When you talk to several gardeners about growing plants and vegetables, you will be surprised to find out that for most of them, their biggest challenge would be maintaining a good watering schedule. If you have tried to plant or grow vegetables yourself, I am sure that you were also struggling with watering; sometimes overdoing it and in some cases not doing it at all, right?
In all honesty, it is hard to manage a garden, especially if you have a busy life. Your plants or vegetables should have the right amount of water, the right nutrients for them to thrive and the right amount of sun. So, how will this happen when you are away for a 2-week job assignment or away on a family holiday? Do you have to find someone to look after your garden while you are away?
Many people avoid growing their own vegetables, flowers and other types of plants because they think it will be too much of a bother or that it is a waste of time that will result in nothing at the end of the day. Contrary to that, gardening can be exciting and stress-free thanks to self-watering planting pots.
So how do these self-watering planters work?
First things first, self-watering planters are simply planting pots that come with a water refilling tank that is meant to distribute the right amount of moisture to your plants for some time. These planters are designed with a reservoir on the base of the pot that stores water. Whenever the soil in your plant starts to dry up, the water is automatically drawn from the reservoir and directly distributed to the roots of your plants and the soil at large.
- Self-watering planters will enable you to grow your flowers, your vegetable or any other plants of your choice all year round. You no longer have to hope that it rains for your plants to grow. You also don’t need to stay home for the weekend and miss a friends’ reunion juts to stay home and water your plants. Lucky for you, with the Garden Patch Self-Watering Planter, you will have less to worry about.
- Thanks to their self-contained growing system, the planters are a perfect growing space and they are designed to give you guaranteed results all year round. You don’t have to worry about fertilizer or the amount of moisture being distributed in your plants. All you have to do is set everything up like it is said in the instructions and watch your plants, vegetables or flowers grow healthy.
As good and easy as this may sound, it is important for first-time gardeners to acquire some information about self-watering plants from reliable sources. At the end of the day, there is nothing as frustrating as watching your plants die when you thought that you finally have a solution to your struggles. So, get some experience before jumping right in.