Planted in a Self-Watering Repurposed Bottle Planter 🌿💧♻️

Peace in the Home, also known as Baby’s Tears, is a delicate creeping plant that forms a soft carpet of tiny bright green leaves.

It grows on thin stems that spread across the soil and gently trail over the sides of the container, making it perfect for desks, shelves, windowsills, or small hanging displays.

Each plant is planted in a self-watering planter made from a repurposed glass beer bottle.

The bottle is cut in half, and the neck section is placed upside down into the bottom half, which holds the water reservoir.

A wick draws water up into the soil as the plant needs it, creating a simple passive watering system.

The reservoir can often last more than a week before needing a refill, depending on temperature and light.

Price: R120 each 🌿

About the Plant 🌱

Peace in the Home is a fast-growing plant that can spread to form a dense green cushion. In good light it may produce tiny white flowers.

It can also be planted under larger potted plants as a living ground cover, creating a lush layered look.

Care Guide ☀️

• Medium to bright indirect light

• Keep soil moist but not waterlogged

• Prefers moderate to higher humidity

• Normal indoor temperatures are perfect

• Trim occasionally to keep compact and full

If the plant dries out it may droop, but it usually recovers quickly after watering. Very wet soil with no airflow can cause rot, so consistent moisture is best.

Part of the MaterialCycle idea ♻️

This planter is part of a bigger idea — turning everyday waste materials into useful, long-lasting growing systems.

Glass bottles become planters, organic waste becomes soil, and small systems connect into larger living systems over time.