--- product_id: 4319964 title: "Self-Watering Probes - Package of 5" brand: "garden bounty" price: "£10.25" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4319964-self-watering-probes-package-of-5 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Ideal for large plants Auto moisture adjustment 5 probes per pack Self-Watering Probes - Package of 5 **Brand:** garden bounty **Price:** £10.25 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Keep your plants thriving, even when you're not! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Self-Watering Probes - Package of 5 by garden bounty - **How much does it cost?** £10.25 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4319964-self-watering-probes-package-of-5) ## Best For - garden bounty enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted garden bounty brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Versatile Use:** Perfect for a variety of plant sizes and types. - • **Eco-Conscious Choice:** Promotes sustainable watering practices. - • **Effortless Hydration:** Never worry about your plants while you're away! - • **User-Friendly Design:** Includes easy-to-follow instructions for setup. - • **Smart Watering Technology:** Automatically adjusts to soil moisture levels. ## Overview The Self-Watering Probes package includes five innovative probes designed to automatically adjust water delivery based on soil moisture levels, ensuring your plants receive the right amount of hydration. Ideal for larger plants, these probes come with clear instructions for easy setup, making them a must-have for busy plant lovers. ## Description Self Watering Probes are a simple and effective way of watering your plants while you are on vacation. Just soak them in water for a couple of minutes to prepare the tips, then insert the probes into the soil of your potted plants and place the hose ends in a water reservoir nearby. The water will be slowly emitted through the ceramic cones, automatically watering your plants without the need to set timers or worry about electronic devices being turned on while you are away ## Features - Vacation Watering - Green cap & tube - Automatically adjust water amount upon soil moisture - Large plant many require more than one cone/spike - 5 probes in each package with instruction ## Images ![Self-Watering Probes - Package of 5 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717kQri+HhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars It Worked in Mid Summer Arizona Heat *by J***D on Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2022* Fill with water. Make sure the lid is on tight. Push your probe near plants you want to keep moist. Dip your hose in a large tank of some sort. Put weight on the tip in water to be sure it stays down, I use solder coiled around the end. The coiled up hose will tend to rise up and stop the flow if it is not kept below the water line. You can also keep the tip on the bottom with a flat rock. Make sure you don't pinch the hose too hard with your rock. And depending on how large your tank is, you should easily be able to keep garden plants alive for many days with just the siphon action through the sieve to the roots. Be sure to put more than one self watering probe in a large pot as the moisture will only spread out a finite distance which depends on your soil. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Update: After Year use soil may become hardened! *by E***D on Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017* UPDATED July 2019: After years of use the soil around probe may become attached ball, cementitous, and not transfer water. This has happened after several years use with normal house tap water. Water is slightly hard (calcium) so not unexpected. Have note removed to see if can be cleaned; not worth the effort in general. Replace spike. ALSO the small diameter tubing that is submerged in the tap water container tends to become stiff, brittle; may also clog internally (expect also Calcium caused).Otherwise MY experience is GOOD given a positive Siphon water supply over many months in large plant containers (approx. 3 gallon soil containers with large, dry-environment plants 5 feet tall). I do not expect the Probes to suction water through the green tubing by Capillary action as advertised. In my setup, each Probe (three in one container, and one in another) is feed water by siphon effect from a one gallon plastic Milk container of water located at higher elevation than ceramic Probe (about 6 to 12 inch elevation difference). Green tubing supplied is routed from bottom water supply container and out over the container top, then down to the lower elevation Probe in the planter soil. I purposely create a continuous water siphon through the tubing from higher water elevation down to Probe lower elevation . In this way positive water supply is constantly fed to the Probe. The Probe then allows water to diffuse through its ceramic tip and into the soil. From my year-long experience very little water actually diffuses through the ceramic tips. I remove the Probe caps occasionally to make sure wtaer is filled inside Probes. Sometimes the narrow plastic tubing becomes clogged, or even some organic slime inside/outside the probes must be removed. But the water never saturates the soil; seems opposite is true, only minimum moisture is maintained in soil/plant container. I only add water to the Milk containers every one or two months. I can leave plants unattended for a month or more. NOTE: when I first setup these probes and elevated water, the soil became moist quickly. But after a year or less use the probes do not transmit water as fast. IF needed you can remove the probes and wash them inside and out; the outside of ceramic tip appears prone to surface clogging. WARNING: if your plant requires moist soil, these probes and my Probe setup may not be enough (maybe slightly loosen Probe Cap so extra water can overflow Probe directly into soil). I have Three (3) Probes in one container, and yet the deep soil on a Moisture Meter (scale 1-10) is at 1 (dry soil). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars These watering p[robes are great! They make keeping my potted plants perfectly watered ... *by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016* These watering p[robes are great! They make keeping my potted plants perfectly watered so simple you literally don't have to think about them. This was a second order after getting more pots. After several months of use or a full season you should pull them out and wash out the gunk that can accumulate. Looks like most of it is probably bacterial after a summer sitting in the sun but it comes of just fine. Make sure to keep these in constant water source or they will dry out and your plants will definitely die. I give these only 4/5 stars because of two issues, one of which may be inevitable due to the physics of water flow. First, the tubes on these that go to the water source could be at least double the length imo. It would make reaching a single water source versus multiple much easier and aesthetically pleasing. Second is that the "range" of these spikes is not as far as I would hope it to be. One spike can handle about 6" diameter of watering before you chance compromising the growth of the plant. For that reason I put at least 2 spikes for a 10" pot if not 3 for thirsty plant types. I would be hesitant to use these for vegetables or other fruiting plants which need more water than the average flower. If you want a set-and-forget system for those, just stick with a soaker hose system on a water diverting timer. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4319964-self-watering-probes-package-of-5](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4319964-self-watering-probes-package-of-5) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-26*