Quote Originally Posted by neceros
Ok.

I've watched a few youtube videos on self watering pots and they seem very cool. However, I still don't understand something.

How does this work? Does the soil get water throughout the whole somehow? I simply don't understand the physics of it.


Thanks!
A late answer. I'm trying to grow for the first time, so don't take my theories as truth. I'm using the quadgrow system: My Joomla Site - Quadgrow and Octogrow
I know I wont have any 3-4 month periods without any travelling, so I had to come up with a solution to provide the plants with water by automatic. This system sucks up water by capillary action: Capillary action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have vegged my plants for almost three weeks now with this system, and they grow steadily. During this time, I have only sprinkled them with water. I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be sufficient if I didn't use this watering system. Now I believe I can rely on this system when I travel next week. Let's hope for the best. I'm optimistic.