Self-watering aroid pot
Clear pot with a built-in, removable reservoir, eight rows of slits and an anti-spiral structure.
A water reservoir built into the base and kept separate from the root zone, eight rows of side slits carrying oxygen to the roots, and the anti-spiral structure that sends them downwards instead of circling the wall. The clear body is there so you can see whether the roots are white and firm or not, which is the quickest way to catch rot before it shows on the leaves.
Moisture rises in two ways, and it is worth knowing which one you need. The first is the capillary action of the substrate itself, and on the smaller sizes that is enough. The second is the cotton wick, which is recommended on the 18 and 21 cm pots and becomes necessary with a coarse substrate: the coarser the material, the less water climbs on its own.
This pot belongs in semi-hydro, with a mineral substrate. It works with an organic mix too, but that takes a careful hand: water rising from below never lets it dry out completely, and in potting soil that is where rot begins. On the larger sizes a coarser grade also helps, or fine material escapes through the drainage holes.
The design has been updated: the central opening between pot and reservoir, which used to let substrate slip into the water, is now closed. The self-watering system works exactly as before — capillary action plus an optional wick — but the assembly is different, and older social videos still show the previous version.
Sizes and prices
- Ø 12 × 15 cm — €2.45
- Ø 15 × 15.5 cm — €3.45
- Ø 18 × 21 cm — €4.45
- Ø 21 × 23 cm — €7.45
Specifications
- Material
- Recyclable clear PP, for long-term indoor use
- Ventilation
- Eight rows of side slits
- Roots
- Anti-spiralling structure
- Reservoir
- Built into the base and removable, separate from the root zone
- Wick
- Not included · optional on the small sizes, recommended on 18 and 21 cm
- When a wick is needed
- With coarse substrates, which lift less water
- Ideal substrate
- Mineral or semi-hydro
- Organic substrate
- Possible, but wants controlled watering
- Large sizes
- Prefer a coarse grade: fine material escapes the drainage holes
- Central hole
- Closed on the new model: substrate no longer gets in
- Maintenance
- Clean the reservoir now and then
How to use it
Fill the reservoir and let capillary action do the work; on the 18 and 21 cm pots fit a wick as well. Feed at every top-up if the substrate is mineral, since it holds nothing of its own. Check the roots through the walls rather than digging, and clean the reservoir now and then.
Used with
- Semi-hydro mineral mix 8.5 L — Coarse 8–16 mm · 8.5 L €19.95
- Self-watering wick — 60 cm · Ø 6 mm €2.05
- HESI Hydro Growth 1 L — 1 L €14.95
- Graduated pipette — 2 ml €0.45
Part of
- First plant kit · semi-hydro — €35.96