Plant Stake

Great way to keep potted plants watered while away. Plus it is easy to find a bottle to fit the terracotta spike.

So far they have worked well. Still observing. My plants will surely let me know how they like them. Only issue is that one of the spikes arrived broken. I put it back together with liquid nails, but we'll see if it holds up.

I was leaving to go out of town for a month, and I needed some way to water my grapevine. So, I took a chance on these self watering spikes. I'm so glad I did. When I came back, not only was my grapewvine alive, but it was thriving! These really do work, but make sure you soak them in water first before using them.

We live in the Desert Southwest and water is a very precious commodity here. We also grow much of our own food. We have a drip system we mulch, amend soil, etc. Discovery of these has been a “level -up” for us. I understand some have had difficulty getting them going or have received broken ones. But here’s the thing about these, treat them with care. Don’t shove them into the soil, dig a hole for them & backfill. Soak them thoroughly (we do it overnight),place the bottles in & out with a little care. We have found that the “cheaper” quality is more pourous, which in this case is good. The water is more available than finer products. I’m buying more today.

They work perfectly fine for me! A fantastic help for when the weather is too hot and we can’y keep up with watering. Two of the stakes did break, sadly in the box, when we got it, but I think they’re very helpful for anyone with a garden!

I use these all summer long, and Love them!! I don't have to worry about watering my outside plants when I go away on vacation for a week or during a dry spell of no rain and high heat temperatures, my plants look great all summer long and I don't have to employ people or ask neighbors to water my outside plants. Love all the freedom and peace of mind that that gives me. I have one or more in every outside hanging basket or standing flowering plant container I have! They seem to last me a good week or more before I have to refill the wine bottles. That's perfect for a one week vacation away!! If I'm going away longer, I just put another stake or two in the pot and ask a neighbor to refill the bottles. I have used these for a number of years now, I do take good care of them by promptly removing them from all my planters before frost every year, thoroughly clean and wash and dry them out good before storing them in my garage over winter and they have lasted me for years with no cracks or chips. I do recommend them.

Damage good!! I am very happy with the item . I purchased 2 boxes. However, 2 of the ceramic were broken. Which I don’t understand how. I wanted to purchase more but will not because each box had damage

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!