Aqua Globes AG011706 Glass Plant Watering Bulbs 2 Pack

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 7:48 am

Aqua Globes AG011706 Glass Plant Watering Bulbs 2 Pack

2 Pack, Aqua Globes, Water Plants Perfectly For Up To 2 Weeks, Easy To Use, Fill & Insert Into Soil, Genuine Hand Blown Stained Glass, Waters Plants As They Need It, Provides Exact Amount Of Water Every Time, Never Worry About Leaving Plants Unattended.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Smaller than when bought at CVS, but very pretty
These globes do the job. I use two of them for a large plant. My plants are out in the Florida heat/sun so I fill up the globes daily and they keep my vines flowering beautifully.

5 Stars Very convinient !!
I use this globe for my medium-sized spider plant. I made a hole in the soil with a chopstick so that I could insert the shaft into the soil easily. I was worried that it would over-watered the plant, because the globe was empty just within 3-4 hours. But the second time, the water in the globe lasted for 6 days in a 75-80 degrees room! My plant looks very healthy, the leaves look very shiny. It’s easy to clean too. If there’s soil stuck in the shaft, I just push the dirt in w/ a chopstick, and wash it out w/ water.

3 Stars I like them but…
These are pretty and work well for small plants but you may need multiples if plant is in anything bigger than 6″ pot. Always water plant thoroughly then refill and replace aqua globe. Depending on the plant and time of year -among other factors- water may last 3 or 4 days. I have found that they DO NOT WORK WELL FOR SUCCULENTS. Not sure why; possibly because the plants water requirements are so low that it allows soil in shaft to completely dry before the plant starts to pull water… Don’t really know.

The shaft does get clogged with dirt and you’ll need patience in order to refill the globe. I’ll confess that most of the time it’s patience I don’t have. I usually end up just watering the plant rather than taking the globe out, unclogging it, getting a bunch of dirt in my sink, then having to slowly refill.

Also, the frequent insertion, extraction and reinsertion of the aqua globe may loosen soil and disrupt roots.

In short, most of the time I have pretty, but empty, aqua globes, decorating, but not really watering my plants

5 Stars Great Item. Looks Great!
The globes work just exactly as described. They are beautiful and no two globes are the same since they are hand blown. They look great in any plant. I did not have a problem with them getting clogged. I used a medium sized sharpie marker to make the “pilot hole” and then just stuck the globe in and Voila!

2 Stars Ehhh…
To start, these things are very pretty, the hand blown patterns are very unique from bulb to bulb. However since they’re hand blown not only are each of them different in color patterns but also in the thickness of the stem inside. The pack I had ordered came with one normal sized stem and the other came with a stem that was near impossible to “easily fill” unless I trickled water down into the bulb VERY slowly. I suppose they watered well enough but the amount of water used seems more or less proportionate to the density of your soil so if you have your plants newly potted then they might consume water(or waste, I honestly couldn’t tell) in about a day. I recommend this only as a cheapass alternative to asking a friend to come over to water your plants when you’re away.

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