Hexagonal Wicking Planter (Self Watering)
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A self watering planter design that tesselates and is easily 3d printable while also looking good alone or grouped.
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Model information
- Source
- Printables
- Category
- Outdoor & Garden
- License
- Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
this is a self-watering planter that is hexagonal in shape so that many inserts or planters can be placed close together without gaps.
To set up, install wix in the holes in the inserts, two or three at minimum, six at most spaced evenly around.
Then fill with gravel up to the bottom of the fill tube. then fill with dirt and add your plant. assemble the planter and fill the reservoir up to the bottom of the fill tube.
Add plant food to the water.
Prototype shown in photos. Prototype printed in PETG with a 0.8mm nozzle at 0.4mm layer height. Updated files has corrected flage and 3 holes for 1/4" wick material
Shown here with Basil growing in it.
wick used was a 1/4".