Self-Watering Conversion Kits

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I have just started using these on outdoor potted plants so I am not sure if the water evaporation method will be able to supply enough water.
The only real con is that the water spout is not quite long enough. It should be about 2"-3" longer as it does not reach the top on deeper pots.
It could be trimmed, if necssary, to a shorter length.

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1) FILL PORT/TUBE TOO SHORT.When I put the insert into a pot, even the original one it came with, the black watering tube was WAY too short to stick up above the dirt. The only way I could use it was to pull it as high as I would without disconnecting from the base, and then pack the dirt and Plant in to hold it in place. I'm off to [...] to find some PVC pipe of same diameter so I can make a taller fill port. 2)FILL/TUBE PORT NEEDS TO BE ON THE SIDE It would also be more helpful to have the fill tube/port located more to the edge. Every plant I transplanted using the 1-Q or 1-GAL inserts I had to carve out a place in the side of the plant-ball so it would fit around the fill tube. The fill tube then ended up being almost in the middle of the plant and harder to access to fill.

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Nothing like having the added security of knowing that your plants are geeting the water they need while you're away for a week or two. Went to Florida for eight days recently, only to discover upon my return that my plants were strong and healthy. They were somewhat weak when I left because I travel alot and they sometimes get neglected - "AWSOME" fix for times away - Thanks GSC for an awsome product.

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GIVES MY BIGGER PLANTS THE INSPIRATION TO GROW ROOTS DOWNWARD AS MOTHER NATURE INTENDED

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Cuts down watering chores and acts as a safety net for those REALLY hot days.

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This is the first time I have tried a self-watering pot conversion kit. It was easy to do and the plant I put in is doing extremely well.

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My plants are doing great now! I got these gallon conversion kits to minimize the daily watering of plants in my larger 6 gallon planters. For the first few weeks, I had to continue to water almost every day still because in our hot summer in southern CA (ZONE 10), the top of the soil felt dry. While I am sure that the longest roots that were touching the top were getting the water in the reservoir, the shorter roots were not and thus, dry leaves fell from not enough water. Over the cooler months and as the roots develop, I hope I will only have to water/fill reservoir once a week. Maybe if I had gotten the soil Gardeners recommends and sells, my plants would have done better from the getgo.

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turns any pot into a selfwatering one.

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I have been slowly converting all of my pots with these self watering kits. Living in San Diego sometimes we need to water a couple times a day during hot dry weather. These mitigate that problem and generally allow us to take a weekend vacation without all the plants dying.

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This product is such a time saver and I just check the water level when I think of it. Before, I did sporadic watering to the containers and they went from drowned to thirsty.