--- title: "Hello all: I'm brand new to the app and have a question about African…" description: "Hello all: I'm brand new to the app and have a question about African violets and self watering pots like this. It has been in it for about a month and there…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/7qhEaWIgbKOfHnasz1cl1I?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Squain" published: "2025-07-19T14:20:05.385983Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Hello all: I'm brand new to the app and have a question about African… _Squain님이 2025-07-19에 게시함_ Hello all: I'm brand new to the app and have a question about African violets and self watering pots like this. It has been in it for about a month and there has been little happening to it. Not sure if I should use the self watering function or not. If I do, then how often to fill and drain etc? Thanks! ## 9개의 댓글 ### Soup님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. Hiya, sorry could you send the picture here? Seems it didn’t get put in the post #### Squain님이 2025-07-19에 답변했습니다. Weird it didn't post! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QDEcjvSMrFEh4hMOevBBnS6HRJUB_F4gZEEs_uaFgpA/_EPDuZy8S5eMUKhd5XSJGQ.webp?size=large) #### Soup님이 2025-07-19에 답변했습니다. Ooo yeah I’d reckon taking it out, I don’t think these guys like sitting in water, also, when people use self watering pots they often use it with a specific substrate that’s very airy for aroids, as aroids have thick roots that need lots of oxygen ### Sharon님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. I am learning that African Violets are not like any other indoor plants. I recommend placing them in a small pot without a self-watering feature, as they don’t tolerate sitting in water for extended periods. They also thrive best in bright, indirect light. ### Squain님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. Weird it didn't post! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QDEcjvSMrFEh4hMOevBBnS6HRJUB_F4gZEEs_uaFgpA/tRIKAwoqR-iP2XN5wnkwGQ.webp?size=large) ### Squain님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. The parts where the leaves appear severed are from mistreatment in the self watering pot before we got it ### Ginger C님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. They don’t really like self water pots. I sit mine in a deep-ish dish with water in it and they sit there until the soil is damp to the touch. Their leaves DO NOT like for water to touch them. At all. I bottom water mine in that dish and then remove it and let the water drain and then set it back in the window. ### Waspinator님이 2025-07-19에 댓글을 남겼어요. Mine has done great in a self watering pot (specifically one that is unglazed ceramic that nests in a pool of water in a matching ceramic.) That way the roots don't stay wet but the plant draws in moisture as it needs it. I refill it about once a week or once every other week; just whenever the water level is low. African violets don't grow very fast, but do appreciate repotting, so i plan to take mine out and refresh his soil soon #### Squain님이 2025-07-19에 답변했습니다. This is exactly the case with this pot. I'll keep it in there for now thanks! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_