ORIMERC 50ft 1/4 inch Plants Self Watering Capillary Wick Rope Cord DIY Vacation Potted Flower Sitter Hydroponic Wicking Planter Pot Garden Seeds Starting Seedling Automatic Waterer System Device Line

I bought this for my semi-hydro plant setups, and it worked exactly the way I needed it to. The rope wicks water consistently, is easy to cut and position, and has held up well so far. It’s a simple product but really effective if you’re doing passive watering or self-wicking systems for houseplants. I’d gladly repurchase it.

Works as it should. Used this in a concrete pour combined with brick that was designed to water internally and come out the flashing at the bottom, but we could not incorporate the flashing. So I used tubes on the inside of the poor to match up with the brick and I wrapped the tubes With this wicking material and let the wick hang out the bottom where flashing would’ve normally been placed. It works perfectly. Now during the change in seasons, the concrete will work similarly to the 6 x 12 brick that the house was built with in the 1950s and the moisture can get outside. You don’t have to leave a Tail. You just cut flush and don’t mortar over the end. This would be very useful for watering plants or getting moisture out of a place that you have trouble accessing like a void in a boat. You could drill a small hole put this inside and let the wick pull the moisture out to the larger atmosphere. This could help prevent or slow rotting that happens inside voids on boats. Small boats, of course.

This watering system is easy to install and should work well if used outside or inside as long as plants are placed above a water container. It did not work for me because I tried to use the rope inside with a water container placed next to the plant (instead of underneath), and some water was dripping on my counter from the part of the rope which was not in the water container or in the plant.

I got these to water cyclamen from the bottom and they work perfectly. The flowerpot, which I also bought on Amazon, has holes in the bottom so that you can thread the wicks right through it and then bring them up just below the roots of the plant. You then put water in the saucer that goes beneath the pot and, voila, a continuous source of water for the plants. These 1/5 inch wicks are just right and do a great job. One tip: start with extra length on the wick so that you can easily find it inside the potting soil, and so the bottom of the wick doesn't slip through one of the holes and get lost inside the flowerpot. Then, when you have the wick perfectly positioned, snip off the excess length on either end. It makes sense to leave enough of the wick to curl around in the saucer so that it will easily be able to absorb water.

If you’re looking at this products, it’s because, like me, you have a few plant babies, some of which are either too meaningful, too large or let’s face it, too EXPENSIVE to die! Listennnnnnn!!!! I buy a ton on Amazon and I rarely leave reviews, but hear me when I say, this simple “string” is THE TRUTH! I have TWO Thai Monsteras, an Anthirium Michelle, A Ring of Fire, an African Milk etc., ie plants that I just can’t buy again without spending $$$. Of course I also have many others (approx 30) that call me mum. I needed to travel last minute for two weeks and it was paining me to think that my babies would suffer while I’m away. I searched and searched for options and the reviews on some of these contraptions (globes, water bottle slow drip terra cotta bla bla) gave me anxiety. And then, and thennnnn friends, I saw this. This STRING! The educator in me was curious and doubtful and hopeful all at once! I bought it. And after two weeks the only thing I needed to replace was my table cloth and its plastic cover! Dead plant where?!? Dry plant where?!? It’s honestly the SIMPLEST thing! For me, I put the majority of my plants on dining table and filled up 3 large containers with water. I arranged them to my best thoughts, though when I do this again I will tweak a bit. I measured enough string to have it lay flat in the bottom of the container and be able to make a “c” in the pot, that way I could ensure the bulk of the dirt was moist. I then pre soaked each string, arranged it in the pot and left the other part in the container with water. The string functions well and retains water quickly. And for two whooooole weeks this was enough for my babies! DRY PLANT WHERE?!? DEAD PLANT WHERE?!?! For the most part, soil was moist, not wet but in the smaller plants/containers, you could tell they were watered. I did come back to one container dry but I think it’s because I designated too many plants to it as the other two still had water left. I plan to reuse, hopefully they can get more than one use. I really wish I had taken photos, but hey, take this old 40something at her word. This STRING is all you need. Well buckets of water too 🙃

Works as described.

This works great. All my plants are actually doing better to be set up with this watering wick cord all the time, not just for vacation as I originally thought got it for. love it!! My Gerber daisies do fantastic with this set up.

I tried using the wicks to water my cannabis plants while I was on vacation for 4 days. I came home and my plants were droopy, they were only about a foot tall so I figured the wicks would work. Unfortunately when I felt the wicks they were dry. I had three wicks in each plant container coming out of a five gallon water bottle. I might have had it set up wrong so it could have been my fault. I think if you put the water container above the plants it might work.