"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you’re a new or experienced plant parent, self-watering planters can make life so much easier.

Self-watering planters are sometimes called “sub-irrigated planters” or SIPs, because your plants get to “sip” water whenever they want. Our version uses inexpensive perforated drain pipe with a ...

Every gardener and plant parent knows that a healthy watering schedule is essential, but it’s not always easy to get it right. Overwatering your plants leads to yellowing and dropped leaves, and ...

Self-watering planters are thought to be a wet-it-and-forget-it solution for plant lovers with a busy schedule. But do they really provide a healthy habitat in which your indoor greenery can thrive?

Karlos Miranda and Kevin Rivera are the two young Puerto Rican founders of Watric, a company that's making self-watering planters with a view to eventually making off-grid water supplies for use in ...

Tired of dumping dead, dry plants into the compost at the end of every summer? These popular self-watering planters may help ...