Bottom watering your plant pots has some great advantagesHouseplants, patio containers, and potted garden plants often benefit with this method
This is a method of applying water to the plants root zone through the bottom of the plant pot, rather than watering at the top of the plant soil and allowing water to drain into the root zone from the top
Bottom watering will drive the roots to grow down deep into the pot, in order to reach waterThis promotes healthier plant roots that take advantage of all the soil in the pot and the nutrients
Bottom watering keeps the water off the plant leaves which is important for fuzzy leaved plantsAfrican violets and other fuzzy leaved plants do not like wet leaves
Bottom watering avoids compacting soilaround houseplant roots, which reduces oxygen flow to plant roots and sets up the plant for root rot
Dry top soil deters fungus gnats and similar pestsIt also reduces the chances of mold growing on the soil surface
These are some different methods to bottom water plants, which we will visit
They all work wonderfully, just choose a method that works best for you
Self watering pots have reservoirs of water in the bottomThey wick water up into the plant root zone
Water globes and spikes can drive water right to the root zoneThis is a solution to top watering when you can’t access the planter bottom
Leca semi hydroponic system hydrates plants from the bottom from a reservoirThe clays balls wick the water up to the roots, allowing the roots take what they want
You can set your plant pot into a deep drainage plate with at least an inch or more of depth
Use a watering tray and group plants like African violets and succulents into a large trayWhen you water just water into the tray and allow the plants to suck the water