My wife and I have a number of small bonsai type plants in our house. The challenge of having small plants in small pots is that you cannot pour water into them without making a mess. More often than not, I put too much water in and it either flows over the top or quickly seeps through the soil and the holes at the bottom of the pot.
Recently, I stumbled across a great solution. Ice cubes! Rather than dumping a cup of water into the planter, put an ice cube on the top of the dirt in the planter. As the ice melts, the soil (and ultimately the plant) will absorb the water at a rate it can handle. No mess, no fuss.
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