GARDENIX DECORSelf Watering Pots for Indoor Plants 3 Pack - Flower Pot with Water Level Indicator for Plants, Grow Tracking Tool - Self Watering Planter Plant Pot - Coco Coir - White

nice to have especially in the dry heat of the summer

Great product! Easy to assemble! I have nine and love them.

Works well. Minimalist design. Lightweight yet sturdy.

I love the product, but easier instructions on use of this product would help beginners

I bought two sets of these. One in teal and one in gray. The first set I used one of the coir pucks in the bottom of each of the pots and topped with my own soil (which the seller recommends as the coir doesn't contain fertilizer). The other set I used just the coir, as I had run out of potting soil. Personally, I think I prefer the coir. It absorbs quickly but also dries a little quicker than the soil (Miracle Grow all purpose, if anyone's interested), which helps to keep the plants from sitting in soggy soil. Which is another thing that needs to be addressed.These are primarily pots with large reservoirs. They may help protect you from under watering, but they make it much easier to over water. This is why I'm not a fan of the term self watering. While I love the bottom watering feature, which can be highly beneficial when watering correctly, you need to remember it's mostly the substrate that's drawing the water up, not the plant's roots. Instead of automatically adding water when the indicator drops to the bottom, see it as a sign to start checking your "soil". If it's still moist an inch down and your plant looks fine you don't need to water just yet. Also, make sure your plant is in the correct substrate. Even though it's nice the coir comes with the pots, a succulent is probably not going to like sitting in it (I'm currently taking some Gardenix 5" pots out for a test spin with LECA for my aloe cuttings).Again, I love the bottom watering feature. It helps keep the substrate on top dryish, reducing the chance of mold and buggies. The outer pots are quite sturdy and the liners seem strong enough to do their jobs. I did have some issue putting together the indicators for one set of pots. I ended up having to sand the circumference of the top pieces a little, where they connect to the brown tubes, in order to get them to fit. The other set (along with the 5" pots) were easy peasy to put together, though.Would love to see larger pots in the future!!!!

My friend wants me to order for her. She said she loves it

I love these pots. Assembly is easy, they come with the dirt they need, and they keep me from over- or under-watering my plants. My most recent shipment of them arrived in a really banged up box. The pots themselves were fine, but one of the water gauges was smashed. I reached out to their customer service email about potentially replacing the gauge and have yet to hear back.

I am delighted by the quality of these pots for the price I paid.PROS:- The interior pot can be lifted out, which is beneficial because it allows you to:- keep the outer pot clean when planting- flush with water if needed- drain excess water if you over fill the reservoir- switch to a different color- Water level indicator moves up and down easily, unlike some pots where it gets stuck- Easy to fill water reservoir. The grate does not block the reservoir, unlike some pots where water can not pass through at a reasonable rate.- All the stickers came off cleanly without any sticker residueCONS:- No overflow drain for use outside.- Lower build quality than higher end pots, more flex, less well fitted pieces, less clarity in the clear plastic, a few unfinished edges. At one third the price, this is a sacrifice I'm happy to make for most of the locations in my house. The build quality is not bad at all.- The claim of "No overwatering" is not true. It is totally possible to over water a plant in a self watering pot. You need to match your media, the pot size, and your watering frequency to the type and size plant you have, and the environment. Different types of soil will soak up more or less water regardless of what the roots are doing. Some plants like to have the reservoir run dry for a while before you refill it. That said self watering pots make things much easier for a lot of types of plants, and most manufacturers make the same ridiculous claim.OTHERMuch more soil is directly exposed to the water in the reservoir than in other self watering planters I have used. It is too early for me to tell what the consequences of this are.