GARDENIX DECOR 5" Self Watering pots for Indoor Plants - Flower Pot with Water Level Indicator for Plants, Grow Tracking Tool - Self Watering Planter Plant Pot – 2 Pack Gray

These are great compact self watering pots. I was looking for a nice and attractive option for a window shelf I just installed. These plants will sit in a south facing window so the self watering feature was important. While these are plastic they have a nice matte finish and look more expensive than they are. The water level indicator is a nice touch to help me keep tabs on when I need to water my plants. I accidentally knocked one of these over and it fell approximately 4 feet onto the concrete floor so I can confirm they are durable as well.

Its been a few weeks since I planted my basil plant and its doing really well and growing really tall! It comes with a puck of hardened soil which I had a little bit of difficulty with. I put it in the amount of water it called for and it immediately broke up the hardened soil (even though directions said you may need to use hands or utensils to break it up) and it was just extremely wet soil in a bag. It took me some time to slowly let the water drain while trying to keep as much of the soil as possible. I wasn't able to use the whole thing but I used most of it, and mixed some of my soil in to fill it up. It suggests to use the soil given so that's why I did, but I imagine you'd be able to skip it if you want, and use whatever soil you prefer.All in all, it was pretty easy to assemble and appears to be working well. I gave it 4 stars on sturdiness because I haven't had it long enough to really be able to tell. However, the plastic is thick and it seems to be made pretty well so I expect it'll last.

It took me a minute or two to figure out how to assemble the watering part despite the excellent written instructions. I finally had to resort to viewing the instructional video and then it was so simple. They even included the soil for the pot, a hard disc that you put in the included plastic bag, add hot water, and wait for it to become the kind of potting soil we are familiar with. Be careful when opening as there is a tiny little white float for the tube included. So far, so good and the African Violets look good in them. I am going to order the larger size for other plants. They seem very durable and like they won't break if one hits the tile balcony floor.

These are good little planters, but not perfect. They are basically true to size, and the water indicator works just fine. They look nice, and I like the color options. They are the right size for small-medium size plants. They are also really good for pon, the holes are the right size that it won't fall through. There is a little line inside the pot to indicate the max fill line, but I wouldn't fill it quite that much since the inner pot will raise the level a little bit beyond it.Two things I dislike; one is that the indicator installs from the bottom rather than the top. The inner pot also sits completely inside the outer pot, there is no lip/overhang to make it easy to remove. This, paired with not being to remove the indicator from the top, makes it a little difficult to remove. I NEVER trust the water level indicators, I always want to see the water myself, so I have to grab onto the indicator and the stem of the plant and carefully lift to remove the inner pot.Besides this they are really good planters, and I will possibly purchase them again since they are such a good price and look so nice.

The float actually works much better than expected. Those of you with cheap self watering gauges probably know what I mean. Anyway, it’s a pot, it does what pots do. My petunia seems to like it, and watering it is easy. Remember to water the top of the soil too occasionally (depending on your type of plant).

followed directions 100%, kept water level around 90% all times. plants died. will use as a planter never a self water

I do not have a green thumb, I can't even keep air plants alive with air. (And succulents? No.)So when my home really needed a touch of something alive, besides all the people, I searched for the easiest and hardiest, and more important the best way to help them help themselves. These pots came up, and are fantastic.They are simple to set up, practically foolproof water indicator, and I don't have to worry about my plant on the daily. This set also came with coco-soil, a hard puck that you expand with water. It was like a one stop shop for the plant novice.The gray is a dark grey and it goes very nicely in any room I've moved it around to. No worry about spills from over filling, very easy to set up and use.Highly recommend!!

Great size for my kitchen herbs. Easy to use. Great product.