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title: "With a self watering pot that uses a wick, do you still have to limit…"
description: "With a self watering pot that uses a wick, do you still have to limit the amount of water for plants that dont need alot? Or will the plant only use what it…"
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# With a self watering pot that uses a wick, do you still have to limit…

_Posted by Desrn68 on 2025-06-16_

With a self watering pot that uses a wick, do you still have to limit the amount of water for plants that dont need alot? Or will the plant only use what it needs?

## 2 comments

### Kappllow commented on 2025-06-16

I have never had success using self watering pots as intended. I use them as bottom watering pots that I don't need to move unless I add too much water.

### Naige commented on 2025-06-17

I have cacti in self watering pots and most of the time I just snooze the watering action until the next time just to make sure that the soil dries in-between watering.

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