GARDENIX DECOR 5" Self Watering pots for Indoor Plants - Flower Pot with Water Level Indicator for Plants, Grow Tracking Tool - Self Watering Planter Plant Pot – 2 Pack White

These have quickly become my favorite pots for indoor plants. I’ve bought them in multiple colors and the pots are consistently sturdy and nice-looking. They’re easy to put together and come with instructions if you need them. The coconut fiber is a nice inclusion but it’s not particularly good for all types of plants, since it retains a lot of water and doesn’t have much in the way of nutrients. I’ve used the Gardenix pots for African violets, crotons, ferns, a waffle plant, and a spider plant. All have done really well in them. You will need to amend the soil for the particular type of plant and also use an appropriate fertilizer (especially if you’re only using the coconut fiber).

It took me a minute or two to figure out how to assemble the watering part despite the excellent written instructions. I finally had to resort to viewing the instructional video and then it was so simple. They even included the soil for the pot, a hard disc that you put in the included plastic bag, add hot water, and wait for it to become the kind of potting soil we are familiar with. Be careful when opening as there is a tiny little white float for the tube included. So far, so good and the African Violets look good in them. I am going to order the larger size for other plants. They seem very durable and like they won't break if one hits the tile balcony floor.

Its been a few weeks since I planted my basil plant and its doing really well and growing really tall! It comes with a puck of hardened soil which I had a little bit of difficulty with. I put it in the amount of water it called for and it immediately broke up the hardened soil (even though directions said you may need to use hands or utensils to break it up) and it was just extremely wet soil in a bag. It took me some time to slowly let the water drain while trying to keep as much of the soil as possible. I wasn't able to use the whole thing but I used most of it, and mixed some of my soil in to fill it up. It suggests to use the soil given so that's why I did, but I imagine you'd be able to skip it if you want, and use whatever soil you prefer. All in all, it was pretty easy to assemble and appears to be working well. I gave it 4 stars on sturdiness because I haven't had it long enough to really be able to tell. However, the plastic is thick and it seems to be made pretty well so I expect it'll last.

These are good little planters, but not perfect. They are basically true to size, and the water indicator works just fine. They look nice, and I like the color options. They are the right size for small-medium size plants. They are also really good for pon, the holes are the right size that it won't fall through. There is a little line inside the pot to indicate the max fill line, but I wouldn't fill it quite that much since the inner pot will raise the level a little bit beyond it. Two things I dislike; one is that the indicator installs from the bottom rather than the top. The inner pot also sits completely inside the outer pot, there is no lip/overhang to make it easy to remove. This, paired with not being to remove the indicator from the top, makes it a little difficult to remove. I NEVER trust the water level indicators, I always want to see the water myself, so I have to grab onto the indicator and the stem of the plant and carefully lift to remove the inner pot. Besides this they are really good planters, and I will possibly purchase them again since they are such a good price and look so nice.

Good quality self watering planter.