CobraCo 6001-TC Replacement Ceramic Watering Sensors
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of CobraCo 6001-TC Replacement Ceramic Watering Sensors
Customer Review: My plants did just fine while I was on vacation!
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided to leave a review as the last person obviously never purchased this product and yet rated it low based on calling the company. It works very simply, by drawing water out of any container you decide to use, through a tiny hose that connects to the little ceramic spike that you put in the soil, and slowly keeps your plants watered while you are away. I was going on vacation for a week and bought them for my plants. I made sure they were working a full week before I left and they kept the soil nice and hydrated. When I came back from my trip my plants were healthy and looked better than when I watered them myself. Actually I continue to use them now, and just fill the water containers every two weeks or so, it makes it much easier than the daily/weekly schedule I used to have. I don't have to worry about forgetting anymore, my plants are happy! :)Customer Review: Nice!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product is great but the instruction misses an important point. To make it work, you have to fill water not only the ceramic cone but also the attached hose. The instruction does not say anything about it. Test it before your trip at least for several days to allow you try & error.Customer Review: Our long-suffering Pothos is now thriving!
Summary: 5 Stars
We tried this on the Pothos hanging in our bathroom below a skylight, and the results are far better than we expected! No only isn't there a problem with the plant getting too little or too much water, but our Pothos is growing much, much better in continuously moist soil, rather that the traditional soak-and-allow-the-surface-to-dry-out watering method.
We've never had much success with indoor plants. Using the traditional watering methods -- allowing the soil surface to dry to 1" below surface, then watering until water drains from the bottom -- our plants usually suffered from older leaves yellowing and occasional brown tips.
The Plant Sitter was one of the more expensive automatic watering systems, but since it had the best reviews, we tried it. The results were surprised us.
With the reservoir sitting on the surface of the soil, in the center of the 10" pot (this is a hanging plant), the reservoir is almost invisible. And the soil in this 10" pot stays quite moist all the time. It feels like...how you might imagine the soil in a tropical rain forest soil to feel.
And the pothos just loves it! For 3 weeks now, it has been growing wildly, pushing out new leaves everywhere, branches reaching upwards and trailing down. Not one yellow or brown-tip sine we switched to the Plant Sitter.
With the house at 65 F, in March, and the plant hanging 7 feet below a north-facing skylight, about 1/2 liter of water is used up every week. I just returned from 1 week vacation and the pothos is thriving like never before.
I worried that the soil might be too moist, so I tried reducing the flow by covering the top half-of the cone with duct tape (to limit evaporation), then inserting the cone only 1/2 way into the soil. This produced no perceptible change in either water use or plant growth. I might try adding more tape, or figuring out how to lower the height of the reservoir. On the other hand, the plant is thriving so I may just leave it as it.
The key: Follow the directions meticulously, submerging the cone for a few minutes then putting on the cap while submerged, to ensure that the cone is soaked and full to the cap. You can't allow any air gap in the cone. To be sure, water the soil well before inserting.
Another key is that the amount of water transferred to the soil varie with the height of the reservoir. When we will be gone for 2 weeks, to be sure there's always enough water I plan to double the size of the reservoir, and place it slightly below the soil surface to slow the flow.
I can't predict how this product will work with other species or in other light. But for this hanging pothos, it's perfect.
Customer Review: Perfect for lazy people like me...
Summary: 5 Stars
long work days + busy social life = forgotten plants
Thank goodness for the Plantsitters or else all my plants would've been dead long ago.
I have three plants which I've set up with a plantsitter. Cutting a hole in the cap of a 1 litre plastic OJ jug, filling it with water, a spoonful of plantfood, drop the plant sitter end in, the setup lasts for ~ two weeks.
My sensitive & finicky plants are now all happy and green. Growing wonderfully.
Customer Review: Perfect item for someone not good about watering plants
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to follow instructions. They have been working great for me. Now I don't have to worry that I'm not watering my plants enough. I have these in a couple of my plants and now all I have to do is keep an eye on the water containers next to the plants and when they're low I just top them off.