Features:

  • Use recycled wine bottles along with these amazing Terracotta plant watering Spikes to create a self-irrigation watering system.
  • Whether your plants are indoor or outdoor, at home or in the office, these Self-Watering Spikes will keep your plants alive by delivering just the right amount of water to them preventing water overflow. Grow healthier plants by preventing over or under watering.
  • Travel more without having to worry about finding Someone to water your plants.
  • As the water begins to run out, just refill the wine bottles so that your plants stay hearty and robust.
  • This set makes a perfect gift for first-time gardeners or Potted plant owners. Order yours today!
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I love these. I just bought my third set. They work great. The only thing I wish I had realized (it’s my own fault for not reading the description thoroughly) , you need long neck glass bottles, like wine bottles. So I had to buy wine bottles. But they work great and last about a week in addition to my regular watering. I bought them to get my plants through the Oklahoma heat when I work my 24 hour shifts. If I didn’t water regularly, they would probably last about 3 days in the heat we have

half the water was gone and the plant was fine (a bit thirsty

When you search for plant watering systems on amazon, you have to scroll down a bit to find these gems. I had previously tried the ones with the tubes that supposedly draw water from a bowl, they did NOT work. These simple, well made ceramic spikes worked!! We were gone for six warm summer days. I had set up the spikes with a beer bottle full of water, and when we returned, half the water was gone and the plant was fine (a bit thirsty, but just fine!). I also put one out in the garden with a full wine bottle and half of the water was in the ground when we returned. I would recommend these to anyone looking for a solution to plant watering when you are away.

Great way to recycle cute bottles!

We left for a 9 day vacation in late June and left plants on front and back porches in the Texas heat. I soaked the plants pretty good the day before. Recycled wine bottles full of water in these spikes and everything was alive and well when we got back. There was even a little water left in the bottles. So I've continued to use them all summer and they have helped out so much. I usually lose the plants when we have a busy week and I forget to water. This year these stakes kept them just moist enough to survive my abuse. So I still water 1-2x per week and refill the bottles every other week. I used 2 in large planters.

Great product!

I bought these to use in my greenhouse. My greenhouse is packed, and I cannot get inside easily to water with a hose. I put one of the stakes in a pot in the very back of the greenhouse and used a 2 liter soda bottle. I used wine bottles for the other three plants. I will replace the wine bottles with 2 liter bottles as soon as I have more empty 2 liter bottles because it is so much easier to see the water level with a 2 liter bottle. I ordered two more sets today. The stakes are working well so far and will help me winter my plants in my greenhouse.

A high stakes water stakes application.

These watering stakes work very well. I am using them to water a Palo Verde Tree which was grown from a seed taken from the Anza Borrego Desert. The tree, now about 3 years old, was suffering from a mold not present in its natural habitat. In order to avoid damp conditions conducive to the growth of the offending mold, the surface soil must remain relatively dry. Watering the tree with a hose turned out to be a big mistake. With the watering stakes, the tree is now supplied with sub-surface water, as it would be in the desert. The mold is gone and the tree is thriving. Had I figured this out a year and a half ago, the tree would probably be much larger now. As you can see in the photograph, the tree is on a two-stake watering system. This lasts about 10 days in hot weather conditions in San Diego. Then the water bottles get refilled.

They work!

I tried these out as soon as I got them to make sure that they worked before heading out on vacation. After 5 days, my plants are thriving, so I'm very happy. I did soak the stakes prior to use and soaked the ground before inserting them.

A wonderful water-distribution system direct to the roots

I had built a planter with the pots set at an angle which meant nearly every time I watered the plants the water spilled over the edge. If it watered the plant below it's all fine and good, but of course that rarely happened. Watering stakes to the rescue! I took them out of the box (they were well packaged in styrofoam) and dropped them in a jug of water to soak while I saturated the potting soil and made the holes. Then I shoved/worked/dropped them in place, pressed the soil firmly back around them and topped them off once again. They are working great. My parsley in particular had wanted watering twice a day before but is perfectly happy with the water in the stake. They blend nicely with the color of the pots, too. I know you're supposed to put bottles in them (and I did, a lovely pink one for the largest pot) but I was afraid putting bottles in the smaller pots would be too top heavy for the angle and they'd fall out, but I can just fill the reservoir in the stake and it will seep to the soil beneath just fine. I don't mind topping them off regularly. I might have to keep an eye out for mosquito larvae however since it will be standing water. There are lots of this sort of thing made by many different manufacturers and I was unable to find the dimensions on any of their listings, only the package dimensions, so if it matters, they'll need a hole at least 7" deep and 2.5" diameter to install flush with the soil. Since my pots were kind of small (and already had plants in them) I wasn't able to bury mine as deeply as they probably should go, but whatever. My only regret is they only come in the one size. I bet there are people who would use them as I have who wish they came in a skinnier diameter to fit smaller pots. Instead of being large enough in the diameter to accept a bottle they could just flare at the top or be goblet-shaped to make it easy to pour water directly into them. I want to build a larger planter and I will plan ahead and put these in there ahead of time. I definitely recommend them!

Wish I had discovered these before

I used two in a bigger 16 inch pot, and one each in smaller 12 inch pots. They passed the one week (well nine day) test while I was on holiday, the plants with the watering spikes fared much then those without, looking pristine. Surprised to see others found them fragile and that they broke easily. Mine came intact and have been fine although I have handled them with a reasonable amount of care. as you would anything ceramic. I soaked them in water overnight, but instead of digging them into the soil. I buried them almost up to rim when I repotted my plants, so only centimetre of the spike itself is visible. I will definitely to get more when I repot other plants.

Great Product, works great.

At 1st I ordered 8, then I ordered 8 more cause I love them. I use then in the planters that go dry fast and the watering stakes work to keep my plants alive. I use wine bottles that have color to them, very decorative. A+

Supremely pleased

I just got back from a five week vacation and my spikes worked great on my over 75 year old christmas catus. I am so pleased as this plant has been passed down through 3 generations and I'm hoping to pass to the 4th. Thank you, thank you

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