In my gardeners catalog they are advertising "self-watering" pots the inserts in these ordinary looking pots look suspiciously like under gravel filters there is a grate to keep dirt out of the lower part of the pot and a tube to the surface so you can water directly into the space under the plant supposedly the plant wicks up the water I will give it a try and no, you can't send me all your old filters Meredith ps Phil please contact me off list _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_feb _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member