Roundup: Glass Watering Balls for Plants

Because it's Garden Month here at AT, we wanted to look into solutions for watering houseplants or even window boxes outside.

At the last meetup, The Gardening Meetup, we were tipped off to these glass watering balls, which - we are told - work pretty well.

We created a roundup below and hope that anyone who's had experience with these will share...

>> PlantMinder Water Bulbs - PlantMinder water bulbs comes in two different sizes and in multi-packs that contain 2 or 4. Prices range from $22.50 to $24.50.

>> Aqua Globes from AsSeenOnTV.com. These are cheesy looking, but only $15 for 4 globes

>> PlantNanny - A streamlined version of the ceramic plant stake and inverted bottle trick: simply fill the glass globe with water, cap with the ceramic stake, invert and insert the stake into the soil. $15 each.

>> Elegant Glass Watering Balls - These are simple all glass designs and $15 for a pair from Plow and Hearth.

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This is an AMAZING idea -we have been looking for something like this for our weekend condo, and have had little luck. And dins we wnat it for flowers on our deck, these will fit in quite nicely. Thanks, Maxwell!

posted by Mid-C Frank on June 16th 2008 at 8:24am
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Am I missing the difference between the "cheesy" Aqua Globes and the "elegant" glass balls from Plow and Hearth? Is it that the cheesy ones are plastic and the others are glass? They look absolutely identical to me.

Anyone use these that can share their results? Thanks!

posted by amt230 on June 16th 2008 at 8:49am
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I have used watering globes for indoor plants while on vacation. They work well for that purpose, but while at home I find it just as easy to water the plant as to fill the little globe.

A green option for outdoor containers and beds are watering spikes. These inexpensive self-watering spikes come in various sizes and encourage reuse of plastic containers like soda bottles. When a bottle gets too worn for garden use, it can still go into the recycling bin.

posted by JaxByDefault on June 16th 2008 at 9:48am
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@ JaxbyDefault:

Wow! Thanks for the link to those watering spikes. I love that it reuses 2-liter soda bottles. Not so attractive as pretty glass globes, but I think I could use more function over form in some cases.

posted by randomname on June 16th 2008 at 10:00am
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Yes, thanks for the link -- both options are great, practical ideas!

posted by lightspeed on June 16th 2008 at 10:49am
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JaxbyDefault -- ditto -- thanks for the link to watering spikes.

posted by Mid-C Frank on June 16th 2008 at 11:24am
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just water your plants the conventional way...

posted by venus_thames on June 16th 2008 at 1:56pm
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the aqua globe commercial is a classic example of its genre: the over-emoting actress is just *so* frustrated by the many hassles involved in watering her plants the "old-fashioned" way: the spills! the confusion! it's all too much for her!!

love it!

posted by pinko on June 16th 2008 at 3:50pm
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amt230: i'm not sure either. i've seen the ad on tv for the aquaglobes and they're blown glass. *shrug* maybe its the packaging?

posted by powkang on June 16th 2008 at 4:21pm
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Can't you just use a wine or Pelegrino bottle?

posted by EddiePages on July 9th 2008 at 11:34am
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