BlumatClassic Plant Watering Stakes - Self-Watering Insert for Indoor and Outdoor Plants - Automatic Slow Release Irrigation System for Potted Plants - Houseplant Care Device (3 Pack)

Had a couple of geranium plants that I brought inside for the winter since they were still thriving in November. Fast forward to December/January when I was traveling and I used this to try to keep them going while I was away. Worked great. They were still hanging on and blooming when I returned after 2 months away. Geraniums can withstand significant neglect and still bounce back, so not sure what the outcome would be for more demanding plants, but, this set-up worked very well.

Worked great!! We left for 20 days and ordered these to keep a couple of plants alive - a monstera and a small palm. Both were thriving when we got back. I'm thrilled - this is the first auto water tool I've used that actually worked.

Thank you..

Worked great! Used while on vacation for a week and it worked perfectly for my outside garden box.

As an update I went on vacation for 3 weeks and when I returned, I was pleasantly surprised that all of my plants survived! I used 4 on a large pot and one each on the smaller ones. I can confidently travel and know when I return this little tool has saved my plants.

Works really well when I’m out of town sometimes I leave them in for convenience I don’t have to think about watering for weeks. Just remember to soak them first

The only reason I gave more than 1 star was that I realized much later that I did not set these up correctly. The only instructions provided were a set of 5 vague pictures on the package with no captions or explanation. I only just now found the detailed flow rate instructions in the hidden Amazon product description online, and realized maybe I shouldn't just throw them all away after my failed attempt.I filled the cone piece with water, closed the cap, placed it into the soil, and placed the other end of the tube into a basin of water positioned higher than the level of the plant pot, for each of 6 indoor plants. The next morning, it appeared the water had continuously run through the pots until it seeped out of the bottoms, overloading the drip trays and soaking into my windowsills and carpeting below. I immediately removed everything, cleaned up the mess, and set up the system again using pieces of string instead of these things (one end of the string about an inch deep into the pot, the other end in the basin of water positioned higher than the pot). When I got back from vacation a week later, almost all of my plants were perfectly healthy with just the strings watering them. One of my plants might have benefited from additional water that might have been provided if I had installed the cone things correctly. So for the most part, cheap string works, but I might give these cone things another try for my larger/thirstier plant.Also, one of the cone pieces arrived broken. In a time crunch, I just glued it back together instead of doing a return/replacement. The packaging is a thin cardboard box with an open "window" to view the product inside, and this was delivered inside a bubble envelope, so it was likely crushed during transit.

This is a great product. After a three week vacation I came home to my house plants looking better than when I left for vacation.