What You Need to Know About Self-Watering Planters and Why A Faux Plant is Easier

Are you looking for a low-maintenance indoor garden that more or less takes care of itself – fortunately, you can have it.

There are two major ways anyone can have an indoor garden – self-watering planters or faux plants. Let’s look at both.

What is A Self-Watering Planter?

A self-watering planter allows you to have houseplants, and grow herbs and small vegetable plants without having to worry about constantly watering them.

A self-watering planter uses a built-in reservoir of water. A wicking system then provides constant moisture to the plant’s roots. There are limits as to how much water a planter can hold but it certainly can help on days when you aren’t available for watering.

Please note, when you buy a brass, cement, or natural planter, most aren’t built for self-watering.

What Are the Advantages of An Artificial Plant?

A lot of people are afraid of owning plants out of fear that they won’t be able to take care of them.

We’re all busy. Some days, you will forget to water them. Also, every plant eventually dies. It’s disappointing to watch.

An artificial plant in a cute, trendy planter doesn’t face this same fate. All the heavy lifting’s essentially done for you. You have a great-looking plant that’s always going to look this way, painted by hand and crafted by hand, and with premium materials from luxury brands like ArtiPlanto.

Why A Faux Plant May Be Better

If you go the route of a self-watering planter, there are still a lot of rules to ensure a plant’s is successful.

For example, plants need room to grow. When you pack in too many plants and there’s not enough water to go around, everything dies. Furthermore, you still have to water the plant. An extended vacation or forgetting to water your plants for weeks can still result in what you’ve planted weakening.

Every plant’s different. Some come with a need for a lot of moisture while others require holes for drainage.

These are all things that have to be weighed if you decide to put real plants in a planter, self-watering or otherwise. Comparatively, a faux plant in a planter is a far simpler and arguably better option if you’re truly too busy to have living plants or don’t want to take the risk with greenery that’s living.

There are dozens and dozens of fake plants, all carefully crafted to be accurate to detail and durable. With an artificial plant, there’s no special self-watering planter required. Any planter’s perfect.

In appearance, there is no difference between faux and real plants. They look the same, regardless of what material they are made of – organic or not.