, too. Keep your good work on!

@evonnebrant5402 Жыл бұрын

Yes. I haven't had success growing Alocasia in pon/pumice.

@HeirloomReviews 2 жыл бұрын

Hello i like your design and im looking to something similar to this! Thanks for sharing buddy!😁👍

@finakhan5221 2 ай бұрын

With thanks and gratitude for your detailed videos. With the cost of vegetables could you make a video to grow lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, sweet peppers, cabbage, broccoli Etc Abundant Blessings🙏❤️🇨🇦

@jude1515 4 ай бұрын

I’ll have to try this. I bought some small self watering pots and love them, but for larger plants purchasing them can be quite expensive.

@robertalordagarcia9992 5 ай бұрын

New sub here from Spokane Valley Wa 😊

@kath_168 Жыл бұрын

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@nasri-mahasneh 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@GreenLadyDV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you… 💚🪴💚

@sakshibansal9539 Жыл бұрын

This is a great system. Since you haven't covered the drainage holes of the inner pot with stones / cloth/ husk will the soil from the inner pot not fall in the outer pot. Please advise

@elitsai4722 2 жыл бұрын

You channel is so helpful. Can you show us how to care for Bromeliads?

@sudhirborgaonkar5487 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. great instructions. 1. how does the soil not pass through the holes in the bottom of inner pot? 2. Still you have lift the inner pot to see how much water is there left. Can you please show us a)by the use of a simple tube with a floater and 2)or a cheap home made electronic component system ( with and LED indicator - dry vs wet soil works on LR2302 battery- long lasting!). that then takes away need to lift the inner pot to check!! Hope you can show us that construction. Best wishes. Sudhir

@c.v.gonzalez1940 Жыл бұрын

I love this IDEA! Thank you!! But I have a question: can I use stones or rocks to lift it up? I bottom water my plants, and I use pebbles on the plates to help maintain the moisture in my plants.🪴 So, I was wondering if I could use pebbles, or rocks, or stones to lift them up instead of anither plastic pot. 🤔

@DaugvinasLiberis Жыл бұрын

Of course, I use leca or perlite to lift inner pot to my desired level.

@almonick6417 2 жыл бұрын

Very important question. When the water down is finished. Do u water from the top or raise the plant and only from the bottom. I use pumice only. Thanks

@NectarineSoup 2 жыл бұрын

Im making a self watering pot with terracotta so the water seeps through the clay. But i couldnt find a single thing on them on youtube. Be great to see that kind on here. Love your channel.

@thanassiss1371 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that too. Did it work?

@NectarineSoup Жыл бұрын

@@thanassiss1371 it does work

@juliar8078 Жыл бұрын

Great informatons on your channel 👍 is it possible do put also the Calatheas in the self watering pots ? 🌞

@karelvo Жыл бұрын

I have 2 Monsteras on this system. There doing much better since. But recently some lower leaves are yellowing fast. Maybe it's because I'm not sure how to fertilise them this way. Any suggestions on how to best fertilise with this sytem? PS. Keep up the great work. Big fan.

@cant_afford_the_fancy_plants 2 жыл бұрын

DIY with the Swedish Plant Guys!

@sonu3278 2 жыл бұрын

Can we use this method for indoor windowsill Sucullent and cacti in a long period of vacation like one to two month thanks for sharing

@dvdgalutube 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm may be you can put leca at the bottom of the big pot and then put the plant with it’s original pot or new bigger pot on top of the leca. Since the leca has raised the height. Use the root as wicking medium. Wouldn’t it be more simpler?

@riikkas3822 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking from experience, the leca is so light/airy it floats so the inner pot just sinks to the bottom of the outer pot. I repaired it by putting a few of those plastic-pizzabox-lid-open-keeping-thingies in the outer pot, add leca to the level of the thingies, add inner pot et voilá.

@serenawalter-steiner775 9 ай бұрын

It would have been nice to actually see the water level in the fill stage for those of us who are visual learners. Just a tip from all of the ADHD gardeners out here. ❤

@FrediOlson 2 жыл бұрын

I love your pots. Do you have a source you can link? Have to try this with those thirsty peace lilies. Thanks for the great tutorial.

@grat2010 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it's the same, but that big outer pot looks just like one I got at Ikea.

@alexkutah9284 8 ай бұрын

Could you please share video about Peace Lily.

@WOS1962 Жыл бұрын

I like your tools. Its kitchen not planting table 👍🌹nice and clean work.

@victorlagerqvist2193 2 жыл бұрын

🤓👍👍🙏

@kwcdraw2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! How many strips for a large (182cm) Shefflera?

@daniellebrogden 2 жыл бұрын

Your intro jingle kind of reminds me of Seinfeld lol

@sjacob8767 3 ай бұрын

Good, the water putting inside is enough for how many days?

@emmiecch 4 ай бұрын

Can you do this method with lechuza pon?

@danielhjelt9989 Жыл бұрын

Can l use biobizz soil in self watering pot, is there enough drainage.will be using ac-infinity self watering pot bases for self watering.

@kahnisen 2 жыл бұрын

In other videos you say you use only pumice and clay. But in other videos you act as if you do use soil. Do you use pumic-clay-only for ALL your plants or are there plants that do better in other media? In that case which plants and which medium? That would be a great video.

@sakshibansal9539 Жыл бұрын

Can we break leca into smaller pieces for this method. Small sized leca are unavailable

@sonu3278 2 жыл бұрын

Please make a video how to do that I am living in a Berlin

@thanassiss1371 Жыл бұрын

Won't the roots rot if the soil is constantly moist?

@Lilahlu13 Ай бұрын

How to fertilize this

@mrsrajininathan1990 9 ай бұрын

6:10 sir, is only one strip is enough for the pot?

@yasharshabestari9945 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't that water reservoir at the bottom of the pot make a home for mosquitos or other insects to lay eggs??

@gar4jonay Жыл бұрын

I always think the same thing…

@kelvinth30 Жыл бұрын

Mosquitoes will love hanging around these pots

@thelastengineer8633 5 ай бұрын

what if i dont use any cloth?

@ericcheong9189 11 ай бұрын

Will mosquito lay eggs?

@rizalinasalazar5846 2 жыл бұрын

🙏😍 ☮️💟🇵🇭🇨🇱

@illiath Жыл бұрын

hmm pommes

@CMZneu Жыл бұрын

13:43 That's not how wicking works, the water isn't going to drip down because it's never going to absorb more water than the soil can hold on to.

@rachelle2122 Жыл бұрын

Why is it important to put the cloth against the wall of the pot instead of the middle?

@roxybooboo6709 10 ай бұрын

The cloth goes up the side only if you are not repotting. If you are repotting then it goes up the side to give you enough cloth to lay over the bottom layer of soil, which then brings water to the whole plant.

@mellts760 2 жыл бұрын

The exposed water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes!

@Bolcjek 2 жыл бұрын

Yea well we dont have mosquitos inside the house in Sweden

@mellts760 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bolcjek yeah well not all your audience stay in a place free of mosquitoes

@althedolphin1979 2 жыл бұрын

I forget to tell you that one of my Peace Lily didn't survive the cold damaged. 💔 😭

@user-ek3ns2gt8f 6 ай бұрын

Good video but I fall asleep after watching half the video. sorry....

@redbutterfly88 2 жыл бұрын

Pencil for marking is dumb unnecessary, and micro fiber cloth is not absorbent so dont expect it can suck the water up, i just wont happen in that particular project because of the gravity

@rudlekthebear3697 2 жыл бұрын

your comment is dumb, have you heard of capillary action