Japanese style self watering mini bonsai pot

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Hello everyone, I'm excited to share a Japanese-style self-watering mini pot that I designed specifically for my desktop. After printing and completing the post-printing process, you'll need Geo-textile fabric or a similar material to place on top of the mesh plate as shown in the pictures. The pot features an integrated water reservoir at the bottom, where the mesh plate acts as a separator between the water reservoir and the soil. A Geo-textile fabric is placed on top of this mesh plate, followed by activated charcoal, and finally topped with a soil mix. To enhance the self-watering feature, use a generic cotton thread to create wicks that pull the water from the reservoir below up through the Geo-textile fabric and into the soil. This process is clearly shown in one of the pictures. Whenever you water the planter, the excess flows down to the reservoir, which is then slowly wicked back out to the soil. There's also a 1 mm hole at the base of the pot that acts like a pressure valve. If you keep watering and the pressure in the reservoir increases, the water is drained out through this hole. I've invested a lot of time and effort into designing and prototyping this pot, and I'm happy to share it with you. If you enjoy my work and would like to support me, please consider tipping me so that I can continue designing different pots and releasing them freely. You can find my PayPal link here: paypal.me/ankurkaul. Please note that this design is released only for personal use and prohibits any commercial use without reaching an agreement with the designer. To learn more about me and my work, visit my website at https://www.allthatido.com. Thank you for your interest in my self-watering mini pot!