Vent: Those self-watering pots messed up my snake plant

William Reed · 2026-02-28T22:30:34.706766+00:00

Bought into the hype for low-maintenance plants. Everyone recommends them for beginners. Mine sat in wet soil for weeks. Roots started to rot. Now I just use a regular pot and check it myself. Much simpler.

foster.tessa6mo ago

Oh man, I feel this... I bought one of those pots with the little water meter thing. That meter was always stuck on 'dry' even when the soil was a swamp. My poor peace lily got so sad and droopy before I figured it out. Now I just use my finger to check... turns out my finger is a much smarter gadget.

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gavin3656mo ago

My snake plant lost three leaves before I gave up on those pots. Jadej50 is right, we overcomplicate simple things like watering. I trust my own eyes and a basic terracotta pot now.

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mary_nelson716mo ago

Wait, is it really that deep though? Plants die sometimes, it happens. Just stick your finger in the dirt next time.

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jadej506mo ago

Sometimes we make stuff way harder than it needs to be lol. Foster.tessa's story about the broken meter just proves the point.

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