It is very simple to make a homemade automatic water-absorbing flower pot. If you have some plants that particularly like moisture and are not afraid of too much water, you can try making several automatic watering flower pots.
1. Homemade water absorbing basin
When you have free at home, you can leave a few more large plastic bottles or make them with glass bottles. You can prepare some water absorbing ropes in advance, and you can use common cotton ropes, shoelaces, or some more water absorbing cloths. There is no problem. You can cut them into strips and you can directly use these water absorbing lines to divert water. Special water absorbent ropes can also be purchased online.
If it is troublesome, you can directly buy some automatic water absorption basins online, which are commonly known as "lazy basins". Just add water to the container at the bottom regularly. If the water is turbid, you need to change the water. The maintenance environment must be ventilated and transparent. It is best to have proper light.
2. It is best to choose a transparent container for maintaining water quality
. You can clearly see the growth of the root system and see whether the water has become turbid.
The upper part of the flower pot that automatically absorbs water can be filled with soil. Use a water absorbing rope to connect the soil and clean water. Choose a water-impermeable container and install it with appropriate clean water. The small container containing soil on the top should have more drainage holes and cannot be soaked in water, otherwise the soil will be soaked in the water and the roots of the plants will rot.
3. Which plants are suitable for absorbent basins?
If you are raising some succulents , cactus plants, or other succulent plants and do not like the soil to be moist, you cannot use these automatic water-absorbing flower pots to plant.
The soil continues to be damp, mushrooms are prone to growing on the pot soil, and the roots under the pot soil are prone to rot.
Automatically absorb water flower pots are more suitable for planting common plants such as fruit pot , green ivy, Xilin taro or Monstera . They especially like moisture. If the environment is good, it is necessary to keep the soil moist.
The above is to use an automatic water absorption basin to raise African violet
Another thing to remember that flower pots that automatically absorb water should pay attention to check the root system regularly, whether the water quality is still good, and when the water becomes turbid, you should replace it in time.
4. Add water absorbing rope
If you have some longer hair clips at home, use hair clips to string the water absorbing rope from the bottom to the soil. The specific operation is also very simple. The length of the water absorbing rope also depends on the height of the automatic water absorbing pot.
Making automatic water absorbing basins is very simple. One thing you need to remind everyone that these automatic watering pots are not suitable for all plants, so you should pay attention to it when using them.
5. Soil dry and wet circulation
These absorbent ropes are optional, especially many plants that are afraid of the soil being continuously damp, or the environment at home is not particularly ventilated and transparent. It is not recommended to use these absorbent ropes because it will cause the soil to remain moist.
If the plant's roots grow better, it requires appropriate dry and wet cycles, that is, let the pot soil be almost completely dry and then replenish it with moisture. There must be a dry and wet cycle process that allows the roots to age and then grow new roots. The roots of plants will only look for water sources around when the soil is relatively dry. If the soil is always in a wet state, it will be in a relatively lazy state and will not extend outward. It will even grow some hydroponic bacon, which is a particularly fragile root system.
6. Pay attention to using water absorbing basin
We place the potted plants on the water surface, and the plant roots will slowly extend into the water. After such roots grow out, they will slowly extend into the water, and finally even grow the bottom of the pot. If you want to use these automatic water absorbing flower pots, it is recommended to place potted plants in a ventilated and translucent position, and be sure to scatter light appropriately, so as to ensure the normal growth of plants raised in the automatic water absorbing basin.
If the plants are raised under indoor lights and lack light, the plants grow very slowly, so the soil cannot be kept in a wet state. Be careful that the water level of the bottom container cannot be too high and the water level cannot be soaked in the soil. Otherwise, the soil will be soaked in water and the plants will rot in two days.
