Blumat Plant Watering Devices | Classic XL Self Watering Planter Insert | Automatic Drip Plant Watering Stakes for Pots | Prevents Overwatering and Underwatering for Healthy Growth | 2 Pack

Prior to Covid I used to travel constantly for business, and had to rely on plastic plants and no pets as a way of life. I'm starting to get back into the travel thing, more for different places to work remote, and had bought some real, live house plants that suddenly were at risk of a slow death from lack of watering. Searching Amazon for an answer, I discovered these nifty little Blumatic watering stakes and decided to give it a try. Set up was easy - soak the little stakes, add some water, stick them in the pot, put the hoses into a little container of water, and head out of town. Three weeks later, we returned home to plants that were healthy, soil that was moist but not wet, and a nearly empty bowl of water for the little hoses. Now, instead of watering the plants, I just replenish the bowl of water. The plants are thriving, I have real, live plants in my home, and I have no guilt when I go away for a while that I've done in yet another plant. These are so simple, even I figured out how to use them - soak, fill, stick, hose, bowl, water, keep bowl full of water, enjoy live plants. Easily recommended.

I needed an automatic watering solution for my upcoming 2 week trip. I have two small citrus trees in planters on my patio. These were costly plants, and I knew they would die w/o watering for 2 weeks in my windy, desert environment. I tried some homemade waterers (bottles with holes), but those drained too quickly. With my trip fast approaching, I ordered these larger stakes. I followed the instructions carefully and filled a large 5 gallon Home Depot bucket with water, inserted the tubes, and placed it right by the plants. After studying the flow for a day, I adjusted the planters to be a couple of inches lower than the bucket so the flow would be better. I put strong foil over the top of the bucket of water to keep out insects and debris. Two weeks later, arriving home, I found the citrus trees were flowering and doing so well - in fact, with better results than my hand watering had been! It has been over 4 weeks now, and I'm still using the watering stakes exclusively for these planters. I highly recommend these stakes. Tip: Don't go running off w/o taking time to set it up correctly, study the flow, and adjust, if needed.

They work great but careful setup is important. Submerge the stake and the hose in a bucket or large container of water. Keep the entire system underwater for the rest of the process. Remove the cap from the stake and make sure the stake has no air in it. While keeping the stake and the hose underwater install and remove the cap from the stake repeatedly until no more air bubbles emerge from the submerged end of the hose while you're pushing the cap on. You're using the cap to push all the air out of the hose so push it on firmly. When all the air is out of the hose insert the stake into the soil, make sure it is deep enough and the soil has been watered. To avoid letting air in the hose keep the weighted end submerged. If you let the system get air locked it won't work, similar to a siphon.

These are great items. I used them while going on a trip and they help keep the plants alive, though I did request a neighbour to water my outside plants twice a week as wel. I have kept using them for several months continuous but have ran into a few issues with algea/slime developing and in some cases blocking the ducting to some extent. For this reason I recommend using this version only for limited continuous periods rather than permanently

These are expensive but they are simply the best. My plants love the consistent watering and I like that I can go away with confidence knowing my plants will survive. I keep about 40 indoor plants going with these. When I’ve bought cheaper variations of the same concept they’ve never held up. I’ve used these devices for over 20 years. This company is simply the best.

these worked great in our outdoor planters until some animals chewed through the tube connecting to the water source. Luckily we saw it before all the flowers died. Now wehavea dozen unusable cones. I have been unable to reach anyone at the company . I would like to replace the tops and find a solution to this problem

I set these up 2 weeks before my trip. They seem to be doing an awesome job. My grandson keeps the water jugs filled. And I can visit family without worrying if my plants are being cared for. I think I'll continue to use them even after I return home.

These worked great! We were leaving on an extended 5 week trip. These worked wonderfully and kept my household plants watered!