The way in which it works is you can adjust the water level as time goes on depending how deep the roots are if your plant is subjectable to root rot. ive found most herbs ive grow normally end up rooting into the water and don't suffer from root rot.
Normally when setting up the pot i put a good layer of small rocks in the bottom like most plant pots and it helps to let the water level increase and decrease without rot forming and your plant dying.
I thought this was a system where you could e.g. keep the reservoir topped up at all times without any further need for interference, but this sounds as if you need to judge where the roots are and it depends how big the layer of medium (e.g. rocks) below it is. As plants still need some sort of dry/wet cycle it's not clear to me what the benefits are of this system. I'm probably confused. If there is a clearly defined benefit, could you explain how the system functions to achieve that?
I think you need to work through some technical stuff, and supply a guide somewhere of how to use it with all the different houseplants.
eg How robust is it to a greenhouse or S facing conservatory running up to 40+C.
The watering by controlling the level of water in the pot is perhaps not sophisticated enough, as some plants like having a dryish pot and wicking up water through their roots via some system.
That is why some plants like to sit on a capillary mat or similar. One easy option would be to offer circular capillary mats at say 25 or 50mm deep to match your pot size.
I think you will need a wider range of colours, and they may be difficult to choose. I would be taking advice from Interior Design bloggers, as to whether you go for eg pastels or more hipster colours.
I can see people like house dressers liking it as they can have a selection of colours and leave them alone for several weeks whilst doings viewings etc.
Not sure how pricey it will be to send this out after online sales, but I hope you have this covered. I still remember when Amazon sent me a huge box that actually only contained a single soft bucket.
All the best.
F
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The way in which it works is you can adjust the water level as time goes on depending how deep the roots are if your plant is subjectable to root rot. ive found most herbs ive grow normally end up rooting into the water and don't suffer from root rot.
Normally when setting up the pot i put a good layer of small rocks in the bottom like most plant pots and it helps to let the water level increase and decrease without rot forming and your plant dying.
I thought this was a system where you could e.g. keep the reservoir topped up at all times without any further need for interference, but this sounds as if you need to judge where the roots are and it depends how big the layer of medium (e.g. rocks) below it is. As plants still need some sort of dry/wet cycle it's not clear to me what the benefits are of this system. I'm probably confused. If there is a clearly defined benefit, could you explain how the system functions to achieve that?
In response to your question.
The way in which this pot work is to comprises on an inner
and outer pot.
The inner pot contains 1/3 small stones and 2/3 soil
The outer pot is the reservoir that holds your water and
feed.
The rocks act as a medium that regulates the water in the
soil and gives your plant a natural wet/dry cycle but over a longer period of
time then a normal pot. This gives you more time before your plant dries out
completely.
At the bottom of the
inner pot there are holes. These holes allow the water to transfer from the outer
pot to the inner pot.
The reservoir contains about a weeks’ worth of water.
The spout on the outside allows you to fill the reservoir.
As a result of the height of the walls on the outside pot
and the stones filling 1/3 of the inside pot this prevents root rot as the soil
only gets moist and not wet.
The transparent window on the side allows you to see the water
level in the pot and gives you a representation of the water level in the inner
pot. All the soil about this line is moist and perfect for your plant.
Before I mentioned you have to watch how much you fill your
pot I apologise that was wrong you can just fill the pot and not worry about it.
The transparent window on the side allows you to see the water
level in the pot and gives you a representation of the water level in the inner
pot. All the soil about this line is moist and perfect for your plant.
Before I mentioned you have to watch how much you fill your
pot I apologise that was wrong you can just fill the pot and not worry about it.
Thank you for explaining. I understand it is functionally a (good-looking) deep saucer with a gauge to tell you the level of the water.
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I think you need to work through some technical stuff, and supply a guide somewhere of how to use it with all the different houseplants.
eg How robust is it to a greenhouse or S facing conservatory running up to 40+C.
The watering by controlling the level of water in the pot is perhaps not sophisticated enough, as some plants like having a dryish pot and wicking up water through their roots via some system.
That is why some plants like to sit on a capillary mat or similar. One easy option would be to offer circular capillary mats at say 25 or 50mm deep to match your pot size.
I think you will need a wider range of colours, and they may be difficult to choose. I would be taking advice from Interior Design bloggers, as to whether you go for eg pastels or more hipster colours.
I can see people like house dressers liking it as they can have a selection of colours and leave them alone for several weeks whilst doings viewings etc.
Not sure how pricey it will be to send this out after online sales, but I hope you have this covered. I still remember when Amazon sent me a huge box that actually only contained a single soft bucket.
All the best.
F
In response to your question.
The way in which this pot work is to comprises on an inner and outer pot.
The inner pot contains 1/3 small stones and 2/3 soil
The outer pot is the reservoir that holds your water and feed.
The rocks act as a medium that regulates the water in the soil and gives your plant a natural wet/dry cycle but over a longer period of time then a normal pot. This gives you more time before your plant dries out completely.
At the bottom of the inner pot there are holes. These holes allow the water to transfer from the outer pot to the inner pot.
The reservoir contains about a weeks’ worth of water.
The spout on the outside allows you to fill the reservoir.
As a result of the height of the walls on the outside pot and the stones filling 1/3 of the inside pot this prevents root rot as the soil only gets moist and not wet.
The transparent window on the side allows you to see the water level in the pot and gives you a representation of the water level in the inner pot. All the soil about this line is moist and perfect for your plant.
Before I mentioned you have to watch how much you fill your pot I apologise that was wrong you can just fill the pot and not worry about it.
For more information are kick starter will explain exactly how these pots work - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/easy-water-plant-pot/id-circle-pot/
But thank you for your question and I understand it wasn’t explained clearly.