CUBICO Color 22 White, Self-Watering Tall Planter, H16.1 L8.7 W8.7 in

I have been vacillating for a very long time on a decision to purchase this item. I love my plants, but I love my floors even more; although there are many similar items on the market today, my research took around 7 months before I decided to purchase this first Lechuza CUBICO Self-Watering planter. This items is exactly what is described, it is an elegant, simple, and modern solution for a planters in a modern home. If you wish, you can use your own substrate, but it actually comes complete with the right amount needed. There is very little one can say about a good product, and good design, so the best way to do it, would be the if I list you all the "pros" & "cons" on this topic. Word of advice: Look at the sizes carefully, and make sure you are choosing the correct size, for correct plant, and for appropriate decor. I bought CUBICO 22, one of the smaller ones, and I think eventually I will need to upgrade to CUBICO 30, for the larger variety. CUBICO 22 is ideal to be placed on a small bench or larger table, or credenza, it still looks very appealing free standing on the floor, but it certainly can become overwhelmed by the plants, and can possibly overturn if the plant grows too large. PROS: Elegant, Beautiful, Useful, Great Design, Functional, Versatile in application, and will certainly last years with good care. CONS: Indeed, it is a bit crazy what we pay for it; When you tell people that you paid $50, $80, or $130 for a planter they may look at you funny and suggest counseling. However, it is what it is, wish it was more affordable. UPDATE: October 29th, 2016. Great product, plants are thriving, and one thing I want to add as part of additional information is this: Please follow the instructions on how to plant your plant correctly. In order to derive any benefit from the planter, the root system of your plant must have access to the reservoir; as such, you must water your plant over the soil for a period of at least 90 days, as you normally would, to allow the roots to reach the reservoir, or alternatively, plant the plant deeper, where the roots are closer to the bottom of the liner, where they can reach the moisture sooner. Also, understand that this is not an outdoor garden, and as such, you must mix the soil correctly with right amount of vermiculite, or perlite, to prevent soil compacting and becoming too hard, and also in aiding in aeration and moisture retention. And, obviously, use correct amount of fertilizer. All and all a great planter if you do things correctly - an absolute marvel. I bought two more CUBICO 40, for some of my other plants, to be replanted before winter for indoors.

Expensive but worth it. Have to scan code for planting instructions. Assembly instructions could be better. For the price, wish they would come with saucers, instead, have to purchase.

One of the issues with plastic products is they may not hold up to UV rays. This is especially true for white. I bought this in September 2019 in two sizes, 22 and 40. While they did great as self-watering indoor plants, my needs changed when we changed houses about 3 1/2 years ago. Both were put outdoors. I removed all the self-watering parts and opened up the hole in the bottom for drainage. They’ve been outside in sunny areas all that time and still look great. Every once in a while I have to clean one near dirt with a good wipe down from a microfiber cloth, but it always looks great afterwards.

I love the look of these planters but due to their design they are very top heavy. Mine kept blowing over in the wind causing the soil to spill out and i'm sure the rocks in the bottom are displaced by now. Luckily the plants in them were cheap and annuals so I didn't mind that they got a little damaged in the fall. For the price, I wish they would have a weight in the bottom to stop this from happening. I'll try again next year with a rock inside for stability.

I am in love with this brand ! First pot came broken but returned and decided to order one more time and i am so happy!!! Excellent quality, easy care and my flowers looks gorgeous! I got 3 pots and my first pot is size 30 and i would recommend to buy 40 its much better and i think flowers feels more comfortable in the bigger pot. The last two pots size 40 and this is perfect size! This price looks scary but quality, and design very good! I do like that this pots shows you how many water left and you can easely add water if they need!

I used leca instead of pon but it’s very sturdy and a great size for my growing polka begonia. Even though it’s large it’s light weight when empty. But once full of leca and water it’s a bit heavy so move to where you want it before planting.

I could go on a ONE MONTH vacation and not have to ask anyone to come in and water this plant. It's also durable enough for outdoor plants. NEXT summer, if Rona has moved on I will buy another one for my balcony summer planter. It may only last 3 weeks outdoors in the heat but still - 3 weeks I could be gone and not come home to dead plants! On 9/24/20 I repotted this plant from my outdoor container (started from a very small $3.49 grocery store plant in MAY!). Today is 10/27/20...MORE than a full month later. I have NEVER watered this plant since it was potted. The top soil is still moist and the moisture indicator is still showing water in the reservoir. I'm guessing it will be at least another week or even TWO before I have to refill the reservoir which will take about a minute because it's SUPER easy to add the water. (will update this post when I finally have to add more water). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product which I bought on Amazon. It's good looking, durable and able to be used indoors and outside as well! I worried about putting anything on my balcony and then wanting to travel for more than week...THIS will allow me to do that next summer because they have a low and long planter that fits my balcony railing perfectly!

So the first thing is there are zero written instructions and thus it makes zero since. They have pictures in 4 steps which do NOT represent the pieces you have. There are 2 plugs they tell ya to remove but, if you want to self water why would you do that? The entire reason everyone bought this and spent a fortune was to self water, right? Second they give ya 4 white pvc poles, based on the picture in the guide it looks like something is inserted in them to join the together so is that where the water goes in? NO! The only purpose for the poles is to insert into the big outer container to hold up the inner pot. There is zero explanation on putting the water gauge together so here ya go searching watching videos and nothing! The answer is here! Here what ya do: First make sure you have these 5 parts....the gray pole, red straw attached, the little white filter thing, a capped plastic part and an open plastic part. 1. take the red straw off the gray pole. 2. Insert/attach the straw into the thin end of the little white felt filter looking thing. FYI that white filter looking thing acts as a float and bobs the red straw up and down based on the water level. 3. Inset straw into gray pole. 4. The caped plastic part goes over the float and attaches to the gray pole (nice and tight) 5. the other plastic part that is wide on one end and narrow on the other is attached to the other end of the gray pole (twist it on) and the red straw should be seen through the end. 6. The clear tube’s open end goes over the red straw and the tube attaches to the plastic part with little tabs. 7. When you insert this assembled part into the corner, the float goes toward the bottom and the tube is at the top. 8. When you fill the container (provided you left the plug in the inner planter) the float will raise the red straw inside the tube to the top. 9. The gravel will go on the bottom of the inner planter. 10. For outside use you should pull out the plug on the outer container because the inner container doesn’t overlap the outer (a flaw in my opinion!) on thus there is a gap and rain water will fill it up if you do not leave the outer container plug out; you don’t want that water stagnating because it will kill your plants. I hope this helps you avoid the poor instruction migraine! The planter looks nice and is very sturdy. It hold 2 gallons of water if anyone cares! The inner container has great hidden handles and because there’s about a foot of unused area between the inner and outer pot you can store your plant food in there if ya want. Go all out cut out a little door on the bottom part, put hedges and and handle on it and make it very accessible storage!