Plant Nanny to the rescue!

With all the busy goings on and vacation coming up this summer, I began to think about the possibility of a self watering system for my potted plants.  I did some research and think I found what I was looking for.  The Plant Nanny was simple and appealing.  Basically, it is just a hollow terracotta stake.  I particularly liked the Plant Nanny model that was  adapted to utilize the aesthetically pleasing wine bottle as the water container.  For smaller plants, I can even use soda or beer bottle.

This product does not have my seal of approval just yet.  However, I will be testing it for the next few weeks to determine if  it is helpful, and can actually water a plant for up to 2 weeks.  I am starting my observations with a few of the household plants and my larger garden containers.  Today, I placed 4 Plant Nannies in a few lucky house plants located in my bathroom jungle.  As more bottles become available, I will place them in other locations.  This should be a fun experiment.  Especially since I have to stock up on more empty wine bottles!  Woot! I’d better get started emptying them.

This is the photo from the web that sold me.  It is simple and a style that I find interesting. All it requires is a small hollowed terracotta stake and a bottle.

Spot the bottle. I tool the label off of a few white wine bottles and placed them in my peace Lillies.  I liked the contrast of the glass and the greenery.  I hope these things work.

In other news….

I just love the contrast of the pot with this beautiful lavender plant.  He’s soaking up the sun and trying to brave the awful wind today.

These guys were hanging out with me as I was trying to photograph the mud finches on the front porch (= fail).  Parker was excited to see Jimmy 12 and Jimmy 13 were not eaten by the cat and were back for another year.