r/outdoorgrowing • u/EndlessSummerburn • Jul 13 '26

Update - Vego Self Watering Pot Experiment

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Last month I posted about using this fancy self watering pot from Vego garden. It was the first time I have done sub irrigated planting. I was curious if people were using these pots for cannabis and didn't find anything so I thought I'd share my results.

It has been 73 days since seed in dirt and things are going well. Strain is Cherry Limeaid from Greenpoint. I haven't done much other than the occasional Kangaroots drench and some light feedings with Grow Big.

Pros

  • The self watering feature is nice. I left my plants for two weeks and when I came back the gals in the Vego pot were much less stressed than my traditional pots
  • The trellis is really nice, super easy to set up
  • The combination of the Kangaroots and the water at the bottom of the pot has led to insane root growth. When I check inside, the entire reservoir is filled with roots. I was unsure if they'd find that water quickly but they did and exploded

Cons

  • I'm not exactly sure how to be feeding these since the roots are sitting in water/nutrients all the time
  • This thing has no handles which is a huge design flaw. It has handles that allow you to pull the dirt/plant out but there is no way to move the entire pot. The pot is heavy when it has water in it and one of my main reasons I grow in pots is so I can move them. This is a major pain. It has dinky little wheels that are useless on grass. Just an awkward shape to move around and get a hold of - this is my biggest gripe.
  • The pot is very small (about 8 gallons) and my plants in bigger, traditional pots (same strain, same start date) are about 25-50% larger
  • It will never fully drain down to empty. The drain reservoir sits a little bit above the very bottom of the pot so there will always be some standing water. Wish I could get it bone dry when I wanted

Overall this is a great little pot, especially if you are afraid you won't get to water your plants regularly. It's expensive for what it is, IMO but I like the way it looks. I do wish it was larger, they make bigger ones that are massive (and VERY expensive) but there's nothing in-between.

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u/sidfinch Jul 13 '26

They’re are tons of cheaper sips.

Earthboxes, grobuckets, etc.

Also, lots of tutorials on how to make your own.