Beginner Gardening: Good Growing Practices - an Overview for Beginners, 1 by GrowInFlorida

GrowInFlorida wrote:
Hello, I was wondering about the perched water situation and root death that you described - what about the self-watering pots and planters that are getting so widely available? The principle is to always have water down in the dish for the plant to drink, and to water the plants 10 times less often... sounds like a great solution, but if the price of convenience is the death of the roots? Hmmm...