Hoya talk forum: Tutorial: Making your own self watering pots
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| Wow this is so helpful! I'm totally clueless about water loving hoya, so this is very educational :) ~Keiko edit: There are all kinds of humid thriving house plants that i've been eyeballing. Now I have an easy option for their care! |
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| Keiko, Doug has a fantastic video on making and planting semi-hydro on his website, if you are experimenting. There is SO much great info from very talented, creative and experienced people  |
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| On the Aloha Hoya site there is some information on Mediums, Hydro/SemiHydro... Links to them here on H on H.... Leap. The net will appear. |
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| Hello Regina, a very good tutorial!  But one question: is anything speaking against to close the centerhole of the pot? Maybe it´s possible that the plant get´s watered the normal way (into the soil) by accident and all the water would pour over the windowsill or whereever it´s placed. Or would it hinder the air circulation? Thank you for the answer in advance. Daniel Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein |
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| such a great idea!!!! i think im going to try and make one of these soon!!! enjoy that which god has given us... family, friends... and plants! |
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| Daniel .....leaving the hole opened prevents drowning your plant,I would place a clear saucer liner under it to prevent water damage. Hi Amber, glad you liked the idea. Super easy to make,and fun too. Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them. - Chinese proverb |
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| Regina, nice technique. Just 1 question- Is that spraying on outer pot only for cosmetic reason? I would like to avoid spraying if it is not needed. |
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| Thanks for sharing, I'm heading out now to get stuff to make my own :) |
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| Alka.....purely cosmetic! You can leave the big outside pot unpainted if you wish, I just took it that one step further to add/give ideas for those that like to be real creative. It is necessary tho to paint/seal the inside of it,otherwise the water would wick thru it as well and defeat the purpose. Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them. - Chinese proverb |
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| That's so simple and effective... Thanks for the infooo :) |
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| Regina, excellent idea - I have a lot of clay pots to use up. Is it possible next time you make one of these, you can post photos of each step? I understand the entire principle, but I don't grasp where the caulking goes to prevent too much water either in the small pot, or on the floor when you fill it. I am a *very* visual person and often have trouble making words into images! Also, could one put the smaller clay pot inside a plastic pot? |
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| I can see by the dating on the posts here...BUT...I just found your post! LOVE this idea, I am terrible at remembering when,which I am to water today or next time so this is a GREAT help!! Viki  |
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